Researching probate leads?

[Katya Goehring]

I have a list of 100 names from this months Obituary section. I called the Probate Examiners office today and they said that information can be pulled there, if I have the names of the deceased. I am going to pull the records tom...is there any advice anyone has - besides asking someone else in the office for help??? Also, I have located the legal paper in my town and have written down the names of about 50 divorce cases. Is looking up this information about the same?? Just findng out the right person to speak with in the office is the way to go?? I was going to make a half day trip out of it tom. and try to look up divorce petitions, probate petitions, and unlawful detainers...is this a god idea or am I getting into hard to tread water?? Any advice on how to go about looking this information up is much appreciated!