Place an Obituary

When placing an Obituary:

First, and foremost, please accept our condolences at this difficult time.

For all publications, we highly recommend letting whatever funeral home assisting you with arrangements, do it for you. Most funeral homes will offer this service, often with no additional cost to you. If you are questioning the price a funeral home has quoted for an obituary, it is in most cases accurate, and will likely cost the same if you place it privately.

However, if the funeral home does not offer such a service, you may submit an obituary to any of our newspapers, preferably via email. Please include your name, home address and phone number. Obituaries MUST be verified by a death certificate, or by providing the funeral home or cremation service information for confirmation of passing. Charges for obituaries will be provided after submission and review by our staff. Out-of-state funeral homes and private party submissions will require credit card payment before the obituary will be printed.

We do not take obituaries over the phone or accept obituaries submitted in hard-written form.

OBITUARIES IN THE DAILY PAPERS

Augusta Kennebec Journal: kjobits@centralmaine.com

Waterville Morning Sentinel: msobits@centralmaine.com

Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram: obits@pressherald.com

Lewiston Sun Journal: obits@sunjournal.com

Brunswick Times Record: obits@timesrecord.com

Questions regarding obituaries in our daily publications above can be answered by calling 207-791-6191 during our regular business hours, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. We are closed on Sundays and major holidays.

Walk-in submissions are also welcome – Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the following address for any of our daily newspapers. (A phone call in advance of your arrival is appreciated, but not necessary: 207-791-6191.)

295 Gannett Dr.
South Portland, Maine 04106

OBITUARIES IN THE WEEKLY PAPERS
please use the following email addresses and/or phone numbers:

Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier or Kennebunk Post: Contact: David Clark: 207-780-9002; dclark@masthead.me

South Portland – Cape Elizabeth Sentry: Contact obits@inthesentry.com

Scarborough Leader: Contact obits@scarboroughleader.com

Northern/Portland/Southern/Coastal Journal Forecaster, Lakes Region Weekly and American Journal – Deane Porter; 207-887-1193; dporter@theforecaster.net

Advertiser Democrat, (207) 743-7011, obits@advertiserdemocrat.com

The Bethel Citizen, (207) 824-2444, obits@bethelcitizen.com

The Franklin Journal, (207) 778-2075, obits@thefranklinjournal.com

Livermore Falls Advertiser, (207) 780-2075, obits@thefranklinjournal.com

The Rangeley Highlander
, (207) 864-3756, obits@therangeleyhighlander.com

Rumford Falls Times, (207) 364-7893, ntheriault@rumfordfallstimes.com

IN MEMORIAMS FOR ALL PAPERS

In Memoriams for the Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel – Michael Ringer II 207-861-9150; mringer@metln.org

In Memoriams for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and the weekly papers can be submitted to the information listed above.

In Memoriams for the Times Record – 207-729-3311 or email classified@timesrecord.com

In Memoriams for the Sun Journal – 207-784-5411; class@sunjournal.com