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Jake Johnson on “Acquisitions” is most read article of the month

By Funeral Director Daily / September 15, 2021 /

Johnson Consulting Group CEO Jake Johnson wrote a short article for Funeral Director Daily dealing with the acquisition landscape and that article tops our “Most Read” list for the 30 days from August 15 to September 15.  In case you missed them, here are the top read articles from Funeral Director Daily over the past…

Several Florida funeral homes and churches pledge “no indoor funerals”

By Funeral Director Daily / September 15, 2021 /

We recently learned, in this video story and print article from News 6 Orlando, that a group of about 30 churches and six funeral homes in Marion County, Florida, have decided not to hold indoor services for the remainder of 2021.  According to the article, “After hearing that many funeral homes . . . . …

The vaccine mandate. . . your business, your employees

By Funeral Director Daily / September 14, 2021 /

“We have been patient.  But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost us all.”  According to this article from Yahoo Finance, those were the words of President Joe Biden when he announced last Thursday the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine mandates for American businesses. According to this article from Yahoo Finance, “a new Labor…

Arlington National planning to limit burials

By Funeral Director Daily / September 13, 2021 /

Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s national cemetery, is somewhat between a rock and a hard place as they plan the future of the cemetery.  I don’t think anybody disagrees with Karen Durham-Aguilera, the cemetery’s executive director when she states, “We want to be open.  We want to have that opportunity for that 5-year-old who’s going…

Remembering 9/11. . . . and a funeral director who made a difference

By Funeral Director Daily / September 10, 2021 /

With tomorrow being the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, I thought I would share this article which I wrote for Funeral Director Daily two years ago about 9/11.  You see, I was fortunate to meet a sister of one of the heroes of the United Flight #93 that crashed in Shanksville,…

Good Grief to be seen in USA, Canada, and Great Britain

By Funeral Director Daily / September 10, 2021 /

It was announced recently that the New Zealand comedy series, Good Grief, has had its North American and United Kingdom rights purchased by the AMC Network.  You can see a clip of the series here. The series, which is entering its second season, is co-created and co-written by Eve and Grace Palmer who also star…

InvoCare reports first half year. . . gives us a glimpse of future funeral home revenue sources

By Funeral Director Daily / September 9, 2021 /

InvoCare, the largest public purveyor of death care services in Australia, reported their first half year results for 2021 recently.  The earnings call transcript, which you can access here, also gave some glimpses into the future of funeral service companies, at least in Australia. As you may know, Australia has had a severe lockdown during…

We just passed Labor Day. . . time to start planning for next year

By Funeral Director Daily / September 8, 2021 /

When I was in my working and funeral home owning/ managing years Labor Day passed and Angie got the kids off for a new school year and I started the financial planning for the next year at the funeral home.  Yes, the 3rd Quarter was not even completed in the current year and there was…

A perspective on the times, what we do. . and why

By Funeral Director Daily / September 7, 2021 /

I was going to write today’s article on some business things to check into after Labor Day.  However, that article will wait until tomorrow.  When I read the Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial pages yesterdayI came across a short article written for the 1981 Labor Day.  You can access that article here. Now 1981 — that’s…

Co-op FuneralCare acquires 50 locations, Propel Funeral Partners reports improved performance

By Funeral Director Daily / September 3, 2021 /

Across the Atlantic Ocean we have learned that Co-operative  Funeral Care in Great Britain has reached agreement to purchase the funeral and preneed related businesses of Midcounties Co-op funerals.  The number reported in this article states that Co-op Funeral Care will acquire 50 funeral homes and 2 vehicle logistic sites from Midcounties. The transaction will…