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There is no doubt that COVID-19 and the rules around social distancing are causing funeral homes and cemeteries to do the tasks required of them differently. Today we share some of those subtleties and not so subtle aspects from Australia and America’s west coast funeral homes. We also have a story on how the disease…
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In today’s afternoon edition we bring you the tale of the Archdiocese of San Diego attempting to zone vacant land it has owned for some time into a cemetery to serve the people of its parishes. Homeowners in the area are not necessarily excited to see a cemetery near their homes citing property tax devaluation…
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In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we have a couple of national firms in the news for differing reasons. First of all, we will tell you of Funeral Directors Life (FDLIC) and their investment in saving some of the world’s energy. They recently added a parking lot that will be covered by about…
Read MoreIn this press release from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) we learned that Chris E. Christian and Beatrice “Bea” Lewanduski were elected to serve two-year terms on the NFDA Board of Directors. According to the press release Christian is the co-owner of Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville, Tennessee. The release also states that Lewanduski…
Read MoreAs we head not only into the weekend but into the month of August, we found lots of interesting stories for our readers. And, they are from all over the world. . .from preneed insurance in New Zealand, to public company finances in Great Britain, and back to the good old U.S.A. with stories ranging…
Read MoreLast week we wrote about how a sponsored event, as it has grown, can help bring some funeral homes to status as anchors in their communities. We also included in that discussion how service over time can accomplish the same thing. And, just yesterday we talked about how taking an interest in, or mentoring, someone…
Read MoreAs I search for articles that might be of interest to readers of Funeral Director Daily I see lots of headlines. Headlines are the first indicator of what draws me into an article that might be of interest and then, if that has piqued my interest, I will get into the meat of the article…
Read MoreThe National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) named death care industry veteran Jim Price to its Board of Directors last week. Price has over 50 years of experience in the funeral profession and is a 3rd generation funeral director. He currently serves as Senior Vice-President, Industry Relations for Park Lawn Corporation. Jim, earlier in his…
Read MoreEarlier in July Funeral Director Daily featured an article entitled, “Does death care have a consumer influencer?” The article pertained to our profession and wondered out loud if death care had someone that was able to “influence” consumers as to their choice of death care. That “influencer group” is in a lot of other industries…
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