Title Info: Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017

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Record Creator: Health, Department of
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These records include Department of Health death certificate index entries for individuals who died in Washington from 1907-1960 and 1965-2017. The indexes for 1961-1964 are available on microfilm at the State Archives in Olympia. Death certificates for 1907-1960 were transcribed by volunteers and include more information than those for 1965-2017, which were provided by the Department of Health.
Related Records: This index was created by volunteers (1907-1960) and by a data extract from the Department of Health’s system (1965-2017). Images up to twenty-five years ago may be found in our collection of Department of Health, Death Certificates here.
Access Restriction Notes: This index is open for research.
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Notes If you believe a record to be in error you can contact Washington Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics for steps on how to file a correction. If you are interested in purchasing a certified copy of a death record from July 1, 1907 to 3 months before the present, please contact the Washington Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics telephone contact: (360) 236-4313 or (360) 236-4312.

1907-1960 files indexed by The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family Search Indexing Project. Volunteers who participated in transcribing the death index 1907-1929 : Boojee Bowman, Spanaway; Hazel Rasar, Mount Vernon; Myra Horton, Silverdale; Ann Koch, Everett; Scott Morrison, Lacey; Durina Taylor, Tacoma; Tom Wurth, Olympia; Sally Harris, Olympia; Gary Foote, Olympia; Margaret Summitt, Everett; Stephen Baylor, Arlington; Kari Trogdon, Port Orchard; Joseph Coorough, Olympia; Marietta Stokes, Sammamish; Richard Kyle, Yakima; Sharyn Bate, Olympia; Dorothy Selby, Mountlake Terrace; Rose Brownfield, Rochester; William Wright, Yakima; Bob Erickson, Aberdeen; Kathie Adams, Shelton; Sherry Sinclair, Tacoma; Rose Mitcham, Bothell; Susan Allan, Lind; Margaret Strueby, Cathlamet; Charles Hansen, Spokane; Michael Beaumont, Mill Creek; Jarlee McCormick, Chehalis; Linda Shurtleff, Spokane; Linda Manusia, Cheney; Kristi Marr, Marysville; Sandi Carter, Roy; Carolyn Garrett-Jauhola, Olympia; Stephen Eric Baylor, Arlington; Narda McNally, Okanogan; Carol Dunn, Kalama; Zina Atkinson, Grayland; Dick Moody, Olympia; Lorie Parkhurst, Taholah; Jim Huggins, Olympia; Pat Harper, Olympia; Pat Higley, Westport; Crystal Dingler, Ocean Shores; Pamela Burck, Montesano; Judi Kirkland, Battle Ground; Terry Moore, Copalis; Ann Emory, Seattle; Marlene Schinnell, East Olympia; Sandra Moe, Pasco; Sylvia Richards, Olympia; Kirstin Bodily, Olympia (Washington State Volunteers). Additional transcribing done by Louise Jones, Aurora, CO and Cindy Dunning, Quincy, IL. Partial proofreading by Joyce Wright, Olympia, WA and Jeanne Coe, Spokane, WA.
Agency History: The Washington State Department of Health has been recording birth and death in Washington State since July of 1907, and started recording marriage and divorce in January of 1968. They also license healthcare professionals in the state.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 2,324,901