With a long tradition both in the United States and Europe dating back to the 1800′s, funeral cards (also sometimes called mass, mourning or remembrance cards) are an excellent source of information for genealogists. While not a traditional “vital record”, they often provide great clues like death and birth dates, name of the cemetery where the deceased was interred, name of the funeral home, and sometimes even a photo of the ancestor.
This site has a collection of over 9,700 Funeral Cards in their database.
http://www.genealogytoday.com/guide/funeral_cards.html
Enjoy!
