funerals
My father died 43 years ago. I was a teenager. He was 58 years old and a prominent business man in his small community. I have no photos of the large event that was his visitation and funeral. I’ve got a newspaper article and two images inside my head. . . one image is that…
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I woke up this morning (Monday as I write this) to see the Dow Jones Industrial average futures up over 5% on the news that Pfizer has had tremendous success with its Covid-19 vaccination drug trials. It’s a rainy day in Minnesota so I did my daily run on the treadmill watching Jim Cramer on…
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We are in the period of public companies reporting their 3rd Quarter results to the world and it is only a couple of weeks before Hillenbrand, parent company of Batesville Casket Company, and Matthews International, parent company of Aurora Casket Company will give us those results. As most of you know, those businesses have generally…
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As we head into what we hope is a terrific Fall weekend Funeral Director Daily brings you three features as well as other articles on the world of death care. Our features include an article, that you can read here, about the Netherlands and the first person put in a “Mushroom Coffin” last week that…
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 MoreOur feature today in our afternoon edition comes to us from the SentinelSource.com. That is the online edition of the Keene (NH) Sentinel and today’s article features Keene Funeral Director Susan Simonds. Ms. Simonds is the operating manager of two funeral homes in Keene, both of which happen to be affiliated with the Dignity Memorial…
Read MoreJacob C. Vandenberg is the Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois. He is also an owner and President of Vandenberg Funeral Homes which operate in Tinley Park and Mokena. You can see the funeral home web-site here. Jacob is a 4th generation funeral director and with his brother, Josh, now operates the family businesses. As if…
Read MoreIn today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we bring you some of the best and worst of the funeral home and cemetery professions as well as an interesting article on the Burial Mounds of Tonga. N’West Iowa funeral homes noted for service. nwestiowa.com (IA) Former Brownstown, Indiana, funeral home owner admits to stealing more…
Read MoreIn today’s Funeral Director Daily “Afternoon Extra” we have information on a new product called “Reflect by OneDay” which is designed for the funeral industry. The product collects digital memories from friends and family of a loved one’s life and and then bands them together into a crowdsourced video reflection of that person’s life. We…
Read MoreOver the years I’ve often thought that the business of funeral and cremation care as a business is overlooked by those that teach or write of things happening in the business world. It is not everyday that Forbes magazine does an in-depth article on our profession. Last week, Forbes featured an article that you can…
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