Looking Up (Deceased) Owner Info on Distressed Properties in Indy

[Jean Zipagan]

Hi Indy BP folks,

I bought a cute lil SFR in the midst of quarantine & am house hacking just north of downtown Indy, by the Monon. I've been "jogging for deals" and found a promising very distressed property nearby. The yard is so overgrown you can't even see the front of the house - it's just asking for a BRRRR. Its neighbouring home just sold for over $550k not too long ago:)

I have used this site to locate owner info - http://maps.indy.gov/AssessorPropertyCards/, but after doing some digging, I am 95% sure the owner has passed away and house might be vacant (but not boarded up). I reversed engineer the person's name on WhitePages to try to find some contacts who might be related to the person. Anyone have any tips or best practices to reach out to the next of kin (or whoever the correct contact is) without coming off too stalkerish? 

@Jaron Walling @Nick Giulioni - any ideas?