Funeral Director Daily
We learned the other day of a potential lawsuit being filed against the Amigone Funeral Home near Buffalo, New York. It turns out, according to an article, that the company’s crematory was shut down in 2012 by the state Attorney General citing “viable (viable was printed, but I believe this may be a misprint and…
Read MoreFuneral Director Daily has established the DCI or Death Care Index for eight publicly traded companies that operate in the death care industry. The companies, all headquartered in North America, operate in the financial (preneed) sector, the manufacturing (caskets and monuments) sector, or the retail (funeral home and cemetery) sector. The companies include Security National…
Read MoreOver the weekend you have probably heard from the main street media that Detroit police were tipped off that they may be able to find more infant corpses at another funeral home in Detroit. According to this article in the Washington Post, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has now announced a “wide probe” into Michigan…
Read MoreMuch like many of you, I’m an amateur investor that likes to watch what is happening to public sector stocks in the death care industry. Today I’m going to take a look at a couple of stocks that I own in the industry – Service Corporation International and Carriage Services — and try to deduce…
Read MoreThe Cantrell Funeral Home in Detroit made news last spring when six decomposing bodies were found in the funeral home. At that time authorities also uncovered the cremated remains of about 370 bodies, some of which were believed to be United States military veterans. The funeral home building and business were closed and the building…
Read MoreWith cremation as a choice of disposition gaining acceptance and practice across the United States it stands to reason that funeral homes and crematory operators don’t just get into “a routine” without checking all of the boxes prior to the actual cremation. Since cremation is irreversible, it behooves us as a profession to get it…
Read MoreGreencastle, Pennsylvania funeral director Marty Zimmerman, Jr. was recently presented with the community’s James P. Oliver Award at the community’s annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. According to an article that you can read here, the award is presented annually to a person who most exemplifies the spirit of the community, leadership, entrepreneurship, civic duty, and…
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