To place an obituary with the Pioneer Press, please email the required information to obits@pioneerpress.com. Note that obituary submissions cannot be placed 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 applicable)

### Obituary Specifications:
– Name of the deceased
– Obituary text
– A photo in JPEG or PDF format is preferred; TIF and other file types are also 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, but this must be scheduled at the time of the first run. If a photo is included, it must be used on both days to qualify for the discount. Contact us for more information.)

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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. The funeral home or society must be contacted 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 must be provided for verification. Please allow sufficient time, especially during limited weekend hours.
– Alternatively, a death certificate may be submitted for verification. Only one verification method is necessary.

**Guestbook and Outside Websites**
We are not permitted to reference other media sources, guestbooks, or external obituary postings in the print or online obituary. However, we may include a funeral home website or a family email address for contact purposes. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this policy.

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### Obituary Process:
After submission, we will send you a proof of the obituary by fax or email for review before publication. The proof will include pricing and scheduled run dates.
– Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the deadlines.
– Once the notice has been published, we cannot be responsible for errors that occur after final proofing.
– Changes to an online obituary can be facilitated through the obituary desk. Contact us for assistance.

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### Payment Procedures:
Pre-payment is required before publication and must be made by the deadline listed in our schedule.
– Please call 651-228-5263 to provide payment information after you have reviewed and approved the proof.
– Payments accepted:
– Credit Card (by phone only, due to PCI regulations)
– EFT (check by phone; provide routing and account numbers)
– Cash (accepted in person at our front counter, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–3:30 PM)

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### Rates:
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 10 lines.
– Each additional line after the first 10: $12.20 per line.
– Ads under 10 lines are charged the minimum of $162.
– For second run dates, the cost is $8.20 per line, starting from the first line.
– Example: A 20-line first run costs $164; subsequent runs are billed at the lower per-line rate.
– Each published photo is $125 per day.
– Example: Two photos in the paper over two days would incur 4 photo charges totaling $500.

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### Deadlines:
Please ensure your submission meets the following deadlines to guarantee publication on the requested date:

– Ads and photos must be submitted by the posted deadline hours (no exceptions).

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

Contact number for memoriam inquiries: 651-228-5280

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### Office Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Closed weekends and holidays)

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For further assistance, please contact the obituary desk at 651-228-5263 or email obits@pioneerpress.com.
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