Cemetery
We noticed an article and a news story this morning that we thought were worth sharing. The first story is from Bloomberg News and is entitled “Mortuary Company Stays ahead of Debt by Digging graves before People Die”. You can read the story here, which deals with public death care company StoneMor Partners and their…
Read MoreI started a weekday blog about 15 months ago with no subscribers and no real idea what I would be doing. Today, with just organic growth I have almost 500 free subscribers who receive my daily dose via e-mail and hundred of others who follow on Twitter and Facebook as well as those that just…
Read MoreIn what is a somewhat timely item for us at Funeral Director Daily, we learned yesterday of a lawsuit filed by suburban New York City cemetery, Ferncliff Cemetery, against the City of Greenburgh. Timely for us because this week we have highlighted zoning and location issues among the industry. The lawsuit, according to an article…
Read MoreI recently read an article that came to me from WZZM 13 News in Michigan. The story surrounds the Michigan Strategic Fund and its June 26 decision to give preliminary approval of a $26.5 million bond issue to a non-profit group called Cathedral of St. Augustine’s to purchase 28 cemeteries in Michigan. You can read…
Read MoreOn Wednesday the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin issued its ruling on whether combination units consisting of a funeral home and cemetery can be under single ownership interests. The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 vote, upheld the ban against single ownership. You can read an article on the decision here. The court ruled…
Read MoreLast week we brought you the story of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California. As of last week the American Legion endorsed the idea of the City of Vallejo turning the historic cemetery over to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration, the group that operates national veteran’s cemeteries. We…
Read MoreThe United States is at what some may term full capacity employment and with that comes the high price of labor. As a matter of fact, some municipalities have instituted a $15 per hour minimum labor rule. So, what happens if you have a cemetery to maintain and limited funds for capital equipment or just…
Read MoreMare Island Naval Cemetery, the oldest military cemetery on the West Coast was deeded to the City of Vallejo, California, in 1996. When it was done there was no mechanism included to be able to handle the financial upkeep. Over 800 military veterans who served our country, including three Medal of Honor winners, eternally rest…
Read MoreI recently read a printed article from Milwaukee Public Radio that you can read here. The article deals with the defunct Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery that operated from 1882 until 1974. According to the article the cemetery served as the final resting place for many of the county’s poor, as well as those who…
Read MoreAccording to this article from the Black Hills Pioneer, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced last week that President Trump had signed the bill to expand the Black Hills National Cemetery. The cemetery, located on the western edge of South Dakota, would be expanded from 105 acres to over 300 acres. South Dakota…
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