Long Beach Obituary Requests: $20.00 Search Fee per Name We search for obituaries for individuals who died in Long Beach. Many deaths were never listed in the newspapers. The non-refundable search fee is $20.00 per name when the exact date of death and exact name is known.  Make checks payable to LBPL. We cannot accept credit or debit cards. Complete the Obituary Request Form (PDF) and mail it with check payment and a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to: Long Beach Public Library Attn: Obituary Search 101 Pacific Ave. Long Beach, CA 90822 If you have questions, please email lbpl_reference@lbpl.org or call (562) 570-7500.

Ancestry Library Library card holders get free in-library access to Ancestry Library, an excellent genealogy database. Historic Long Beach Newspapers Current and historic newspapers are in our Magazine and Newspaper databases. Historic Long Beach newspapers on microfilm are available to search in person at the Main Library. Learn more about the Long Beach History Collection. Long Beach History Index Online The Long Beach History Index has citations for obituaries published in Long Beach newspapers, 1890-1925, and 2001-present. Also indexed are Mottell's Funeral Register 1912-1928 and biographical data on various Long Beach individuals. Search by keyword to start or try a subject search using this format: Biography - Lastname, Firstname. The index contains citations, not necessarily the full-text of an obituary.  LBPL Digital Archive Search Long Beach high school yearbooks, city directories, and photos in our Digital Archive. California Death Records RootsWeb provides free basic access to California death records (1940-1997).