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Reading Eagle Requires Funeral Phone, Photo, Full Credit Payment

6/19/2026

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The Reading Eagle now requires each obituary to include a funeral home phone number or a death-certificate photo before acceptance.
The paper will not publish an obituary until the family pays in full with a credit card after receiving a proof copy.
Families may schedule obituaries for any future date, must submit them by 3:00 p.m. the day before they run, and can call 610-371-5018 for pricing.

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Story summary

The Reading Eagle now requires each obituary to include a funeral home phone number or a death-certificate photo before acceptance.
The paper will not publish an obituary until the family pays in full with a credit card after receiving a proof copy.
Families may schedule obituaries for any future date, must submit them by 3:00 p.m. the day before they run, and can call 610-371-5018 for pricing.