Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
| A | Ba-o | Br-z | C | D | E | F | G | Ha-e | Hi-z | I | J | K | L | Ma-e | Mi-z |
| N | O | P | QR | Sa-k | Sl-z | T | UV | W | XYZ |
| N | O | P | QR | Sa-k | Sl-z | T | UV | W | XYZ |
| Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDELL, — [son of Will] | 2 | - | 25 Oct 1894 |
| UDELL, Alby | 73 | 05 May 1885 | 07 May/21 May 1885 |
| UNDERHILL, Irwin | -- | -- | 14 Jan 1886 |
| UNDERWOOD, -- | - | - | 30 Apr 1891 |
| UNDERWOOD, — [son of Marshall] | 4 | -- | 19 Aug 1886 |
| UPDEGROVE, Mr. | - | - | 29 Apr 1869 |
| USBORN, — [dau. of J.W.] | 2 mo. | - | 07 Aug 1890 |
| USBORNE, — [son of —] | -- | -- | 01 Sep 1881 |
| UTAG, -- | 2 | - | 16 Jul 1891 |
| UTECK, — [son of Carl] | - | - | 17 Nov 1892 |
| VAIL, Mary Ella | 2 | 07 Oct 1865 | 11 Oct 1865 |
| VAN DEBURG, Maria E. | 65 | 8 Nov 1892 | 24 Nov 1892 |
| VAN HOOSEN, — [little child of George] | - | - | 30 Aug 1877 |
| VAN HOOZEN, George | 89 | 08 Jan 1893 | 12 Jan/19 Jan 1893 |
| VAN KNOCKER, Joseph | - | - | 15 Dec 1892 |
| VAN SCHAYEK, John | 74 | 20 Nov 1892 | 30 Nov 1892 |
| VAN SCHENCK, Anna | 21 | 09 Mar 1883 | 15 Mar 1883 |
| VAN SLYKE, Fred | 23 | -- | 11 May 1882 |
| VAN VLEET, Archie | 10 | 17 Jun 1868 | 25 Jun 1868 |
| VAN WIE, Fanny | - | - | 03 Dec 1868 |
| VAN WORT, Abram | - | - | 12 Mar 1862 |
| VANCE, Catherine F. (Frame) | - | 06 Aug 1890 | 14 Aug 1890 |
| VandeBOGART, P. | -- | -- | 15 Sep 1887 |
| VANDEBOGERT, Mrs. | -- | -- | 08 Nov 1888 |
| VANDERAUE, Alois | 4 mo. | - | 30 Mar 1893 |
| VanHOOSEN, Mrs. George | 76 | -- | 15 Jan 1880 |
| VanHOOZEN, — [child of Geo.] | - | - | 07 Jul 1892 |
| VanHOOZEN, — [dau. of George] | 20 mo. | -- | 01 Sep 1887 |
| VanLEUVEN, Almerin T. | - | - | 28 Apr 1870 |
| VanSCHAICK, Mrs. John | -- | -- | 13 Jan 1887 |
| VanSLYKE, Frances A. | 92 | 7 Feb 1892 | 25 Feb 1892 |
| VanSLYKE, Maud | - | - | 31 Jul 1890 |
| VanSLYKE, Rachel (Mills) | 50 | 09 Oct 1890 | 16 Oct 1890 |
| VANUTE, Henry | - | - | 20 Jan 1870 |
| VanWOERT, Mrs. David | 77 | - | 25 Feb 1892 |
| VASEY, Mrs. Wm. | -- | -- | 23 Apr 1885 |
| VAUGH, — [dau. of H.M.] | - | - | 02 Jun 1892 |
| VAUGHN, — [child] | -- | 13 Feb 1882 | 23 Feb 1882 |
| VERMILLYA, — [child of George] | - | - | 19 Sep 1878 |
| VERMILYA, Arthur | - | - | 11 Apr 1878 |
| VERMYLLA, Mrs. J.P. | - | - | 12 Oct 1876 |
| VINTON, Lulu Kirtland | -- | 03 Jul 1886 | 08 Jul 1886 |
| VINTON, W. | - | - | 11 Oct 1865 |
| VODRICH, — [child] | -- | -- | 05 Jul 1883 |
| VODRICH, — [child] | -- | -- | 19 Jul 1883 |
| VOGEL, — "Grandma" | 82 | -- | 05 Jan 1882 |
| VOGEL, Mr. | 75 | - | 01 May 1879 |
| VOLMANN, Henry | -- | -- | 02 Sep 1886 |
| VOSBURG, Estelle | 51 | 09 Jan 1871 | 18 Jan 1871 |
Research Note: The Woodstock Sentinel is the oldest extant newspaper in McHenry County. The first issue was published on July 17, 1856, a single sheet containing no local news and only four columns of advertisements. As its popularity grew, the editors added local news, including death notices and marriage announcements. Not a single birth notice appears in the issues from 1856 through 1869. Researchers should be aware that obituaries, as we know them today, were very rare in the early issues of this newspaper. Instead, death notices were published—usually a line or two providing the name, age, death date, and sometimes the names of parents or a spouse. These early issues are extremely difficult to read; variant spellings and misspellings of names were frequent.