To place an obituary, please email the required information to [email protected]. There is no option to submit obituaries through our website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263.
**General Information Needed:**
– Your full name
– Address (City, State, Zip Code)
– Phone number
– Alternate phone number (if any)
**Obituary Specifications:**
– Name of the deceased
– Obituary text
– A photo in JPEG or PDF format is preferable (TIF and other file types are also accepted). We will contact you if there are any issues with the photo.
– Ad run dates (Please note there is a discount for running the obituary more than one day. To apply the discount, both days must be scheduled at the time of the first run date, and the same photo must be used on both days. Contact us for more information.)
**Policies:**
*Verification of Death*
To publish an obituary, we require the name and phone number of the funeral home or cremation society handling the arrangements. We must contact them during their business hours to verify the death.
If the deceased’s body has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program or a similar program, please provide their phone number for verification. Allow sufficient time for us to contact them, especially during limited weekend hours.
Alternatively, a death certificate is acceptable for verification purposes. Only one of these two options is necessary.
*Guestbook and Outside Websites*
We are not permitted to reference other media sources, guestbooks, or obituaries placed elsewhere when publishing obituaries in print and online. However, we may include a website for the funeral home or a family email contact instead. Please contact us with any questions regarding this policy.
**Obituary Process:**
Once your submission is complete, we will send you a proof via fax or email for your review prior to publication. The proof will include the price and scheduled run dates. Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press, adhering to each day’s deadlines.
After publication, we are not responsible for any errors that occur post-final proofing.
*Online Changes*
Changes to an online obituary can be handled by contacting the obituary desk. Call us for more information.
**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices before publication by the stated deadline. After you receive the proof and approve its content, please call 651-228-5263 to provide payment information.
– Credit Card: Accepted by phone only due to PCI regulations.
– EFT: Checks by phone (please provide routing and account numbers).
– Cash: Accepted in person at our front counter Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
**Rates:**
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Each additional line after the first 10 is $12.20 per line.
– Ads under 10 lines will be charged the $162 minimum.
– For a second run date, lines are charged at $8.20 per line starting from the first line.
For example: a 20-line first run costs $164.
– Each photo published costs $125 per day.
For example: 2 photos published on 2 days equals 4 photo charges, totaling $500.
**Deadlines:**
Please adhere to the deadline times below to ensure your obituary is published on the requested date.
Hours Deadline (no exceptions) | Ad Photos
**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Unlike obituaries, memoriam submissions are remembrances of loved ones who have passed. Rates differ from obituary pricing. For more information, please call 651-228-5280 or email us.
**Business Hours:**
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on weekends and holidays
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