Funeral Director Daily
It is always sad to see when fire destroys any business, but for us in the funeral business it is heartbreaking to see our colleagues go through something that we hope never happens to us. Over the weekend we learned of February fires that destroyed at least two of our colleagues places of business. This…
Read MoreChalk this incident up to “This should never happen” but it did. In this article from the Bucks County Courier Times of Pennsylvania we learn of the tale of Richard Geisinger who died in 2013. The article tells the story of how Mr. Geisinger, who had pre-arrangements for a casketed burial, was instead cremated and…
Read MoreI was looking for material for an idea for a daily blog post the other day and noticed a headline from a publication called The Vermont Cynic. The headline read “Comedians talk death and perform live”. Interesting and witty with their headline I dug into reading the article which you can read here. As I…
Read MoreI came across an interesting article the other day from The Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois. The article, that you can read here, simply relates to an 1893 funeral bill that was donated to the McLean County Museum of History. It’s interesting to look at the billing statement which is illustrated in the article and see…
Read MoreCo-operative businesses were once very common place in America. Especially in rural, agricultural America where co-operatives came together with dairy farmers banding together to produce milk products such as cheese and cream for the member farmers, or for area residents to co-operate to bring electricity to far flung farms, or for a mutual benefit society…
Read MoreAn article that you can see here from Choice indicates that Australian funeral market leader InvoCare will back down on an “administrative fee” that is added to all funeral statements. According to the article, InvoCare’s Keiron Humbler, when asked about the removal of this fee commented, “That’s the plan”. Funeral Director Daily first told…
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Read MoreThis article from Yahoo Finance indicates that Australian and New Zealand public funeral operating company Propel Funeral Partners is growing market share. According to the article it is growing both from acquisitions and an annual death rate increase in both countries. Here is an excerpt from that article: “In Propel’s FY19 investor presentation, the company…
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