Below are Obituary indexes to the Akron Beacon Journal, 1937-present. The indexes contain names of deceased individuals and the date(s) their obituaries were published in the Akron Beacon Journal. To request a copy of an obituary cited in the indexes, please contact us. For obituaries prior to 1937, see our Akron Beacon Journal Subject Indexes (1841-1939). You may also want to check the Barberton Public Library's obituary indexes to Barberton newspapers.

Text-only versions of Akron Beacon Journal articles 1984-present are available with an ASCPL library card through NewsBank. You may also search the Akron Beacon Journal 1872-present through Newspapers.com, but must have a private subscription to view articles.

To view the index files, your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application installed. After opening an index, you may use your viewer's find function by pressing Ctrl+F and typing the last name.

YearPDF
1937-39
1940-45
1946-50
1951-56
1957-61
1962-1979 (A-C)
1962-1979 (D-H)
1962-1979 (I-L)
1962-1979 (M-N)
1962-1979 (O-R)
1962-1979 (S)
1962-1979 (T-W)
1962-1979 (X-Z)
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985-89
1990
1991
1992
YearPDF
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013 -  

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