The Cortland Standard only accepts obituaries placed through funeral homes.
Effective June 1, 2018, all obituaries are subject to a $15 base fee plus 75 cents per word.
The headline is not included in the word count.
A standard-size photo of the deceased (1×1.5”) costs $25. Non-standard size pictures costs $35.
Only e-mailed submissions are accepted. The email address is obits@cortlandstandard.com.
MS Word documents are preferred.
The deadline for submission is 12 p.m. the day before you would like the obituary to run. A $50 late fee will be applied to obituaries received after noon, with a final cutoff of 3 p.m. for the next day's publication.
Please direct any questions to the Business Office at 607-756-5665, ext. 140.
The Cortland Standard reserves the right to edit obituaries for style and content.
The newspaper also runs death notices, which are free; however, they include only the name, age and residence of the deceased, along with funeral and burial information.
