To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to obits@pioneerpress.com. There is no option to place obituaries through our website. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions.
**General Information:**
– Your full name
– Address (City, State, Zip Code)
– Phone number
– Alternate phone number (if any)
**Obituary Specifications:**
– Name of Deceased
– Obituary Text
– A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable; TIF and other files are accepted. We will contact you if there are any issues with the photo.
– Ad Run Dates
There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply. Please contact us for more information.
**Policies:**
**Verification of Death:**
To publish obituaries, a name and phone number of the funeral home or cremation society handling the arrangements is required. 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, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time to contact them, especially during limited weekend hours.
A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose. Only one of these two options is necessary.
**Guestbook and Outside Websites:**
We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary both in print and online. However, we may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead. Please contact us with any questions regarding this matter.
**Obituary Process:**
Once your submission is complete, we will fax or email a proof for your review prior to publication. This proof will include pricing and the scheduled days the notice will appear.
Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press, based on each day’s deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that occur after final proofing.
**Online:**
Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions.
**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadlines specified in our schedule.
After you receive the proof and approve its contents, please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information.
**Payment methods:**
– Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations.
– EFT: Check by phone (Please provide routing and account number).
– Cash: Accepted at our front counter Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
**Rates:**
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Every line after the first 10 is $12.20.
– If the ad is under 10 lines, it will be charged the minimum rate of $162.
– On a second run date, lines are $8.20 per line starting with the first line.
– For example, if the first run date was 20 lines, the cost would be $164.
– Each photo published is $125 per day. For example, 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500.
**Deadlines:**
Please follow deadline times carefully to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day.
**Hours and Deadline (No Exceptions):**
– Ad Photos
– Please inquire for specific deadline times.
**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries.
Please call or email us for more information:
Phone: 651-228-5280
Email: memoriams@pioneerpress.com
**Office Hours:**
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Closed on weekends and holidays)
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