Yesterday, on October 23, 2024, FamilySearch updated a very unique collection. The funeral records of the Oak Park Chapel in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California. This collection is unique in that it is for a very specific area, Walnut Creek, and for a very modern time frame (1962-2018).
However, this group of records provides incredible information for the development of a family tree. I did a basic search for the name Cohen and it retrieved 204 results. One of those was for Miriam Pearl Cohen, who died on 14 June 1987, in Walnut Creek.
The entry provides two ways to view the record. The first is the indexed version which provides the names and locations of others listed on the document (shown below).
For the most part, these records tend to place the people into the census records, which can continue to build the trees. It's a wonderful way to connect to our ancestors.