Vital Records

Death Certificates (1867 - present)

Death certificates are a matter of public record. A certified copy of a Death Certificate is available for events that occurred in Kalamazoo County. All copies issued by this office are certified and serve as an original document.

How to Obtain a Certified Death Certificate

Death certificates can currently be requested by mail or drop box, by email, or fax. The certified copy of a death certificate will be mailed to you within 5 business days of the receipt of the request.

Online

Fee is $15; additional copies of the same death record requested the same day are $5 each. A convenience fee of $7.50 also applies to your order total.
Order certified copies of death records online.

In-Person

At Kalamazoo County Clerk’s Office, 201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Room 103, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes cash, check, money order or credit/debit card.
To save time, you may print out and complete the Death Records Request Form.

Death Certificate requests received in-person are provided the same day.

By Mail or Dropbox

Complete the Death Records Request Form.
Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes credit/debit card, check, money orders payable to KALAMAZOO COUNTY CLERK. Please do not mail cash.
Mail or drop off the completed application, stamped self-addressed envelope, and fee to:

Kalamazoo County Clerk
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Room 103
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

By Fax

Complete the Death Records Request Form.
Fax the completed application to (269) 384-8143
Fee is $15; additional copies of the same record are $5. Method of payment includes credit/debit card.