To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to [email protected]. 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
– An 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 appear on 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 arrangements is required.
– We must contact the funeral home/cremation society during their business hours to verify the death.
– If the 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 verification; only one of these two options is necessary.

**Guestbook and Outside Websites:**
We are not allowed to reference other media sources, guestbooks, or obituaries placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for the funeral home or a family email for contact instead. Contact us with any questions regarding this matter.

**Obituary Process:**
– Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for your review prior to publication.
– This proof includes the price and scheduled days the notice will appear.
– Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before publication deadlines.
– After publication, we are not responsible for errors that occur following final proofing.

**Online:**
Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with any questions.

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

– **Credit Card:** Payments accepted by phone only due to PCI regulations.
– **EFT:** Check by phone; provide routing and account number.
– **Cash:** Accepted at our front counter Monday–Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

**Rates:**
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Every line after the first 10 costs $12.20.
– Ads under 10 lines will be charged the minimum $162.
– On a second run date, lines are $8.20 per line, starting with the first line. For example, a first run of 20 lines would cost $164.
– Each photo published is $125 per day. For example, 2 photos published over 2 days would cost $500.

**Deadlines:**
Please follow deadline times carefully to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day.

**Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:**
Unlike obituaries, memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. Rates differ from obituaries. Please call or email for more information.

– Contact the memoriam desk at 651-228-5280
– Submit memoriam ads to [email protected]

**Hours:**
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Closed Weekends and Holidays)

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