Public records are available and newspaper obituaries -- most newspapers publish them on line these days. However you'd have to have some idea about where the deceased lived at the time of death. Hope this helps

I'm not sure I understand that dynamic either. People get jobs they hate in order to get affordable health benefits. But if the job makes you sick because you hate it, you use health benefits you might not need if you weren't working a job that you hate. It's a vicious circle. Being practical and responsible is truly a relative thing. In my opinion, there's nothing practical about taking a job that you hate just because you can then afford to die a lingering death from stress-induced heart disease, perforated ulcers, and suicidal depression.

That always helps. Thanks. I won't give up.