To place an obituary, please email the following information to [email protected]. Note that there is no option to place obituaries through our website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263.
**General Information Required:**
– 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 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. This must be scheduled on the first run date to apply.
– If a photo is included, it must run both days to qualify for the discount. Contact us for more details.
**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, we require their phone number for verification. Please allow enough time for us to conduct this verification, especially over weekends when hours may be limited.
Alternatively, a copy of the death certificate is also acceptable. Only one of these two verification options is necessary.
*Guestbook and Outside Websites*
We do not allow references to guestbooks or obituaries placed in other media within our obituary notices, either in print or online. However, we may include a website for the funeral home or a family email address for contact. Please contact us with any questions regarding this policy.
**Obituary Process:**
Once your obituary submission is complete, we will send you a proof via fax or email for review before publication. This proof will include pricing and the scheduled publication dates. Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press, adhering to daily deadlines.
After publication, we cannot be responsible for any errors not corrected during the proofing stage.
*Online obituary updates can be managed by contacting the obituary desk.*
**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices before their publication and by the specified deadline. After you approve the proof, please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information.
Accepted payment methods:
– **Credit card**: payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations
– **EFT**: payment by phone — please provide your routing and account numbers
– **Cash**: accepted in person 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 over 10 lines: $12.20 per line
– Ads under 10 lines are charged the minimum of $162
– Second run date lines: $8.20 per line, starting with the first line
– Photo charges: $125 per photo per day
– For example, 2 photos published on 2 days would incur 4 photo charges totaling $500
**Deadlines:**
Please adhere strictly to the deadline times to guarantee publication on the requested day.
– Hours and deadlines are strictly enforced with no exceptions.
– Ad photos must be submitted by the stated deadline times.
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**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Unlike obituaries, memoriam submissions are remembrances of loved ones who have passed. Their rates differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more information.
For memoriam inquiries, call 651-228-5280.
**Office Hours:**
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on weekends and holidays.
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