To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to [email protected]. There is currently no option to place obituaries through our website. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions.
**General Information:**
– Your full name
– Address (City, State, Zip Code)
– Phone number
– An alternate phone number (if any)
**Obituary Specifications:**
– Name of Deceased
– Obituary Text
– A photo in JPEG or PDF format is preferable; TIF and other files are accepted. We will contact you if there are any issues with the photo.
– Ad Run Dates
There is a discount for running the obituary more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days to qualify for the discount. Contact us for more information.
**Policies:**
Verification of Death is required to publish obituaries. A name and phone number of the funeral home or cremation society handling the arrangements must be provided. We will contact them during business hours to verify the death.
If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time for contact, especially during limited weekend hours.
A death certificate can also be provided for verification—only one of these two options is necessary.
**Guestbook and Outside Websites:**
We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when publishing an obituary in print and online. Instead, we may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact. Contact us with any questions regarding this matter.
**Obituary Process:**
Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication. This proof includes the price and scheduled days of appearance. Please review the proof carefully and notify us of any errors or changes before the obituary appears in the Pioneer Press, according to each day’s deadlines.
After publication, we are not responsible for errors that occur after final proofing. Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk—call us for further questions.
**Payment Procedure:**
Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the specified deadline. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received and approved the proof.
– Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations
– EFT: Payment by phone by providing routing number and account number
**Rates:**
– Minimum charge: $162 for the first 12 lines
– Additional lines: $12 per line after the first 12
– Ads under 12 lines are charged the minimum of $162
– Obituaries over 40 lines receive a 7.5% discount per line
– Second run date: 20% discount off both placements
– Place three obituaries and the third placement is free
– Each photo published: $125 per day (e.g., 2 photos on 2 days = 4 photo charges totaling $500)
**Deadlines:**
Please follow the deadline times strictly to ensure your obituary is published on the requested day. (Specific deadline details omitted here—you may contact the obituary desk for these.)
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**MEMORIAM (Non-Obituary) Requests**
Unlike obituaries, memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. Rates differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more information.
– Phone: 651-228-5280
– Email: [email protected]
– Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Closed weekends and holidays)
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**Wild Rookie Jesper Wallstedt’s Nickname and Celebration Draw Attention**
Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt experienced a unique moment when he saw his nickname and image emblazoned on T-shirts in the team’s locker room before a Friday game against the Colorado Avalanche. Each locker stall featured a shirt bearing the words “The Wall of St. Paul” alongside an illustration of Wallstedt’s signature postgame celebration—a combination of a fist pump and a stick-thrust reminiscent of a fencer’s stance.
After the Wild’s 3-2 shootout win, which improved Wallstedt’s record to 7-0-2, he shared that although he knew about the shirts from social media tags, he was surprised to see them in the locker room. “I saw it on Instagram or something, I got tagged in it, I think. And I thought it looked sick,” Wallstedt said. “And then I definitely did not expect it to be in the locker room. Kind of a weird feeling.” He also recounted asking teammate Joel Eriksson Ek if he should wear the shirt or if that’d be weird—and ended up not wearing it.
Given Wallstedt’s strong performance and growing reputation as an NHL rookie of the year candidate, the shirts are likely to be a popular holiday gift among Minnesota hockey fans. Wild coach John Hynes said, “I saw all the T-shirts around, but I’m going to have to get one. I didn’t get one before the game but maybe now.”
However, not all reactions were positive. Avalanche radio announcer Conor McGahey criticized Wallstedt’s celebration on Altitude Sports Radio, saying, “He celebrates like he’s won the Stanley Cup… He has not.” He later tweeted the celebration was “a little much,” sparking debate among fans divided by geography.
Wallstedt said the origin of the celebration is unclear but that fans can expect to see it continue as long as he keeps winning. “I think I’ve kind of seen it probably when I was younger in the NHL or somewhere else,” he noted. “I thought it looked cool. I don’t think a lot of other goalies do it right now, so maybe it’s my thing right now.”
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**Williamson Remembered as Team USA Alumni Gather in St. Paul**
Less than a month before the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship returns to the Twin Cities for the first time since 1982, the Minnesota Wild celebrated Team USA Night at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. Fans could purchase special ticket packages including replicas of defenseman Zeev Buium’s Team USA jersey from last season’s gold-medal World Juniors team.
At the Wild’s team offices next to the arena, dozens of USA Hockey alumni from past Olympics and World Junior Championships gathered to share stories and promote the upcoming 2026 games, scheduled in St. Paul and Minneapolis starting December 26.
Lou Nanne welcomed the players and honored Murray Williamson, a former Gophers standout who coached Team USA in two Olympics and helped launch the first World Junior tournament 50 years ago. Williamson passed away on September 15 at age 91. Nanne noted Williamson was eagerly anticipating the 2026 tournament and praised the alumni for laying the foundation for consecutive American gold medals.
“Today’s players stand on the shoulders of all of you here tonight, and the others you played alongside,” Nanne said. “We want to thank you for being a part of USA Hockey and being here tonight.”
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