Coroner

The Butler County Coroner’s Office will compassionately provide thorough medicolegal investigations looking after the interests of the family  and protecting their rights. The deceased will always be handled with the utmost dignity and respect.

The Coroner, also known as a medicolegal death investigator, is a professional who responds to the most horrific death scenes imaginable. Those who enter this forensic profession must possess strength in body, character and ethics in order to perform this very important service to the public. Duties may include: entering crime and accident scenes; encountering all aspects of diseases, body fluids, drugs and weapons that may have potential harmful effects on them, simply from their presence; entering homes of residents in a multitude of conditions; dealing with emotionally charged conditions of family experiencing the death of a loved one; reading and interpreting medical records to determine the causes and manner of death; Being capable of coordinating their investigative efforts with law enforcement agencies, medical staff, fire department and emergency services personnel, and at the same time, protect the interest of the deceased person, whom they represent in death.

To request the Butler County Coroner for an emergency please contact the office by calling (724) 477-3137, after hours please contact Butler County Emergency Services by calling (724) 287-7769. 

To request a cremation authorization please send the Butler County Coroner's office the working copy of the death certificate and the medical certification worksheet completed by the certifying physician via fax to 724-477-3157 or email coroner@butlercountypa.gov.  Cremation Authorization requests will be granted within one business day, the cost is $50.00 and invoices will be sent monthly.