Source Information

Ancestry.com. Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S., Leavenworth Times Obituaries, 1965-1966, 1979-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Leavenworth Genealogical Society, comp.. Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth, KS, USA: Leavenworth Times, 1965-1982. Obituaries from the Leavenworth Times, 1965-1982.

About Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S., Leavenworth Times Obituaries, 1965-1966, 1979-1982

Called the "First City of Kansas," Leavenworth is the seat for the county of the same name. Taken from the longest continuously published newspaper in the state, the Leavenworth Times, this database is an index of obituaries which appeared in the newspaper between 1965 and 1966, as well as 1979-1982. It provides the names of over 5400 persons. Additional information includes, where available, birth dates and page numbers in the newspaper where the original obituary can be found. For researchers seeking ancestors from eastern Kansas, this can be a helpful database.