Coroner

Barry L. Bloss, CORONER
717-840-7617, Fax 717-840-7618
Vivian L. Howell, Administrative Assistant
717-840-7617

The York County Coroner's Office is Responsible For:

• The investigation and completion of the death certificate for the following types of death:
  • Sudden deaths not caused by readily recognizable disease
  • Deaths occurring under suspicious circumstance or as a result of violence or trauma
  • Operative and peri-operative
  • Unidentified or unclaimed bodies
  • Contagious diseases and any other disease reportable to the state health department
  • Sudden infant death syndrome
  • Stillbirths
  • Bodies to be cremated, buried at sea or otherwise idsposed of so as to be thereafter unavailable for examination. Funeral homes will contact coroner
• Computerized death records or coroner's cases from 1858 up to the present time.
• Monthly statistics of homicides, suicides and motor vehicle accidents.
• Annual statistics of all causes of death within the realm of coroner participation.