Funeral Director Daily
I graduated from mortuary school in 1980 and in June of that year entered the funeral profession. Life was pretty simple, families were of the nuclear type, services only differed dependent on what religion the deceased belonged to, and there was no cremation in my little area of Minnesota. I tell this story often —…
Read MoreSometimes when you feel so strongly about something you need to take the issue into your own hands and lead. In the case of Staten Island funeral director Kevin Moran that issue is the senseless deaths from opioid overdoses in his community and his resolve to do something about it. According to an article in…
Read MoreRecently as I peruse articles about the death care business I’ve been surprised by the number of articles that deal with some type of government funded “cut” coming to funeral service. Just a week after posting about the Province of New Brunswick (Canada) reducing government support for indigent funeral and cremation services, I have discovered…
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As I’ve said before on these pages — I retired from full-time funeral directing about four years ago and continue as a part-time minority owner of the firm I was affiliated with for over 33 years. A lot of things have changed over that time but – as many of you will agree – probably…
Read MoreOn June 23 Weekly Hub reported the consensus of analysts who cover funeral industry public company Carriage Services (CSV) are anticipating an announcement of earnings of $0.40 per share when announced in about a month on July 25. They suggest that this would be a slight increase from the $0.37 EPS from the companies last…
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Just the other day an article on SeekingAlpha.com came out reporting on the status of public funeral home consolidator Service Corporation International (SCI). As I’ve said before I’ve always kept up with the public companies in the death care industry because by following them I’ve learned things that have improved my own small business. I…
Read MoreChicagoan Michi Kustra had a great career with the global ad agency Leo Burnett in Chicago. She was building a corporate resume by climbing up the ladder working in e-commerce as a senior level marketing and merchandising executive. Clients of hers included Spiegel Catalog, retailer Herman Miller, and high end office furniture company Office Designs.…
Read MoreThe province of New Brunswick in Canada has just approved a new three-year contract with the 64 funeral homes and 500 funeral directors in the province for payment of those people who cannot afford to pay for their own funerals. According to the recent release from cbc.ca most funeral practitioners are not happy. When asked…
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