RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
http://www.lib.az.us/archives/
E-mail form for free look-up of obituaries: http://www.lib.az.us/archives/email.cfm

Mesa Public Library
http://mesalibrary.org/
E-mail form for free look-up: http://mesalibrary.org/about_us/forms/obit_form.aspx

Maricopa County Vital Records
http://www.maricopa.gov/Public_Health/VitalRecords/default.aspx

Vital records / other Arizona counties
http://www.vitalrec.com/azcounties.html

Birth/ Death records
http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/otherq.asp

Arizona marriage records
http://www.genwed.com/state/azgen.htm

Cemeteries of Maricopa County
http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/AZ/Maricopa/

Arizona Genealogy records
http://distantcousin.com/States/AZ/

Free online family heritage search
http://www.ancestry.com

Mesa Regional Family History Center
http://www.mesarfhc.org/

Family History Library, Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.familysearch.org/

Searchable database of obits from more than 100 major American newspapers:
http://www.legacy.com

Resources for funerals, memorials, obituaries, cemeteries and more.
http://www.funeralnet.com/

This registry claims to cover 90 percent of deaths in the United States in its searchable database. Complete obits, permanently archived:
www.obituaryregistry.com/