Obituary policy

Free Press Publishing newspapers accept paid death notices and paid obituaries.

Death notices cost $20 and may include name, age, date and location of death. The base cost for obituaries is $100 for up to 450 words and one black-and-white, one-column photograph. Obituaries of 451-700 words cost $150, including one photo. For obituaries exceeding 700 words, there is a $50 charge for up to an additional 250 words.

Additional one-column photographs cost $10 each.

Obituaries are paid biographies. As such, they should tell the life story of the deceased.

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