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