To place an obituary with the Pioneer Press, please email the required information to [email protected]. Obituaries cannot be submitted 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
– An alternate phone number (if available)

**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, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is included, it must be used on all run dates 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 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 this, especially during limited weekend hours.

Alternatively, a death certificate can be submitted for verification. Only one of these two options is needed.

*Guestbook and Outside Websites:*
We are not permitted to reference other media sources, guestbooks, or obituaries placed elsewhere when publishing in print and online. However, we may include a website for the funeral home or a family email for contact purposes. Contact us if you have questions about this policy.

**Obituary Process:**
Once your submission is complete, we will fax or email a proof for your review prior to publication. The proof will include the price and scheduled dates of publication.

Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the obituary appears in the Pioneer Press, as we cannot be responsible for errors after final proofing.

For online obituary changes after publication, please contact the obituary desk.

**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices before the specified publication deadline. After you receive and approve the proof, please call 651-228-5263 to provide your payment information.

Accepted payment methods:
– Credit Card: payment accepted by phone only, complying with PCI regulations
– EFT: payment by phone; you will need 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 line after the first 10 costs $12.20
– Ads under 10 lines are charged the minimum $162 rate
– On a second run date, lines are $8.20 each, starting with the first line

*Example:*
For a first run of 20 lines, the cost is $164.

– Each photo published costs $125 per day.
*Example:* Two photos published on two days would result in 4 photo charges totaling $500.

**Deadlines:**
Please adhere strictly to the following deadlines to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day:

– Ad and photo submissions must be received by the specified deadline times (no exceptions).

**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one and differ in rates from obituaries. For more information, please call 651-228-5280 or email us.

**Office Hours:**
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on weekends and holidays.
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