Obituary

COMMUNITY POLICY: Obituaries are published free of charge in the communities where the deceased lived and where immediate family members live.

NAME POLICY: Community Newspapers does not use courtesy titles, such as Mr., Mrs. or Dr. First and last names are required for everyone mentioned in the obituary.

PHOTO POLICY: Photos will be returned only if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

PHOTO CRITERIA: Black-and-white or color, high-quality photos of the couple may be submitted up to size 8-by-10. Vertical photos work best. We do not pay for the use of photos, nor will we publish the name of the photographer. We reserve the right not to publish a photo at the discretion of the editor.

E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS: We welcome obituaries submitted via e-mail. Type “obituary” in the subject line and send it to news@cninow.com. Photos, in .jpg format, also may be sent via e-mail, with the name of the deceased and a contact's phone number in the body of the message. We require a resolution of at least 200 dpi for photos 5-by-7 or larger or 300 dpi for smaller photos.

1.Name of deceased (include maiden name):

2.Age of deceased:

3.Birth date of deceased:

4.Date of death:

5.Cause of death (optional):

6.Community and years as a resident:

7.Former communities:

8.Funeral Home:

9.Name of spouse (note if deceased):

10.Occupation of deceased and length of career:

11.Name and community of employer(s):

12.Clubs, hobbies, religious organizations, public offices:

13.Children (include full names, spouses and communities; note if deceased):

14.Grandchildren (include full names, spouses and communities; note if deceased):

15.Great-grandchildren (include full names, spouses and communities; note if deceased):

16.Parents (include full names and communities; note if deceased):

17.Siblings (include full names, spouses and communities; note if deceased):

18.Time and date of services:

19.Location and kind of services:

20.Interment/inurnment (indicate which) location:

21.Memorials are suggested to:

22.Name of contact person (for our purposes):

23.Phone number of contact person:

24.E-mail of contact person: