OK, did anyone realize that funeral homes kept online records?? I stumbled upon the Gay & Ciha (IA) site today and they have all of the “obituary” things, you know – like what’s on the back of the memorial cards you get at a visitation/wake, online back to fall of 2002!!! Gay and Ciha Obit Archive
So, I thought – do others also? Lensing (IA) also has quite a few back to 2002. Lensing Obit Archive
The others I looked at only had the current month’s for 2008. But for the 1st two, if you’re doing research that MIGHT have something recent… it’s not a bad source. Funeral Homes are always a good place to start when you need directions to a cemetery, etc. also. Keep that in mind. 
