Newspaper Obituaries

Note: This page is under development with records being added every day so please check back on a regular basis. Updated last 8 September 2024]

Obituaries are articles published in newspapers announcing the death of an individual. The practice of publishing the names of recently deceased people with short biographical information became popular in the early part of the 19th Century. Halifax, Nova Scotia was well served by newspapers throughout the 19th Century and into the early part of the 20th Century and as such the names of individuals who died in and around the city appeared in the local newspapers.

Halifax Chronicle Herald/Mail-Star, 1950-2020

The following table lists the obituaries published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Start between 1949 and 2020. The Halifax Herald (its afternoon paper the Mail) merged with the Halifax Chronicle (and its afternoon paper the Star) in 1948 and began publication as a joint morning (Chronicle Herald) and afternoon (Mail-Star) paper as of 1 January 1949. As such it was the newspaper of record for obituaries in Nova Scotia for the last five decades of the 20th century.

This list is not extent, but comprehensive. This list was compiled from obituaries that were clipped throughout the years by Kathleen (Doherty) Coolen of Prospect and through research conducted by Nathaniel Smith. Obituaries that don’t contain a publication date are likely from the clippings of Kathleen (Doherty) Coolen and will be completed with full dates as time permits.