When you send us an email requesting an obituary be printed in one or more of our papers, we will set it up in our system, then send you back a proof of what it will look like, along with a price quote. We will work with you at that time to make any changes necessary so that the look and price of the obituary are acceptable to you. The obituary will not print unless it is paid for before the deadline for the date it is set to print. When working with you through email, we will give you our phone number, which you may call to provide credit or debit card information for payment. Once you have paid for your obituary, we will send you a receipt, and you can expect to see it in the edition of the paper(s) you chose, and in the associated online e-edition.
PRICING
STANDARD OBITUARIES: If you would just like a price quote of your obituary, and aren’t set on printing with us quite yet, please email us the exact text at OUR OBIT SITE. Let us know that you are only looking for a quote, and mention whether you think you’ll be including a photo or logo, and how many newspapers you’re thinking of printing the obituary. We will be able to provide you an exact price quote for what you give us.
STANDARD OBITUARIES are $11.80 per column inch plus $6 per photo per publication. The minimum fee is $85.
DISPLAY OBITUARIES: Below you will find some sample DISPLAY OBITUARY TEMPLATES. There are two size options 3″x 5″ or 6″x 5″. There are also four regional groups of newspapers available to choose from for this program. The associated pricing is listed below.
- GREATER ELKHORN, DELAVAN, LAKE GENEVA MARKET INCLUDES: HI-LITER, Delavan Enterprise, Elkhorn Independent, East Troy News & Times, Walworth Fontana Williams Bay Times, Geneva Lakes Area Beacon, Whitewater Register & Palmyra Eagle Enterprise 50,000+ readers, 5” x 5” $585 / 10” x 5” $759
- GREATER BURLINGTON, WATERFORD, MUKWONAGO MARKET INCLUDES: HI-LITER, Burlington Standard Press, Waterford Post, Mukwonago Times, Westine Report, Westosha/ Paddock Lake/Salem Report & Twin Lakes Report 50,000+ readers, 5” x 5” $585 / 10” x 5” $810
- SUBURBAN CHICAGO / GREATER ELMHURST, LOMBARD, VILLA PARK, ADDISON AND BENSENVILLE IL MARKET INCLUDES: Bensenville Independent, Elmhurst Independent, Lombardian, Villa Park Review, Addison Independent 25,000+ readers, 5” x 5” $251 / 10” x 5” $347
- NORTHERN IL MARKET INCLUDES: Illinois Hi-Liter, The Shopper, The Rockford Journal, The Post Journal (Loves Park, Machesney Park), The Gazette (Pecatonica, Seward, Winnebago, Durand, Davis), Tempo (Byron, Stillman Valley, Ogle County), The Herald (Rockton, Roscoe, South Beloit, Shirland), The Scoop Today (Jo Daviess County), Shopper’s Guide (Stephenson County), Belvidere Republican, Independent-Register Shopping News (Brodhead, Albany, Juda, Orfordville, Rock & Green counties), The Clinton Topper 37,500+ readers, 5” x 5” $722 / 10” x 5” $930
