To place an obituary in the Pioneer Press, please email the required information 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.
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### 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 (preferably in JPEG or PDF format; 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 an obituary more than one day. To receive the discount, please schedule additional runs at the time of the first run date. If a photo is included, it must be used on all days for the discount to apply. Contact us for more details.
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### 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 to verify the death. We will contact them during their business hours.
– If the deceased’s body was donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program (or a similar program), please provide their contact information for verification.
– A death certificate is an acceptable alternative for verification, but only one form of verification is necessary.
– Please allow enough time for us to contact the appropriate party, especially during limited weekend hours.
**Guestbook and Outside Websites:**
We do not allow references to guestbooks or obituaries placed elsewhere in print or online obituaries. However, we may include a funeral home website or a family email contact. Please contact us with any questions regarding this policy.
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### Obituary Process:
Once your submission is complete, we will send a proof by fax or email for your review before publication. The proof will include the price and scheduled run dates. Please review it carefully.
– Notify us of any errors or changes before the obituary appears in the Pioneer Press, following daily deadlines.
– We are not responsible for errors that occur after final proof approval.
**Online Changes:**
Changes to online obituaries can be handled by contacting our obituary desk.
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### Payment Procedure:
Pre-payment is required before publication and must be made after you receive and approve the proof.
**Payment Methods:**
– Credit Card: Accepted by phone only (due to PCI compliance).
– EFT: Provide routing and account numbers over the phone.
– Cash: Accepted in person at our front counter Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Call 651-228-5263 with your payment information once you approve the proof.
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### Rates:
– Minimum charge is $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Each additional line after the first 10 is $12.20.
– Ads under 10 lines are charged the minimum of $162.
– On a second run date, lines are charged at $8.20 per line, starting with the first line.
*Example:* If the first run date has 20 lines, the cost would be $164.
– Each photo published costs $125 per day.
*Example:* Publishing 2 photos on 2 days results in 4 photo charges totaling $500.
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### Deadlines:
Please follow the daily deadlines to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day.
– Hours and specific deadlines are firm with no exceptions.
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### Memoriam (Non-Obituary) Requests:
A Memoriam ad is a remembrance of a loved one who has passed but differs from an obituary. Rates also differ.
For more information, please call 651-228-5280 or email [email protected].
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**Office Hours:**
Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Closed weekends and holidays)
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