Obituaries in Neptune, NJ | Asbury Park Press (2024)

FAQs

What is the app for local obituaries? ›

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

Legacy.com is a United States-based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths.

In NJ, there is no legal mandate to publish an obituary in a newspaper when someone dies.

Placing an obituary in the Asbury Park Press starts at $87.00.

Obituaries and death notices can be published by alumni organizations, religious or community institutions, and professional organizations, or online.

There could be several reasons why you're having difficulty finding an obituary. The person you're looking for may not have had an obituary, the newspaper that published it could have gone out of business, or it could have never been saved or digitized.

When writing an obituary, leave out details that could be used for identity theft, such as the deceased's date and place of birth, middle name, maiden name and mother's maiden name. And don't include the deceased's home address.

Can you be buried without a casket in New Jersey? ›

No law requires a casket for burial. However, you should check with the cemetery; it may have rules requiring a certain type of container.

There are no New Jersey state laws controlling where you may keep or scatter ashes.

Publishing an obituary in the newspaper is expensive because of the limited space papers have. Newspapers value every inch of each page, so they must charge to use that limited space for an obituary.

Obituaries are not required by law , so the deceased's family might have chosen to forego publishing one. Publishing an obituary can be expensive , and the funds may be unavailable. The deceased has few family members or friends , so there might have, unfortunately, been no need for an obituary.

Most newspapers will have links on their websites directing people to submit a paid death notice, usually under the heading “Obituaries” or “Obits.” While some newspapers manage their own obituary submission and management processes, many newspapers work with the obituary and death notice website Legacy.com.

Should you go to both visitation and funeral? Members of the immediate family and close friends should attend both the wake and the funeral. People will want to offer their condolences to those who are part of the immediate family. Even though it can be difficult, it is necessary to be there.

Other closure ideas

Close your eyes and visualize the person so that you can tell them all the things that you meant to say to them when they were alive. Find ways to keep a lost loved one's memory alive, like planting a tree in their memory or starting traditions to honor them.