Edwardsville Intelligencer (Newspapers.com)

Image ID: 1301866303

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
Only the citation metadata is available. The 31 Dec 1999 obituary date and the Madison County newspaper fit a death on 29 Dec 1999 in Alhambra. The surname Mizerny differs from Tauber, probably a married name, but nothing here confirms it. The claim cannot be verified without the obituary text.
Matches: Obituary published 31 Dec 1999, two days after the claimed death date of 29 Dec 1999, which fits the timing; Local newspaper (Edwardsville Intelligencer) covers Madison County, Illinois, where Alhambra is located
Flags: Obituary is under the name Blanche Mizerny, while the claim names Blanche L. Tauber; this may be a married name, but the evidence does not state it
Limits: No image or transcription is attached, so the obituary text cannot be read; Cannot confirm the death date, the place of death (Alhambra), the birth year 1911, or a Tauber maiden name; Citation gives only the title, date and page, with no content to check against the claim; Identity link between Blanche Mizerny and Blanche L. Tauber is not shown