How to File a Death Certificate in Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko is one of the many counties in Indiana. Filing a death certificate is necessary for reasons such as genealogy or family history, government assistance or benefits, inheritance or estate settlement, insurance or pensions or retirement, legal purposes, personal records, and Social Security cards or benefits. A death certificate in Kosciusko may also help the survivors of a deceased person prevent identity theft.

Things You'll Need

• Identification
• Money for fees
• Information about deceased person: name, Social Security number, date of death

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Instructions

Filing a Death Certificate in Kosciusko County, Indiana

• 1

  Determine your eligibility to file a death certificate in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Immediate relatives and grandchildren are eligible. They must provide proper identification. You must provide one form of identification from List A and two from List B.

  List A includes photo IDs such as valid driver's license, valid state ID, work ID, signed military ID, valid school ID, Veterans ID, Mexico Consular ID, corrections ID, probation ID and a valid passport.

  List B includes a Social Security card, current voter's registration, signed credit card, gun permit, car registration, singed lease, state agency referral, proof of employment or last year's signed tax return.

• 2

  Go to the health department in Kosciusko County. It is located at the Court House in Warsaw. The address is 100 W. Center St. The office is on the third floor in room 2. The phone number is 574-372-2349. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They can help you file a death certificate in Kosciusko, Indiana.

• 3

  Verify that the information on the Kosciusko death certificate is correct. There is an additional fee for corrections.