Death notice: a paid announcement in a newspaper that gives the name of the person who died and details of the funeral or memorial service, as well as where donations can be made. Obituary: an article written by the newspaper’s staff offering a detailed biography of the person who died.

For more information, visit http://placeanad.latimes.com/obituaries. Visit the online Obituary section for the Los Angeles Times. Do you have questions about how to write an obituary?

To submit a death notice to a newspaper you can go to the paper’s website and follow the instructions there, or you can go to Legacy.com and find a link to the newspaper’s death notice submission page there. To submit an obituary online, use our resource Guide: Filing a Death Notice or Obituary.

There are a variety of publications where you can post an obituary for your loved ones, including:

• Local newspapers.
• National newspapers.
• Funeral home website.
• Obituary websites.
• Community publications.
• Industry publications.
• Church or religious publications.
• Church website.

How to Write a Great Obituary

1. Announce the death. Start off the obituary by announcing the death of the loved one.
2. Provide general biographical information.
3. Make it personal.
4. Listing the family members.
5. Funeral information.
6. Review for mistakes.

You can check the following places, most of which allow free online obituary publishing:

1. Newspapers.
2. Funeral home websites.
3. Churches.
4. Community resources or organizations.
5. Online obituary websites or other online publications.
6. Social media platforms.

An average obituary can easily be $200.00-500.00. Costs vary by publication. Newspapers charge by the line and can average $450 for a complete obituary. The average obituary cost begins at $200.00 and increases due to the amount of content, including a photograph and the length of the obituary.

Minimum Obituaries are one column wide by four inches deep (about 30 words with a photo or 120 words without a photo) for $229.00. Obituaries exceeding four inches, price at $100 per column inch. There are approximately 30 words in a column inch.

The price for an obituary in The Arizona Republic starts at $4.00 per line for the first day. If you purchase additional publication days, you qualify for a 35% discount (as long as you purchase them at the time you’re submitting the first obituary). Photos can be added for an additional undisclosed fee.

How to place an obituary in Los Angeles Times. For information on submitting an obituary, please contact The Los Angeles Times by phone at 800-234-4444; e-mail [email protected]

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Most articles are about 750 words in length, though some are shorter, and on Sundays we can sometimes run pieces as long as 1,200 words. Submissions must be sent by e-mail to [email protected]