Obituary & In Memoriam advertising contacts:

Statewide (877) 253-4113	The Ann Arbor News (734) 623-4610 Fax: (616) 647-4603 aaobits@mlive.com
The Bay City Times (989) 894-2404 Fax: (616) 647-4603 bcobits@mlive.com	The Flint Journal (810) 767-0690 Fax: (616) 647-4603 flobits@mlive.com
The Grand Rapids Press (616) 222-5696 Fax: (616) 647-4603 grobits@mlive.com	Jackson Citizen Patriot 734-623-4610 Fax: (616) 647-4603 jaobits@mlive.com
Kalamazoo Gazette 269-381-5100 Fax: (616) 647-4603 kaobits@mlive.com	Muskegon Chronicle (877) 253-4113 Fax: (616) 647-4603 muobits@mlive.com
The Saginaw News (989) 776-9634 Fax: (616) 647-4603 saobits@mlive.com	Detroit, Lansing and other markets (877) 253-4113 Fax: (616) 647-4603 obitads@mlive.com

If you are a private party (not a funeral home) submitting a prepaid obituary, please provide us with the following information:

• YOUR name?
• YOUR telephone number?
• YOUR billing address (including city, state, zip)
• REQUESTED publication date
• Funeral Home/Cremation Society contact information
• Next of Kin's name and phone number

All private party obituaries are prepaid. A representative must verify the death prior to publication; therefore, we also need the name and phone number of the funeral home or cremation society handling the arrangements. We also need approval from the next of kin prior to publication. If the person submitting the obituary is not the next of kin (or power of attorney), we will need the next of kin's name and phone number to verbally verify permission. Next of kin is considered a spouse, sibling, adult child, or parent.

All obituaries run online at www.mlive.com/obituaries unless otherwise specified. They appear online for one year; they also feature Guest Books for comments.