Introduction to Nebraska Death Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Nebraska Death certificate.  Counter to common belief, not everything is on the Internet.  Personal Death certificates are one of the items that are not readily available online, and that is probably a good thing.  You do not want your Death certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your Death certificate.  

Nebraska Death certificates have been maintained by the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services for individuals that died in the state of Nebraska since 1904.

Nebraska Death Certificate Authorized Persons

By Nebraska state law, Nebraska Death certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

• Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Nebraska Death Certificate
• Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Nebraska Death Certificate 
• Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Nebraska Death Certificate
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Nebraska Death Certificate

Nebraska Death Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain a Nebraska Death Certificate, of an individual that can be proven that has been deceased for 50 or more years or later from the date of the Death for genealogy reasons.

Nebraska Death Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Nebraska Death Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Nebraska Death Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Nebraska Death Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

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Option 2 – Order Nebraska Death Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Nebraska Death certificate online.  It usually takes 7-10 business days upon receipt of request to be sent to you:

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Nebraska Death certificate:

• Full name of person at Death on the Nebraska Death certificate
• Date of Death on the Nebraska Death certificate
• Sex on the Nebraska Death certificate
• County (or city) of Death on the Nebraska Death certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Nebraska Death certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Nebraska Death certificate is to be mailed 
• Self addressed stamped envelope
• Your daytime phone number
• By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:

 

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services

Division of Public Health

Vital Records

P.O. Box 95065

Lincoln, NE 68509-5065

Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Nebraska: You may go to any county health department in the State of Nebraska to obtain a certified copy of a Nebraska Death certificate. Most Nebraska Death certificates can be issued while you wait.

Nebraska Death Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for a Nebraska Death certificate is $11.00, which includes one certified copy of the Nebraska Death certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Nebraska Death certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $11.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Nebraska Vital Records." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.