Newspaper Obituary Information
A newspaper notice is still how many people in Palm Beach County learn that someone has died, particularly older friends, former coworkers, and neighbors who are not online. Two papers cover our area, and each has its own format, deadlines, and rates. We can submit a notice on your behalf, or you can place one yourself. Call us at (561) 557-4739 and we will quote you the current pricing for either paper and help you word the notice.
What Goes Into a Notice
A short notice normally carries the name and age of your loved one, the date of death, their city of residence, the date of the funeral service, and the name of the funeral home handling the arrangements. That is the least expensive option and it covers the essentials.
A fuller notice lets you write about the person, list surviving family, and include a photograph. Both papers charge by the line, so length drives the cost, and adding a photograph carries an extra charge. If you run the notice for more than one day, the days after the first are discounted.
The Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post
The Sun Sentinel circulates in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties. You can place a notice yourself at placeanad.sun-sentinel.com/obituary, where you can add a photograph, watch your line count as you type, see the pricing, and pay for the ad. Their deadline is 4 p.m. the day before you want the notice to run.
The Palm Beach Post circulates in Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. We can submit a short notice to them on behalf of any family we serve, or a longer personal notice with a photograph if you prefer. Their deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication.
Your Online Obituary Is Included
Every family we serve gets a customized online obituary page on this website at no extra cost, regardless of which service you choose. There is no line limit and no charge per photograph.
Friends can leave condolences, share their own memories, upload photos, light a candle, and order flowers straight from the page. Service dates and times are posted there too, so you can share one link instead of repeating the details to everyone who calls. Many families place a short, inexpensive newspaper notice and point people to the online obituary for everything else.
