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Bereavement

HeartsCanHope

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4. Thank you. Can I call the local county vital statistics office, or do I call his county's office?

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:10 AM

21 hrs ago

I have his obituary, so I have birth and date of death info handy. I guess I'll have to use both my birth

certificate and marriage license to prove I'm his daughter?

Got a real ID, but not sure if that's going to work!

No passport, either--I let mine lapse. Thanks again for the information, SheltieLover.

Still in shock and pretty angry, and sad.

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A week ago Friday I found out my father was dead. I've been estranged from my family since 2013. [View all] HeartsCanHope 22 hrs ago OP

Sorry you are going through this. Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #1

Will call the bank on Monday morning. I'm interested to see who sent the request. HeartsCanHope 21 hrs ago #3

Just call the county vital statistics dept & ask how to get death certificate SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #2

Thank you. Can I call the local county vital statistics office, or do I call his county's office? HeartsCanHope 21 hrs ago #4

Excellent! SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #5

Thanks again, SheltieLover! HeartsCanHope 17 hrs ago #6

Yw, Hearts! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #7