To publish an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in your email and send it to obituaries@pioneerpress.com. It cannot be published through our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263.
General information:
Name, address (city, state, zip code), phone number, alternate phone number (if available)
Obituary Specifications:
The name of the deceased, obituary text and photo are preferably in JPEG or PDF file format, but TIF and other files are also accepted. We will contact you if there is an issue with the photo. Advertisement Run Dates Discounts are available for multi-day runs, but must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used on both days for the discount to apply. Contact us for more information.
policy:
Confirmation of death:
The name and phone number of the funeral home/cremation association is required to post the obituary. The funeral home/cremation association must be contacted during business hours to verify the death. If the deceased’s body has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomical Bequest Program or similar program, a phone number is required for verification.
Be sure to allow plenty of time to contact them, especially if they have limited opening hours on weekends.
A death certificate is also accepted for this purpose, but only one of these two options is required.
Guestbooks and external websites:
When posting obituaries in print or online, it is not permitted to reference other media sources in the obituary book or elsewhere. Instead, you may include the funeral home website and/or email addresses for family contacts. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us.
Obituary Procedures:
Once submitted, you will receive a fax or email proof for you to review before it is published in the newspaper, showing the price of your ad and the date it will appear.
Please review your proofs carefully: based on daily deadlines, you should be notified of errors or changes before your notice appears in Pioneer Press.
We cannot be held responsible for errors that occur after publication and final proofreading.
online:
All obituaries are posted on TwinCities.com and remain permanently in our online guestbook. If you would like to have your online listing removed, please contact us and we will remove it from your online guestbook. Changes to online obituaries can be made by the Obituary Desk. Please call us with any questions.
Payment instructions:
All obituaries require prepayment prior to publication by the deadline specified in the deadline schedule below. After you have received your proof and approved the content, please call us at 651-228-5263 with your payment information.
Credit Cards: Due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations, we only accept payments over the phone.
EFT: Please call to confirm. Enter your routing number and account number.
Cash: We accept payments at the front counter from Monday to Friday, 8am to 3:30pm.
Fee:
The minimum charge for the first 10 lines is $162. Each line after the first 10 is $12.20. If you have less than 10 lines of advertising, you will be charged the minimum charge of $162. On the second day of the run, it is $8.20 per line starting from the first line. For example, if your first day of run has 20 lines, the charge will be $164. The charge per photo published is $125 per day. For example, if two photos are published in the newspaper on two days, the charge for four photos would be $500.
deadline:
Please adhere to deadlines to ensure your obituary is published on the desired date.
Opening times
Deadline (No Exceptions)
advertisement
photograph
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Published the next day
Obituary details and payment must be received by 4:30pm on the day of the event.
Please change it by 5pm
Please receive your photos by 4:30pm
Saturday
10:00am – 2:00pm
Sunday Publications
Obituary details and payment must be received by 1.30pm on the day of the service.
Please change it by 2pm
Please receive your photos by 1:30pm
Sunday
12:00PM – 3:00PM
Monday Publication
Obituary content, payment and final changes must be received by 2:30pm on the day.
Please receive your photos by 2:30pm
Memorial (non-obituary) requests
Unlike an obituary, an obituary is a memorial to a loved one who has passed away. Obituaries are priced differently than obituaries.
For more information regarding memorials please call or email us.
For more information, call 651-228-5280.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm (closed on weekends and holidays)
Memorial advertisements may be sent to memorials@pioneerpress.com or call 651-228-5280.
