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The idea of a “Death Cafe” is somewhat new according to this article from Pennsylvania. It’s not what you might think and this one was started by funeral director Carolyn Fletcher about three years ago in the Pittsburgh area. According to the article the concept started in 2011 in England and there are now regularly…
The second and third largest funeral home firms in Spain are considering a merger according to this article from Reuters. Santa Lucia’s subsidiary Albia and Mapfres’ subsidiary Funespana are the number two and three in funeral services in the country and are contemplating teaming up to become a company that would do about $229 million…
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…
Funeral 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…
Over 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…
Much 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…
The 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…
