Funeral Director Daily
I happened to see that at the close of the markets Friday that funeral home and cemetery operator and consolidator Park Lawn Corporation’s stock closed down over 9% from the previous day. I looked for news on the company but could not find anything in the public world that would cause a precipitous drop in…
Read MoreAs we head into this Father’s Day weekend we share some information on a webinar for NFDA members next week, an article from Smithsonian Magazine dealing with a lost African American cemetery discovered under a development in Florida, and some perspective from Caleb Wilde entitled “12 things my Father taught me about being a funeral…
Read MoreWhere were you when you first realized that the coronavirus may be something serious and you changed your course of habits to manage your lifestyle more safely? Angie and I were on a scheduled flight out of Honolulu returning to Minneapolis on February 1, the day after President Trump had instituted the flight ban from…
Read MoreIn our afternoon update for today in the world of Death Care we bring you artcles that include StoneMor, Inc.’s decision to reject an offer from Axar Capital to purchase all of the outstanding shares of StoneMor and take the company private. Funeral Director Daily had earlier reported on this potential development in May in…
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) “Funeral Rule” is up for review this summer and the comment period for public opinion into the rule ended on Monday. So, now that that period is over. . what comes next? First, a little review on the Funeral Rule. According to the Federal Register of the Federal Trace Commission…
Read MoreIn today’s afternoon snapshot we have lots of news from around the world. In the United States, among other stories, we found a news investigation on StoneMor and some of their cemetery properties in West Virginia. We found an article and link to a webinar being produced by an Illinois family funeral home, and we…
Read MoreOn Monday the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in a case that was partly brought to that court from a Michigan funeral home lawsuit alleging discrimination in employment as it pertains to gay, lesbian, and transgender people. Here is what an article from Real Clear Politics (RCP) says of this decision. “The Supreme…
Read MoreToday we bring you news that includes articles on how our colleagues in the florist business have fared and kept above water during the coronavirus pandemic. We also bring you an article on how the use of crematoriums in the Wuhan province of China does not seem to correspond with the numbers that were being…
Read MoreIt was in church this morning – yes, I’m writing this on Sunday and I was in church attendance today for the third consecutive week – that I caught an idea for a blog article. We live in Minnesota and church attendance, with certain rules, has been in effect for three weeks. The spiritual realm…
Read MoreLast week has had a lot of COVID world firsts for me. Let’s see, I left my county for the first time since March, albeit about one block south of the county line to attend a hybrid graduation party. I also ate inside a restaurant on Wednesday for the first time since March when one…
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