To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to . There is no option to place them 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, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification: 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 be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies: Verification of Death: In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased 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 their limited weekend hours. A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary. Guestbook and Outside Websites: We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a 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 review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear. Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day's deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing. Online: All obituaries appear on TwinCities.com with a permanent online guestbook presence. If you wish to have the online presence removed, you can contact us to remove the guestbook online. Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions. Payment Procedure: Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number. Cash: Accepted at our FRONT COUNTER Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 3:30PM Rates: The minimum charge is $162 for the first 10 lines. Every line after the first 10 is $12.20. If the ad is under 10 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. On a second run date, the lines are $8.20 per line, starting w/ the first line. For example: if first run date was 20 lines the cost would be $164. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines: Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. Deadline (no exceptions) MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more memoriam information Please call 651-228-5280 for more information. HOURS: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS) Please submit your memoriam ad to or call 651-228-5280.
W. BRUCE CAMERON: Bestselling author of "A Dog's Purpose" and other dog-related stories introduces "Ripley: Fire Station Five," about the border collie puppy who is smart, fast and brave and believes he was born to lend a helping hand. He thinks he would be a perfect fit at the fire station. Free. Registration encouraged: redballoonbookshop.com/event . 6 p.m. Monday, Red Balloon, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.
Teacher at the New School University in New York City, who has published widely on the work of Minnesotans F. Scott Fitzgerald and Bob Dylan, gives Friends of the St. Paul Public Library's McDermott Lecture titled "I want to write something new — something extraordinary" — a quote from St. Paul native Fitzgerald about his novel "The Great Gatsby," which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2025. Free. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Highland Park Community Center, 1974 Ford Parkway, St. Paul. Livestream is available. Information at thefrriends.org/event/ .
JASMINE GUILLORY: Club Book, presented by Metropolitan Library Service Agency, hosts the author of "Drunk on Love." Free. Virtual event. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Go to clubbook.org/authors/ .
KYLE MANLEY: Introduces "Skipper Finds Home." 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Ave., White Bear Lake.
PHILIP METRES: University of Minnesota Edelstein-Keller Vising Writer series hosts poet and author of 12 books, winner of the International Peace Writing Award for "Behind the Lines: War Resistance Poetry on the American Homefront Since 1941." Free. 7 p.m. Thursday, Pillsbury Hall, 310 Pillsbury Dr. S.E., Mpls.
PATRICK NESS: Bestselling author of "A Monster Calls" (made into a film) introduces "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody," a story for middle-grade readers that explores stereotypes, including what it means to be a hero, in a reptilian take on surviving school. In conversation with Nina Hamza. Minnesota physician and author of "Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year." Free, registration encouraged at redballoonbookshop.com/event/ . 6 p.m. Wednesday, Red Balloon 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul.
JEFF OLSON: Minnesotan presents "Kindred Spirits: The Story of the Extraordinary Nature Conservation of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir," about the beginnings of nature conservation in America in the Golden Age from 1889 to 1909, comparing the two giant naturalist leaders, kindred spirits Muir and Roosevelt, their strong similarities and many differences in family, upbringing, education, religion, personalities, naturalist knowledge, passion for nature, adventure risks and styles of leadership. Olson is former president of Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota, a commissioner of the Three Rivers Park District and board member of Fort Snelling State Park Association. In conversation with Jayson Sandeen, 32-year educator and coach at Eden Prairie High School teaching environmental science and biology. 7 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
REBECCA SPIEGEL: Milkweed Editions author discusses "Without Her: A Chronicle of Grief and Love," in which she embarks on a search for answers as to why her sister killed herself. In conversation with Chris Stedman, writer, activist and professor. Free. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Milkweed Books in the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Mpls.
ANDREA SWENSSON: Discusses "Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs, and Salvation of Cornbread Harris," in conversation with music journalist Jim Walsh. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.
