Place an Obituary

Contact Times

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Weekends 12pm-5pm
*Deadline is Noon Central Time for next day publication

*Publication days are Wednesday and Saturday

Contact Information

Email: obits@austindailyherald.com
Phone: 1-507-396-4617, extension 521

How to place an obituary:  

All obituaries should be typed and emailed to us. We prefer a Word document, but if you can’t, please type the information in the body of an email. If you are using a photo please attach to the same email in a JPEG format. Email your obituary to: obits@austindailyherald.com. You will be sent a proof and guidelines for credit card payment. All obituaries must be approved and prepaid before they will publish if you are not using a local Funeral Home.

Paid Obituaries

All obituaries are paid advertisements. Obituaries are charged a base rate of $100 with 500 words or less. An additional $.153 a word will be charged for an obit over 500 words. Photos and/or a logo are $10 each. All obituaries must be able to be verified with an official source (funeral home, cremation service, death certificate, anatomy bequest program). Obituaries can run an additional time at 50 percent off (as long as it is the same text).

Death Notice

Death notices include limited information and are subject to editing to fit within our guidelines and do NOT include dates and times of service. All notices must be able to be verified with an official source (funeral home, cremation service, death certificate, anatomy bequest program). Death notices are free of charge and submitted via our submission email at: obits@austindailyherald.com

Celebration of Life/Service Announcement

Celebration of Life and Service Announcements include limited information about service times of arrangements and are subject to editing to fit within our guidelines. A Celebration of Life or Service Announcement does not include a life story and is 250 words or less. A Celebration of Life/Service Announcement costs $40 with an additional $.153 per word after 250 words and are submitted via our submission email at: obits@austindailyherald.com