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Texas town approves Muslim Cemetery Plan

By Funeral Director Daily / September 24, 2018 /

Periodically we have kept you up to date on what was happening with the planned Muslim cemetery that was proposed to be built about 40 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas.  As you can read in this article here, on Thursday the Town Council of Farmersville, Texas approved plans submitted by the Islamic Association of Collin…

The Growing Trend of Abandoned Cemeteries

By Funeral Director Daily / September 21, 2018 /

One of the things I believe that we do pretty well at Funeral Director Daily is monitor the Death Care industry for trends that are emerging and we can provide some warning on what issues may be sneaking up on funeral directors and cemeterians. Since we started slightly over a year ago we have noticed…

Acquisition News — Foundation Partners/InvoCare

By Funeral Director Daily / September 21, 2018 /

Foundation Partners, based in Orlando, Florida recently announced that they had made an acquisition to their family of brands.  They announced that they had acquired Legacy Funeral & Cremation Care in San Diego County, California.  You can read a press release here. The purchase from the Savino family represents an opening into the San Diego…

Signs of the Time

By Funeral Director Daily / September 20, 2018 /

Earlier today we released an article, “Is Now the Time”.  It dealt with the growing cost of waiting on projects that you might be planning for your funeral home or cemetery. Since that article came out we have noticed two articles that were recently published that somewhat dealt with trends in the death care industry…

Is Now the Time?

By Funeral Director Daily / September 20, 2018 /

I was in a discussion the other day with some people who are a lot smarter than I am.  It was in the room with a volunteer group of Minnesota executives who serve on the University of Minnesota’s ad hoc Debt Management Committee.  We discuss all things concerning the debt of the University of Minnesota.…

A Boy Scout’s Big Plan to Honor Veterans

By Funeral Director Daily / September 19, 2018 /

The vast majority of people in the United States understand the commitment and sacrifice those that serve in our country’s military give both for  their nation and for their family.  It is something that we understand, but so many times we let it go unsaid. 16 year old Eagle Scout Joshua Katz wants to do…

Colorado’s Regulatory arm Challenged about Sunset Mesa Case

By Funeral Director Daily / September 18, 2018 /

The case of the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Colorado and its sister business of being in the body part business continues to cause stirs in that state.  Sunset Mesa Funeral Home has been shut down and its owner, Megan Hess, has left funeral service, but now many people are questioning the Colorado Department of…

Here’s Some Good News — Mortuary Student enrollment Up. . . In New Zealand

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2018 /

It is no secret that many funeral homes in the United States are searching for additional staff.  It also appears that those institutions that instruct in Mortuary Science are having a hard time attracting students, probably somewhat due to the otherwise booming American economy. In an article and video that you can read and see…

Franklin Funeral: Former funeral home families disturbed about “Revoked” Director at Funeral

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2018 /

Not long ago the Aretha Franklin funeral was held in Detroit.  In an article and news clip that you can read and see here from WXYZ of Detroit, many former clients of the Swanson Funeral Home are wondering why O’Neill Swanson II gave interviews to CNN, Entertainment Tonight, and even to Action 7 News about…

New Jersey Funeral Home Does “35 in 35”

By Funeral Director Daily / September 14, 2018 /

An interesting article on the Brunswick Memorial Home appeared in CentralJersey.com that you can read here.  The funeral home is being honored with the national Funeral Director’s (NFDA) Pursuit of Excellence Award in 2018. To mark 35 years in business, the company recently completed “35 Good Deeds in 35 Days to Mark 35 Years”.  Quite…