The Bismarck Tribune runs two types of obituaries. A paid and a free version.

A paid obituary is $9 per column inch. It can include just about anything, including a photo. There is also a $5 fee and for this the family receives 10 copies of the newspaper. Please include a billing address and a phone number in case there are questions. (For example: when accounting measures the column and it’s 8 inches, they take this times $9 plus the $13 fee. So the total cost would be $85). If you would like to run the obituary more than once, the fees are as follows: second run, $4 per inch; and third run, $3 per inch.

A free obituary would include the person’s name, age, hometown, if they are formerly from this area, when and where they died, when and where services and burial are (even if they are past) and a list of the immediate family survivors which includes spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, and where they are from, and the number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; but would not list in-laws or other relatives.

Please e-mail us or call 250-8240 or 1-888-313-2240 with your preference. If you want the paid obituary, we can call with the exact amount after publication. E-mail address is obits@bismarcktribune.com.

Deadline each day is 5:30 p.m. central time.