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When you think about it, the death of a loved one sets in motion a chain of events that, in many instances and dependent on family economics, cannot be stopped. There is the death, the disposition and/or services, and the wrapping up of the estate, or as commonly called, the estate settlement process. …
This press release from Foundation Partners Group (FPG), which is dated Friday, June 12, announces “the appointment of Jim Evanger as chief executive officer (CEO) and president, effective immediately”. The press release went on to say the following: “Evanger succeeds John D. Smith, who led the organization through its recent ownership transition. In…
Park Lawn Corporation announced last week, in this press release, the acquisition of Strode Funeral Home and Cremation in Stillwater, Oklahoma. To our count at Funeral Director Daily, the purchase of this one stand alone funeral home brings to 15 the number of properties that Park Lawn Corporation has purchased in the state of…
I got up yesterday morning and took a look at the news feed that I recieve in my e-mail inbox. I started looking at the headlines of the articles and realized that each one will have some impact on Death Care business. So, in somewhat of an unusual Funeral Director Daily, I’m sharing some…
Cuba, the island country only 90 miles off the Florida coast has a crisis with death and Death Care. If you look at the Wikipedia page for Cuba you will notice that the population in 2022 was estimated at over 11 million people and the estimation for 2024 was less than 10 million. .…
The Draeger-Lengendorf Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, Wisconson, was founded in 1928 and has served the families of southern Wisconsin for the past 98 years. This press release from Pinnacle Funeral Service announces that the company has recently acquired the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home & Crematory. According to the press release, the firm is…
The Tribecca Film Festival is underway in New York City and tonight June 9, Friday, and Saturday, the next Death Care industry movie, Death Boom, will be one of the featured attractions. Here’s what is said as part of the synopsis of the movie as explained on the Tribecca Film Festival website: …
You can’t say that you didn’t have a little warning about something coming soon for Carriage Services. Back on May 7, 2026, in the Earnings Call of Carriage Services’ 1st Quarter 2026 report, President and Chief Operating Officer of Carriage Services, Steve Metzger, made this comment in answer to a question from Alexander Paris…
A friend of mine reached out via text message the other day and asked if I had any idea why the stocks of public company funeral home and cemetery operators Service Corporation International (SCI) and Carriage Services had dropped in the past month or so. It didn’t take me by surprise because since…
According to this article from the Delaware County (PA) Daily Times Bridget Monaghan Wibble has completed the purchase of the historical Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home that was owned by her father since 2007. Included in the ownership are the Montrose Cemetery and Memorials in Upper Darby and the Cumberland Cemetery in Middletown…
