Funeral Director Daily

Cremated Remains Stolen. . . What’s your Policy?

By Funeral Director Daily / December 17, 2018 /

Over the weekend we learned that the cremated remains of three people had been stolen before they could be sent to their respective loved ones.  You can read an article and see a news video from Las Vegas News 8 here that explains the situation. From what I can gather remains from Las Vegas Cremations…

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Tomorrow is Wreaths Across America Day

By Funeral Director Daily / December 14, 2018 /

One of my favorite days of December as we move into the Holiday Season is a day that I am proud to say that I am an American and a way that we all can have the chance to honor America and her hero dead.  It is Wreaths Across America day at National Cemeteries and…

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Strategic Acquisitions Continue

By Funeral Director Daily / December 13, 2018 /

Mergers and acquisitions in the death care space are nothing new and actually seem to be accelerating in not only the retail funeral home and cremation space but among suppliers as well.  Earlier this week we learned of Foundation Partners Group acquiring the Loyless Funeral Homes of Florida and we learned of Wilbert Funeral Services,…

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Will subscription services come to death care?

By Funeral Director Daily / December 12, 2018 /

Subscription services have been around a long time.  As a junior high student I can remember how Columbia House Records got their claws into you to be a customer.  Remember, pick 10 albums for $2 and then subscribe to buy one per month – at the regular price – for the next 24 months? Columbia…

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More Issues in Michigan

By Funeral Director Daily / December 11, 2018 /

We learned last week in an article that you can read here from Reuters that a cemetery in Canton, Michigan, has been shut down by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).  It was reported in the article that over one hundred uncremated fetus remains were found at the Knollwood Memorial Park Cemetery…

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Markets flat for ’18, DCI drops

By Funeral Director Daily / December 10, 2018 /

  After Friday’s market close I thought it might be a good time to check up with what has happened in the Death Care industry since the beginning of the year.  As you know the Funeral Director Daily Death Care Index (DCI) is made up of the value of one share of stock for eight…

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Inflation, shortages cause death care issues in Venezuela

By Funeral Director Daily / December 7, 2018 /

If you have watched the news in the last few months you understand the social and economic unrest in the Venezuela social state as the citizens are pleading for more control over their own lives.  It is sad, depressing, and quite frankly, very difficult to understand how a socialist economy can recover. We bring you…

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Are you looking ahead?

By Funeral Director Daily / December 7, 2018 /

Yesterday I had about two hours of windshield time on a drive and when I have that type of time to drive I like to turn to business radio and listen to what is going on in that world of business.  One of the interesting topics yesterday was the item about General Motors and its…

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Revisiting the disposition of the Splendid Splinter

By Funeral Director Daily / December 6, 2018 /

So, I thought I would bring up something that I had not thought about for probably a dozen years but the issue surfaced when I did a search to find out about the dispositions of Presidents and Vice-Presidents as a result of President George H.W. Bush’s death. When I searched for different methods of dispositions…

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A National Day of Mourning

By Funeral Director Daily / December 5, 2018 /

Former President George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday at his home in Houston, Texas. Bush served as the President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.  His funeral service from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC will be held today (Wednesday) and President Trump has declared this day a “National Day of Mourning”. Part…

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