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I recently came across this article from Toronto Life. It is excellent . . . you should read it. I found it heartwarming, compassionate, and sincere — it is about a funeral director and a funeral home trying to give care in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a quote from the article which…
Read MoreStoneMor, Inc., the Pennsylvania based funeral home and cemetery operator reported their First Quarter of 2020 results last week. These results cover the period from January 1 to March 31, 2020. You can see a summary of the report here. The company operates 319 cemeteries and 88 funeral homes in the United States and Puerto…
Read MoreFuneral Director Daily has compiled some timely information on webinars in the industry and other information that you may be able to use. Webinar: Weathering the Perfect Storm. This free webinar is brought to you by Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company (FDLIC). According to FDLIC you will “hear from investment analyst and CEO of Parkway…
Read MoreAccording to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy a bill has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature that would expand licensing requirements for funeral home directors. The bill, House Bill 4437, is sponsored by Rep. Rodney Wakeman R-Saginaw Township and would require anyone practicing mortuary science to get a bachelor’s degree from select universities and…
Read MorePropel Funeral Partners, the Australian and New Zealand based operator of funeral homes and crematoria, reported last week that their revenue for the latest 9 month period had been AUS $ 85.0 million ($55.25 m in U.S. $) as compared to AUS $69.9 million (US$ 45.24 m) for the prior year. That is a 22%…
Read MoreWe last brought our readers an update on the Funeral Director Daily Death Care Index (DCI) on April 6, 2020, which represented values as of the close of business on Friday, April 3. As we tell national publications that call us about our DCI, it is not a scientific weighting of public companies in the…
Read MoreWe learned earlier this week and it was reported in this USA Today article that states in part, “Aimee Stephens, a transgender Michigan woman whose case questioning whether federal law protected transgender individuals from job discrimination became the first of its kind to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court died Tuesday. She was 59.”…
Read MoreToday’s article may take a little thinking outside the box, but I think that there is some justification to thinking in the model that I will relate. As a funeral director during the time period of 1980 and 2015 I, arguably served in the period that cremation made its upswing in American death culture. And,…
Read MoreIn our continuing effort to bring our readers and their friends and colleagues information that is not only timely, but practical, we bring you the following information on webinars and other information. Please note that one of our webinars that is highlighted is live TODAY at 3:00 pm Eastern Time and 2:00 pm Central time. …
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