Certified copies of death are ordered by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. from the local registrar. The copies that you ordered during the arrangement conference were given to you after the funeral service. The cost of each copy is six dollars locally and nine dollars when ordered from New Castle. Additional copies can be ordered through the funeral home. At the end of each month the original death certificate is sent to the Vital Records in New Castle, PA where it is kept on file. Please note that if additional copies are needed, after the end of the month, it can sometimes take two to three weeks to obtain them from New Castle and they charge three dollars per copy.

Many organizations require certified copies of death certificates in order for survivors to receive benefits. The Division of Vital Records requires original copies to be submitted to organizations requesting them, not a photocopy.

For your convenience, we have listed some of the common places where certificates may be needed. In these cases a photocopy of the death certificate will not suffice.

Our funeral home will be happy to assist you in obtaining additional copies for you at any time in the future.