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Email: kgobits@kalamazoogazette.com

OBITUARY INFORMATION
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To place an obituary you may call 269-381-5100. A schedule is emailed to all local funeral homes. If you are not on this list and wish to be, please call: 616-222-5696.

Obituary deadlines are as follows:
NOTE: ***Holiday deadlines are subject to change***

 

 


Publication Day Deadline

Sunday Saturday, 2:00 PM
Monday Sunday, 3:00 PM
Tuesday Monday, 5:00 PM
Wednesday Tuesday, 5:00 PM
Thursday Wednesday, 5:00 PM
Friday Thursday, 5:00 PM
Saturday Friday, 5:00 PM

• Prices are approximately $20.50 per column inch; there is approx. 14-lines/inch
• Color photos are approximately $40
• Black and white photos are approximately $30
• Flags denoting military service are approximately $4.50


If you are a private party submitting an obituary request, please provide us with the following information:


•YOUR name
•YOUR Phone number
•YOUR Billing address (city, state, zip)
• Requested run date


We must verify the death before publication, therefore we also need the NAME AND PHONE NUMBER of the funeral home/cremation society who is handling/or has already handled the arrangements. Private party obituaries/in memoriams must be PRE-PAID.


All obituaries run online at www.mlive.com/deathnotices unless otherwise specified. They appear online for 6 months. They also feature Guest Books for comments.