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This article from Angelus tells of the the July 1, 2025, bankruptcy filing of the Catholic Diocese of Fresno, California. The article makes this comment about the filing: In the Chapter 11 petition — filed July 1 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District Court of California, Fresno Division — diocesan…
I read a this recent article about the Arlington Cemetery located in the City of Arlington within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The article had to do with re-opening the cemetery for sales of lots after three decades of not selling any new lots. It reminded me of a situation that we had when I…
As of July 1, 2025, Natural Organic Reduction, or Terramation as some call it, became a legal form of disposition in the state of Minnesota. According to information that I believe reliable, Minnesota was the 11th state to pass legislation permitting such and the 13th state to activate the process. The process of…
A few days ago The Pittsburgh Business Times published a feature story on hometown company Matthews International. It’s a very interesting article that goes back into the history of the company and how it has now expanded into a diversified business that casts a shadow in a lot of industries. . . .including Death…
It was announced last week by Tukios, a leading provider of funeral home websites, that their websites are now equiped to rank in AI searches. According to Tukios, “this optimization makes all Tukios websites ready for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) — the modern version of SEO — helping funeral homes get noticed by…
If you have been anywhere near a television, radio, smart phone, newspaper, or other news media you know that President Trump’s signature piece of legislation, the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was passed and signed into law over the extended 4th of July weekend. I’ve always liked to stay up-to-date on current events and learn…
On July 4, 1776, the 2nd Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence announcing the colonies separation from Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonies reasons for wanting the separation. I love history, and especially American history. At one time I studied the writings of Thomas Paine…
HBO’s recent documentary “The Mortician” probably gave the Death Care profession some bad publicity. However, at least in one case as evidenced by this article in The Free Press titled “My husband wants to be cremated. I’d ignore his dying wish“, it brought out a re-constituted call for the traditional visitation and funeral.…
The end of trading on Monday marked the end of the first-half of the year for stocks. And, it was a significant day as on Monday the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both recorded All-Time highs in their numbers. However, as you may know, the road to the record in 2025 was not a straight…
Today marks the beginning of July and the first day of the second-half of 2025. I figured it was a good time to sincerely thank all the readers and sponsors who continue to make Funeral Director Daily the Number One choice for “Business News” in the Death Care profession. I started blogging to…
