Find Crapo-Hathaway Obituaries and Funeral Service Details in Taunton
Looking for an obituary handled by Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home? Start with the official Hathaway Family Funeral Homes obituary search. It is the best first place to check for an obituary, calling hours, funeral or Mass information, burial details, memorial donations and family notices connected with the Taunton location.
If the obituary is not online, this guide also explains how to check older Taunton newspaper records, local death records and Massachusetts archives without repeatedly searching random third-party obituary sites.
Search Official Obituaries Open Taunton Location Page
How to Search Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home Obituaries
Use Hathaway Family Funeral Homes’ obituary search. The Hathaway website serves multiple funeral-home locations, so not every result will necessarily be connected with the Taunton funeral home.
Enter the first and last name. If there are no results, search only the surname, then try a nickname, maiden name, middle name, initials or a different spelling.
Open the obituary and look for the funeral-home name or service location. A Crapo-Hathaway notice normally identifies the Taunton location when that funeral home is handling the arrangements.
Check the date and time of visitation, funeral service, church or Mass, burial, cemetery and any instructions from the family. Funeral arrangements may take place at several different locations on the same day.
If you are attending a service, call (508) 822-3318 when the obituary is unclear or when arrangements may have changed. Use the official obituary as the starting point rather than relying only on an older search-engine result.
What You Can Usually Find in a Crapo-Hathaway Obituary
Individual notices vary, but official Crapo-Hathaway obituary pages commonly provide much more than a death announcement. Past notices on the Hathaway site show that the information may include:
- full name and date of death;
- age, residence or hometown;
- spouse, parents, children, grandchildren and other relatives;
- education, military service, employment or community history;
- calling or visiting hours;
- funeral service or Mass date and time;
- church or service-location address;
- cemetery and burial information;
- memorial donation instructions; and
- flower, sympathy or memorial-tree options when offered by the family.
For example, official Hathaway obituary pages have shown services held at the Taunton funeral home, local churches and Taunton cemeteries. This means you should read the complete service section rather than assuming every event takes place at 350 Somerset Avenue.
If You Cannot Find the Obituary
Situation |
Best next step |
Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
Death happened very recently |
Recheck the official Hathaway obituary page or call the Taunton funeral home. |
Arrangements may not yet be finalized or published. |
Name produces no search result |
Try surname only, maiden name, nickname, initials and spelling variations. |
Obituaries may use a different legal or family name. |
You know the person lived in Taunton but not the funeral home |
Search local obituary indexes and death records before assuming Crapo-Hathaway handled the arrangements. |
Several funeral homes serve Taunton and nearby communities. |
You need an older obituary |
Use the Taunton Public Library’s Taunton Daily Gazette microfilm or Massachusetts archival sources. |
Older notices may never have been placed online. |
You need legal proof of death |
Request a certified death certificate. |
An obituary is not a substitute for an official vital record. |
How to Find an Older Taunton Obituary
Older obituary research often requires a different approach because many notices were published only in newspapers and were never transferred to a modern funeral-home website.
1. Check the Taunton Daily Gazette archive at the public library
The Taunton Public Library states that the Taunton Daily Gazette is available on microfilm from 1850 to the present for in-library use. This can be especially useful when an older death does not appear in the funeral home’s online archive.
Before visiting, prepare the deceased person’s full name, approximate death date and possible residence. A narrow date range can make a newspaper search much faster.
2. Use Massachusetts Archives for older vital records
The Massachusetts Archives holds statewide vital records from 1841 through 1935. Its current guidance says many original records from 1841–1930 can be viewed digitally through FamilySearch, while records that cannot be located online may sometimes be requested from Archives reference staff.
Massachusetts Archives Vital Records
3. Search the Massachusetts vital-record citation database
The Secretary of the Commonwealth provides an official database for citations to Massachusetts birth, marriage and death records for 1841–1910. Search by first name, surname, location and year range when researching an older Taunton death.
Open the Massachusetts Vital Records Citation Search
4. Try the Boston Public Library obituary index when appropriate
The Boston Public Library Obituary Database indexes obituaries from selected Boston newspapers for 1932–1941 and 1953–2010. It is not a complete Taunton obituary collection, but it may help when the deceased had a Boston-area connection or an obituary appeared in one of the indexed papers.
How to Get a Taunton Death Record
If your goal is to confirm a death rather than simply read a memorial notice, a death record is the stronger source.
The City of Taunton states that its death records are available for public viewing. Certified copies can be obtained through the City Clerk’s office.
For a mailed request, the city’s published instructions call for identifying information about the record, your telephone number, a self-addressed stamped envelope and a $10 money order.
Taunton Death Record Instructions
Massachusetts State Death Certificates
For statewide requests, the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics manages death records from 1936 to the present. Massachusetts currently lists certified-record ordering options online, by phone, by mail and in person.
The state also notes that records from 1931 through 1935 have been transferred to the Massachusetts Archives. Older records may additionally be available from the city or town where the event occurred.
Massachusetts Certificate Ordering
Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home Location and Contact Information
Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home
350 Somerset Avenue
Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
Phone: (508) 822-3318
Official Taunton page: Hathaway Family Funeral Homes – Taunton Location
Use the phone number when you need to confirm an upcoming calling hour, funeral service, burial arrangement or whether the funeral home handled a particular person’s arrangements. For urgent or time-sensitive service information, direct confirmation is more reliable than an old search-result snippet.
Finding the Burial Place After You Find the Obituary
An obituary may name the cemetery but not always provide a section, lot, plot or grave number. When that happens, save the deceased person’s full name, death date, burial date and cemetery name, then contact the cemetery office for the exact interment location.
If the cemetery is unknown, use the obituary, death certificate, funeral-home record and surviving-family information together. Our FindAGraves grave and cemetery research guide explains how to combine cemetery records, death records, veteran resources and official archives when the burial location is still unclear.
Quick Search Checklist
- Search the official Hathaway obituary page first.
- Confirm that the notice names Crapo-Hathaway or the Taunton location.
- Save visitation, funeral, church and burial details separately.
- Try maiden names, nicknames and spelling variations if the first search fails.
- For older notices, check Taunton Daily Gazette microfilm and Massachusetts Archives.
- Use a death certificate when official proof is required.
- Call the funeral home before traveling if service information is unclear or time-sensitive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home obituaries?
Start with the official Hathaway Family Funeral Homes obituary page. Search the deceased person’s full name and confirm that the individual notice is connected with the Crapo-Hathaway Taunton location.
What is the Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home address in Taunton?
The official address is 350 Somerset Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780.
What is the phone number for Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home?
The Taunton funeral-home number published by Hathaway Family Funeral Homes is (508) 822-3318.
Why can’t I find a recent obituary yet?
The family may still be finalizing arrangements, the notice may not have been published yet, or a search engine may not have indexed it. Check the official obituary page again or call the funeral home if the matter is time-sensitive.
How do I search for an obituary when the name gives no results?
Try the surname by itself, maiden name, married name, nickname, middle name, initials and common spelling variations. Also verify that Crapo-Hathaway actually handled the arrangements.
Can I find old Taunton obituaries that are not online?
Yes. The Taunton Public Library says the Taunton Daily Gazette is available on microfilm from 1850 to the present for in-library research. Massachusetts Archives and other obituary indexes can also help with older deaths.
Does an obituary show where someone was buried?
Often, but not always. A notice may identify the cemetery or say that burial is private. For an exact grave location, contact the cemetery office and ask for the section, lot, plot or grave number.
Can I get a death certificate from the Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home?
A funeral director may assist a family with death-certificate copies, but official certificates are issued through government vital-record offices. For a death registered in Taunton, check the Taunton City Clerk’s instructions.
How much does a Taunton certified death record cost?
The City of Taunton currently publishes a $10 fee for a certified copy through the City Clerk. Check the official city page before ordering in case the fee or procedure changes.
Is an obituary the same as a death certificate?
No. An obituary is a published memorial or death notice containing family and service information. A death certificate is an official vital record used when formal proof of death is required.
Last reviewed: October 2026. This guide is informational and is not affiliated with Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home or Hathaway Family Funeral Homes.