Submit an obituary here

As a public service, The JOLT publishes obituaries of people who lived in the Thurston County area, either at the time of death or previously; who graduated from or attended school in the area; or who have another connection to our area, such as survivors who live here. We do not charge for this service.

We accept obituaries of up to 1,000 words. Obituaries may be submitted either by a surviving family member or by a funeral home. We do not accept obituaries for pets.

The JOLT typically does not edit submitted obituaries, though we reserve the right to make minor grammatical or spelling corrections.

We publish obituaries as soon as we can, often the same day we receive them.

Information typically included in an obituary includes the date of birth and death; full name, including middle name(s) or middle initial(s) if applicable; the deceased’s city of residence at birth and death; names of parents; secondary and college education information; dates of military service, if applicable; date of nuptials, if applicable; hobbies; memorial service information; and names of surviving close family members.

For questions about obituaries, please email: publisher@theJOLTnews.com

Deceased's Information

Full name: * Obituary: * Date and location of birth: *

Date and location of death: *

Headshot Photo

Please choose a method to submit your photo:

Mailing photo

Attaching photo via this form

Not sending photo

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Mail photo to:
The JOLT News Organization, A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
P.O. BOX 4008
OLYMPIA, WA 98501 USA

Verification

Before we can publish an obituary, we must verify the passing of the deceased with a licensed party for our records. If you are not working with a funeral home, the name and number of a mortuary or crematorium will also be sufficient. If you do not have that information, we can also accept a scanned death certificate. The information provided for verification purposes will remain private; we will not publish it in the obituary.

Please choose a method of Verification

Mailing Copy of Death Certificate

Attaching Copy of Death Certificate

Provide the Mortuary or Crematorium information

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Mortuary / Crematorium Name

Mortuary / Crematorium Phone

Mail photo to:
The JOLT News Organization, A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
P.O. BOX 4008
OLYMPIA, WA 98501 USA

Funeral Home Information

Funeral Home:

Funeral Home Name:

Funeral Phone Number:

Funeral Home Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Submitter Information

Your first name: *

Your last name: *

Your phone number:

Your email address: (A valid e-mail is required.) *

We do not charge for this service, but, as we are a community-supported non-profit news organization, we hope you will consider donating to support our work. Thank you.