Place An Obituary

Please use this form to submit an obituary notice for the News Tribune, the Puyallup Herald, or the Peninsula Gateway from the comfort of your computer. After you complete and submit this form, one of our representatives will contact you by phone to confirm information and text, and quote a rate for the obituary notice.

We recommend that you submit your information by noon to allow e-mail delivery, response, and composing time to meet the obituary deadlines. Staff is available Monday through Friday from 8AM - 4PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. TheNewsTribune.com cannot be responsible for lost or delayed e-mail.

All obituary notices in the News Tribune, the Puyallup Herald, and the Peninsula Gateway are paid notices. The cost of a notice depends entirely on the length of the notice.

There are approximately 5 words per line and heading lines count as 2 lines. To estimate the number of lines yourself, count the words in your text and divide by 5. The cost per line is $8.16 (The Sunday rate is the same as the daily rate) for the News Tribune, $3.19 for the Herald, and $1.92 for the Gateway. There is a set-up charge of $17.50 in addition to the cost of the text.
Photos publish in a standard 1-3/4 inches of space. Photos should be submitted without frames. We accept emailed photos (send to: obits@thenewstribune.com) in JPEG or TIFF format, with a minimum resolution of 175 dpi, in a file size smaller than 3mb. The cost per photo is $132.91 for the News Tribune, $47.85 for the Herald, and $30.72 for the Gateway.
All original photos submitted for publication become the property of the News Tribune. Although every effort is made to return photos in their original condition, The News Tribune cannot be responsible for lost or damaged photos.
Prepayment is required on all Obituary notices. You will be contacted by a representative to approve charges. Please have your credit card ready.
Additional copies of the issue of the News Tribune containing your obituary notice are available to customers within our normal delivery area. Please ask for details.
For notices which refer the reader to a website or email address, we require a minimum length of 18 lines, which is approximately 90 words.

Online Obituary Information

Obituary notices, including both text and photos, appear on TheNewsTribune.com and are archived indefinitely in TheNewsTribune.com's searchable database. Online guest books remain accessible for 30 days. Ask an obituary representative about guest book extensions to 1 year or permanent guest books.

Select Publications to Publish In: The News Tribune - Note: Publishes daily, deadline is 3:00pm Tuesday through Friday the day prior to publication. Deadline is 3:00pm Friday for Saturday through Monday publication.
Puyallup Herald - Note: Publishes only on Wednesdays, deadline is 4:00pm Friday
Peninsula Gateway - Note: Publishes only on Wednesdays, deadline is 12:00 noon Monday

Contact Information: Full Name: (Last, First, Middle Initial) Please do not list the deceased's information here; we cannot bill the estate
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Daytime Phone: (required)
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Billing Phone: (required)
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E-mail Address: (required)

Billing Information (only if different from Contact Information): Full Name: (Last, First, Middle Initial) Please do not list the deceased's information here; we cannot bill the estate
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Billing Phone:
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Obituary Information: First Day to Publish (mm/dd/yy):
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Last Day to Publish (mm/dd/yy):
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Full Name of deceased: (Last, First, Middle)
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Funeral home information is required for publication.
Funeral Home Name: (required)

Funeral Home Address: (required)

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Funeral Home Phone (required):

Note: Funeral home information is for our records only and will not be added to the obituary notice unless requested.

Are you going to use a photo? Yes. E-mail photo to obits@thenewstribune.com with the name of the deceased in the "Subject" line.

Obituary Text
We recommend including the following information in the text: Deceased person's age or lifespan, survivors, detailed information on the visitation, service, or interment including dates, times and locations.

Special instructions pertaining to the photo, publication dates, or other technical information about this obituary notice (this information will not be printed):

The News Tribune cannot be held responsible for omissions and errors (including incorrect dates) made by the parties submitting the notice. We will check the notice for mechanical and obvious spelling errors; we will not change spellings of proper names except at your instruction.

Please check all information for accuracy then print this form to retain for your reference. You will have opportunity to edit the text when a representative of The News Tribune calls to confirm information. To send this information, please click the "Submit" button below.