Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) Obituary Index : 1918-June 2011

              Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) Obituary Index:
1918-June 2011
The Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) first began publication in Denver, Colorado in the
year 1913. This obituary index begins in October 1918 and goes through June 2011. It is
presented by the owners of this database, the Intermountain Jewish News. Copies of
the newspaper/obituaries are located in the following places:
a. Denver Public Library – the library has microfilm covering Oct 1918 - Jun
1944 and Dec 1984 – Jan 2008.
b. The Colorado History Museum library has microfilm covering Oct 1918 – Jan
2008 (OEH 901.1).
c. The Intermountain Jewish News has the actual newspapers covering the entire
span of this index. However, the IJN does not have the staff or copy facilities to handle
requests for obituaries.
d. Terry Lasky, the producer of this index, has copies of all of the obituaries. He
can be contacted at talasky@comcast.net.
The index is composed of a number of columns of information, most taken directly from
the IJN obituary, but many also supplemented from different sources. Associated
cemetery (burial) information is also included when that information could be identified
in the obituary or using other sources.
a. ID – using purely for sorting and as a unique identifier
b. PAPER DATE – date on which the obituary appeared in the newspaper
c. SURNAME – surname as found in the obituary. If two names appear it is
because the name in the cemetery record is different.
d. GIVEN NAME – given name as found in the obituary. Nicknames and names
in the cemetery record that are different are found in parenthesis. Women’s maiden
names are also listed if they are in the obituary.
e. DEATH DATE – date of death as found in the obituary. If the date of death
was not found in the obituary then the date is from the cemetery record, the SSDI or any
other source that could be found.
f. AGE – age at death if and only if it is listed in the obituary.
g. BURIAL LOCATION – name of the cemetery and its city and state location.
This can come from the obituary or any other source that may give that information. If
the cemetery is unknown then the city and/or state where the burial occurred is listed.
Any name in parenthesis after the cemetery name is the section (usually the name of the
Jewish section) of the cemetery where the burial occurred.
h. BIRTH DATE – date of birth if and only if it is listed in the obituary.
i. BIRTH PLACE – place of birth if and only if it is listed in the obituary.
j. DEATH PLACE – place of death if listed in the obituary. If not listed in the
obituary other sources were used when available.
k. SURNAME OF RELATIVES – surnames of any relatives that were listed in
the obituary. This field is also searched when a surname is supplied in the search criteria.
l. PHOTO – “Yes” indicates that a photo of the person appeared in the obituary.