Timberwolves players do not appear in the source text. What does appear is a Pioneer Press obituary desk notice: pre-payment is required before publication, and notices must clear proofing and verification first.
The desk says a proof is faxed or emailed for review before an obituary runs in the newspaper. It also gives a direct number, 651-228-5263, for handling obituary questions and changes.
Pioneer Press proofing rules
Readers submitting notices need a name and phone number for the funeral home or cremation society, or a death certificate for verification. Those details are not decorative extras; they are part of the desk’s process before a notice moves forward.
The notice also says changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. That gives families one place to correct material instead of chasing separate channels after submission.
3:45PM and 1:30PM deadlines
Timing is tight. The obituary desk says content and payment must be received the same day by 3:45PM, and also lists 1:30PM as another same-day deadline. For anyone submitting a notice, the practical takeaway is simple: send the material early enough that both the payment and the text arrive before the desk cutoff.
Memoriam submissions are described as remembrances of a loved one who has passed, which separates them from standard obituary notices in purpose even though both run through the same publication process.
No Timberwolves connection
The mismatch is the story here. The requested sports topic is Timberwolves players, but the available text is an obituary-desk instruction sheet with no NBA player news, no roster move, and no game information. For readers who came looking for Timberwolves coverage, there is nothing in this source to update on the team side.
For families using the notice desk, the immediate next step is to gather verification, complete payment, and meet the same-day deadline before publication can move ahead. For everyone else, the useful fact is that the source material belongs to obituary administration, not to Timberwolves coverage at all.
