Funeral Director Daily
Last week, public company Security National Financial Corporation reported the results of their First Quarter of 2018. In the press release that you can read here they report that two of their three operating segments had increases in sales and profits on a year over year basis. As you may recall, Security National Financial Corporation…
You can read a recent article from the Miami Sun Sentinel here that catches up with former Montreal Expo, Chicago Cub, Boston Red Sox, and Miami Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson. The article explains that when the new ownership group of the Marlins, which includes Derek Jeter, took over the Marlins they jettisoned Dawson from the…
A fire during the evening of May 16 and early morning hours of May 17 destroyed the Sharp Funeral Home in Schwartz Creek, Michigan. You can see a video news story provided by ABC 12 News here as well as read an article on the event. Funeral Director Daily take: When an event like this…
About a year ago Funeral Director Daily ran an article when we learned that some people were using crowdfunding sites to help raise the money needed to pay for the memorial expenses that they chose for their loved ones. We recently read an article in the United Kingdom’s Independent entitled, “We had to beg…
After the close of business on Tuesday, May 15, Canadian death care consolidator Park Lawn Corporation reported their First Quarter results for 2018. You can see a copy of their Press Release here. Park Lawn reported revenues of $27,206,240 for the quarter compared to revenues of $18,802,424 for the same period of a year…
I am still thinking of Monday’s feature where I commented on the numbers, or lack thereof, that seem to be entering the funeral service profession. One of the reasons that I indicated why I believe what is causing that number is that young people just don’t get the exposure to what funeral directors do because…
Last week the Legacy Funeral Group announced the acquisition of the Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes. The Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes were founded in 1949 and have served the Texas communities of Aransas Pass and Rockport for over 65 years. You can read a press release on the transaction here. According to the press release, the…
Every so often a product or service comes available in the funeral industry that many funeral homes would like to add to the repertoire of things that they do for the public. One main thing to think about at this time is, “Do we offer this as a service” or “Do we charge additional for…
On Friday I was lucky enough to get to go through what has became one of the funnest days of the year for me. For the 4th straight year I was selected via my position on the University of Minnesota Board to participate in the commencement exercises for the school’s graduates of Mortuary Science program.…
Today we bring you a short, less than 3 minute video, and article that you can access here that has the CEO of death care conglomerate InvoCare speaking on why he believes it “is a transformational time” in the industry. CEO Martin Earp, speaking with CNBC, talks of the major shift on how people are…
