Examples of Published Death Notices
Westliche Post
Typical death notices as published in the Westliche Post. The column heading can read "Neue Anzeigen" (new notices) or "Todes-Anzeigen" (death notices).
![Black and white death notice with column heading Neue Anzeigen](/sites/default/files/images/2023-06/WP%20example.jpg)
More examples of death notices. These were published in the Westliche Post on April 19, 1893.
![Death notices published in Westliche Post on April 19, 1893.](/sites/default/files/images/2023-06/WP%2019%20apr%201893.jpg)
This example has been recreated from the original. Microfilm will not usually produce such clear, crisp images.
![Recreated death notice from the original](/sites/default/files/images/2023-06/WP%20Todes-Anzeigen%20clean.jpg)
Lodges often posted notices about deceased members. "Nachruf" (literally: obituary) were posted an the anniversary of a death to memorialize a deceased loved one.
![Nachruf (literally: obituary) posted to memorialize a deceased loved one](/sites/default/files/images/2023-06/WP%20memorial%20and%20lodge%20notices.jpg)