Submit an Obituary or Memoriam

Obituary Submissions (for a recent passing)

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

To submit an obituary please send to obits@dailyherald.com

Please include the following with the obituary:

  • Your name, home address and phone number
  • Name and phone number of funeral home, funeral director or crematory or copy of the death certificate for death verification
  • Date(s) you wish the obituary to appear in the paper
  • All obituaries must be prepaid *

 

Submit information by 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Obituary Desk is closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

If publishing obituary with a photo:
E-mail photo as an attachment in .jpg or .tif formats, no larger than 5 mb.

*After the obituary is entered into our system, you will be sent a proof with the charges and are asked to approve and provide your credit card information.

PRICING INFORMATION:

The price for an obituary begins at $280.00, for the first 15 lines or less (approximately 35 characters per line (all letters, spaces and punctuation) – text, photo, emblems or all of the above not to exceed 15 lines) for one day, additional lines are $10.00 each for the first day. A second day is $5.00 per line, total lines. A third day or more is $2.50 per line, total lines per day. A photo is approximately 5 to 6 lines.

Charges include posting of a digital obituary on dailyherald.com with a guestbook.

Memoriam Submissions (for the anniversary of a birth or passing)

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

To submit a memoriam please send to obits@dailyherald.com

Please include the following with the memoriam

  • Your name, home address and phone number
  • Date(s) you wish the memoriam to appear in the paper
  • All memoriams must be prepaid *

Submit information by 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Obituary Desk is closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

If publishing memoriam with a photo:
E-mail photo as an attachment in .jpg or .tif formats, no larger than 5 mb.

*After the memoriam is entered into our system, you will be sent a proof with the charges and are asked to approve and provide your credit card information.

PRICING INFORMATION:

The price for a memoriam is a $42 flat fee plus $4.50 per line (approximately 35 characters per line including spaces and punctuation) for one day. A second day or more is $2.25 per line per day. A photo is $10 additional.

Charges include posting of a digital memoriam on dailyherald.com with a guestbook.