To place an obituary in the Pioneer Press, please send an email including the information from the checklist below to [email protected]. Note that 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:**
– Your full name
– Address (City, State, Zip Code)
– Phone number
– An alternate phone number (if any)
**Obituary Specification:**
– Name of 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
– There is a discount for running the obituary more than one day, but this must be arranged on the first run date to apply.
– If a photo is used, it must appear on both days for the discount to apply. Please 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 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 for us to contact these organizations, especially during limited weekend hours.
– Alternatively, a death certificate can be provided in place of funeral home verification. Only one of these options is necessary.
**Guestbook and Outside Websites:**
We are not permitted to reference other media sources with guestbooks or obituaries placed elsewhere in print or online. However, we may list a funeral home website or a family email for contact purposes. Contact us with any questions concerning this policy.
**Obituary Process:**
Once your submission is complete, we will fax or email a proof for your review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof will include pricing and scheduled run dates.
– Please review the proof carefully.
– Notify us of any errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press, adhering to the daily deadlines.
– We are not responsible for errors occurring after final proof acceptance and publication.
**Online Changes:**
Changes to an online obituary can be handled by contacting the obituary desk directly.
**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices before publication by the stated deadline. After receiving and approving the proof, please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information.
– Credit Card: Payments accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations.
– EFT: Payments by phone with routing and account numbers.
– Cash: Accepted at our front counter Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
**Rates:**
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Each additional line after the first 10: $12.20 per line.
– Ads under 10 lines are charged the $162 minimum.
– For a second run date, all lines are $8.20 per line, starting with the first line.
*Example:*
If the first run date consists of 20 lines, the cost would be $162 + (10 x $12.20) = $284.
– Each photo published is $125 per day.
*Example:* Two photos published on two days would be 4 photo charges totaling $500.
**Deadlines:**
Please adhere to the following deadline times (no exceptions) to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day.
– Hours and deadlines for ads and photos must be followed carefully.
**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed and differ in rates from obituaries. For more information, please call 651-228-5280 or email us.
**Office Hours:**
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Closed on weekends and holidays)
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