ATTENTION: If you are using or planning to use a funeral home within The News-Gazette's publication area in East Central Illinois, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE PUBLIC SUBMISSION FORM without first contacting the funeral home. Many have their own accounts with the paper, and this will streamline the verification and payment processes.

Also, when providing information to verify a death outside of our publication area, please include a funeral home name and website when possible. These can both be entered either in the "Contact Person:" field under "Verification" or in the notes section at the bottom of the form.

In addition, The News-Gazette does not publish on Mondays, so please do not choose that day when submitting. Any obits submitted for publication on a Monday will be moved to the next Tuesday.

FUNERAL HOMES: If you have an account with The News-Gazette, please make sure to enter all obits through that account whenever possible. If you are having problems with your account or need to make adjustments, please contact Managing Editor Niko Dugan at obitgroup@news-gazette.com.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Submit a New Obituary

How it works

After filling out the following form, providing all the necessary information, including death verification, the obituary will be submitted for review. Our staff will review the obituary and, if any problems are found, contact you via phone or email.

After passing review, you will receive an email showing you how to pay for the obituary by credit card. Without payment, the obituary will not be approved for publication. At any time, you can email obitgroup@news-gazette.com with any questions or with problems concerning this form.

Obituary Information

First Name:

Last Name:

Was the deceased a veteran?:

Dateline:

A dateline is the city where the person lived or formerly lived.

Residence:

Formerly of:

Age:

Date of death:

Time of death:

Publish On:

Obituary must be verified by staff and paid for prior to 3PM CT on the day before the requested publication date.

Submit a Photo:

We request you submit a headshot of the deceased, at the highest resolution possible.

(Photographs are $40 each.)

Obituary Notice:

Cost:

$ (click in box to recalculate)

Price is only an estimate. Final price will be determined after review.

Purchase a Second Publication Day for $0

You can purchase an additional publication date for half the price of the original publication date. Please add the repeat date using the selector.

Second Publication Date:

Verification

We need to verify all deaths. This may be done by uploading a death certificate or by providing us with the contact information so we can verify by phone. Once verified you will receive an email to continue to the payment page for this obituary.

Contact Person:

Type:

Phone:

Billing Information

Name:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Phone Number:

Contact Person:

Email:

Add a note about this obituary

(Not used for publication)

I agree to the following

By clicking submit for review, you understand you are submitting this obituary for publication in the Champaign, IL based News-Gazette print and digital newspaper. Publication dates requested on the obituary may or may not be available, depending on verification time and the time this obituary is submitted. You also understand the price may change depending on edits and any additional information that needs to be added to the obituary. You will not be charged until you can review the obituary at which time payment is due. You also understand that obituaries without payment will not be processed, published, or put online. Please call 217-351-5252 with any questions regarding this process.