Funeral Director Daily

Two thoughts on the changing face of funeral service

By Funeral Director Daily / June 7, 2022 /

Over the last couple of weeks I have read a couple of articles that seem to indicate a path that death care is going — at least as some people see it.  The first article which you can read here is a public relations piece from the United Kingdom and is titled, “Cultural shifts and…

News you can use

By Funeral Director Daily / June 6, 2022 /

Once again the information has piled up on my desk and I thought this would be a good time to get it out to our readers.  We have information about “Goals oriented succession planning”, inflation issues, a death care company starting a “Corporate Cultural Department” and installing a Chief Cultural Officer and more. . .…

GoFundMe tailors its format for funeral/memorial asks

By Funeral Director Daily / June 6, 2022 /

It’s another way I see that the death care world has changed since I left the active profession in 2013.  That’s only nine years ago but even how funeral and memorial services are paid for has changed.  In my day families came in to the arrangement conference and almost all services were financed by savings,…

Canadian Direct Cremation provider to expand

By Funeral Director Daily / June 3, 2022 /

We learned in this article from Saltwire that Toronto, Ontario, based direct cremation provider Eirene is set to expand their services to the province of Nova Scotia. In business for two years in Ontario the provider offers a cremation package that includes death certificates, transportation, and estate administration support in addition to the removal of…

Will the pandemic reshape how Americans deal with death?

By Funeral Director Daily / June 2, 2022 /

I’ve mentioned before that things change in Death Care. . . . but they seem to change rather slowly and methodical.  We’ve seen a slow 40 year march to cremation being the most popular method of human disposition.  And we’ve seen a movement over the last century from home funerals, to funeral homes, to church…

“Decision Fatigue”. . . do you put your client families through it

By Funeral Director Daily / June 1, 2022 /

Saturday was going to be a busy day of working in the yard for me.  So, after my morning bike ride I showered up and told Angie I’m going to McDonalds for some breakfast and a chance to sit down and read the newspaper before I got down to doing that work. As like so…

Security National’s 1st Quarter — Memorial segment has revenue rise, but earnings decrease

By Funeral Director Daily / May 31, 2022 /

Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC), the Utah based company that has three separate business segments including those that operate in the retail mortuary and cemetery space, the preneed insurance space, and is also the parent company of C & J Financial, had very mixed results in the 1st Quarter of 2022 as seen in their…

Memorial Day 2022. . . Remembering the “Candy Bomber”

By Funeral Director Daily / May 30, 2022 /

Memorial Day where I grew up and continue to live, Alexandria, Minnesota, is the un-official start of the summer.  My community is surrounded by lakes and Summer is special. . . . all of the seasonal residents move to town and the community is also filled with tourists through Labor Day.  Golf and boating season…

The Heart of America

By Funeral Director Daily / May 27, 2022 /

We are coming up on Memorial Day weekend.  For me it is always a time for reflection on the good that America has done over the years on the world stage and a time to honor and respect those that were willing to put their lives on the line for others.  That duty has always…

Drone funeral footage idea, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” tops funeral music chart, Weddings and Deaths

By Funeral Director Daily / May 26, 2022 /

A.W. Lymn Funeral Directors of Great Britain is taping funerals from above using drones.  They then put it to music and incorporate the product into a disc or upload to You Tube to create a lasting memory for the family. Access is then given to those who attended so they can re-watch in their own…