Delaware Death Feed & Obituary API
Access continuously updated Delaware death and obituary data across supported counties. ObituaryMonitor detects newly published death information from funeral homes and obituary sources and makes eligible records available through API, CSV, and the County Feed portal.
Delaware Death & Obituary Data
Aggregate metrics from ObituaryMonitor's eligible County Feed notice universe — not official vital statistics.
102
Deaths detected in the last 7 days
367
Deaths detected in the last 30 days
36
Active sources monitored (30 days)
3
Counties with recent activity
18 minutes ago
Latest snapshot refresh
Data updated 18 minutes ago
Delaware Death Data by County
3 counties with recent activity
Explore recent death and obituary activity detected across supported counties. Search the coverage table below to see where eligible County Feed records have been detected during the last 30 days.
| County | 30-day records | Sources | Latest activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | 129 | 14 | Today | Active |
| Sussex County | 127 | 10 | Today | Active |
| Kent County | 111 | 12 | Today | Active |
Recent Deaths Detected Across Delaware
Counts of death and obituary records detected by ObituaryMonitor — not official state mortality totals.
Last 7 days
102
Previous 7 days: 108 · -6% vs prior period
Last 30 days
367
Previous 30 days: 509 · -28% vs prior period
These figures represent records detected by ObituaryMonitor and should not be interpreted as official state mortality statistics.
What Delaware Death & Obituary Records Can Include
Field availability across recent eligible Delaware County Feed records (trailing 30 days).
Name
100%
of recent Delaware records
Date of death
100%
of recent Delaware records
City / location
100%
of recent Delaware records
County
100%
of recent Delaware records
Source URL
100%
of recent Delaware records
Funeral home / publisher
100%
of recent Delaware records
Captured text excerpt
92.4%
of recent Delaware records
Where ObituaryMonitor Detects Delaware Death & Obituary Data
Cities with recent eligible activity (not a complete list of every community).
Delaware Funeral Homes & Obituary Sources
ObituaryMonitor monitors funeral homes and obituary sources across Delaware to detect newly published death and obituary information. Eligible records become available through County Feed. Listing a source here does not imply a partnership.
- Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium - Hardesty ChapelBridgeville
- Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home & CrematoryNewark
- Parsell Funeral Home - Atkins-Lodge Chapel - LewesLewes
- Berry-Short Funeral HomeFelton
- Evan W. Smith Funeral ServicesDover
- Watson Funeral Home & CrematoriumMillsboro
- Chandler Funeral Homes & CrematoryHockessin
- Mealey Funeral HomeWilmington
How Delaware County Feed Works
- ObituaryMonitor monitors thousands of obituary and funeral-home sources.
- New death records are detected and normalized.
- Geographic information is assigned where supported.
- Eligible Delaware records become available through County Feed.
- Customers receive new records through API, CSV, or portal delivery.
Data is continuously collected from monitored sources — not sold as a static list.
Access Delaware Death Data Your Way
API
Receive eligible Delaware death and obituary records programmatically in JSON.
Explore the County Feed API →CSV
Download or export records for operational workflows and CRM import.
Web Portal
Review and filter new Delaware records through the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Who Uses Delaware Death Data?
Real Estate Investors
Monitor newly detected deaths in selected Delaware counties for potential probate or inherited-property research.
Probate & Legal Services
Identify recent deaths within geographic service areas and support downstream estate workflows.
Financial Institutions
Use death signals as an additional input in deceased-customer and risk-monitoring processes. Financial institutions monitoring
Data & Software Companies
Integrate normalized death and obituary data into software products and operational systems.
Research / Operations
Monitor county-level death events without manually checking individual obituary websites.
Example Delaware Death Data API Record
Illustrative sample record — not an actual person.
{
"id": "fh-sample",
"full_name": "Sample Person",
"first_name": "Sample",
"last_name": "Person",
"date_of_death": "2026-08-08",
"state": "DE",
"county": "New Castle",
"county_slug": "new-castle-county-de",
"city": "Wilmington",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/sample",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"indexed_at": "2026-08-08T14:22:00.000Z",
"survivors_status": "ok"
}This example shows the structure of an eligible County Feed record. Field names follow the public County Feed API notice schema. Internal-only fields are omitted.
Delaware Death Data & County Feed FAQ
Start Monitoring Delaware Death Data
Choose the Delaware counties that matter to your organization and receive newly detected records through API, CSV, or the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Also see the national County Feed product page and Browse Delaware Funeral Homes.