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Have You Seen Coffin in a Box?

By Funeral Director Daily / April 18, 2018 /

My wife and I enjoy going through the Ikea store near Mall of America in the Minneapolis suburbs.  Virtually everything we find there is not only modern and up to date, but we can purchase it for a discount in a box, bring it home, and put it together.  We not only get a great…

Seeking Alpha article on SCI

By Funeral Director Daily / April 17, 2018 /

Funeral Director Daily:  As we do from time to time, I have included an article that was put out yesterday by Kenny Robinson of Seeking Alpha on Service Corporation International.  The article, that you can read here, is an in-depth investment piece that I put out with no opinion other than to say it is…

Chinese “Americanizing” Death Care Industry

By Funeral Director Daily / April 17, 2018 /

I recently read an article in TheHindu.com that you can read here pertaining to the growth of the Chinese death care industry.  For many years the process of death care in China was one of the family going to a central government cremation center, and watching as their loved one was loaded into the crematory…

Giving Service to Those Who Served

By Funeral Director Daily / April 13, 2018 /

If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know – that while I did not have the privilege to serve in the United States Armed Forces – I truly admire and have always enjoyed serving those that did.  I still get goosebumps, even after thirty-five years of being a…

This Might be the Worst Funeral Mailer I’ve Ever Seen

By Funeral Director Daily / April 12, 2018 /

I read an article the other day that I found in the consumer “Watchdog” section of the Dallas News.  The article that you can read here pertained to a direct mail piece advertising “Free Burials for Eligible Veterans and Spouses”. That type of ad is not uncommon and if you are in the funeral business…

Trailblazing Woman Owner Still on the Job

By Funeral Director Daily / April 11, 2018 /

The Lockport (NY) Journal recently ran an article on funeral director Amy Lange in their Editor’s Pick Section.  The article, that you can read here, deals with the Lange Funeral Home and Ms. Lange’s unique position in the funeral industry as a female owner/operator for the past 34 years. It turns out that Amy Lange…

Jake Johnson on the Merger and Acquisition Market

By Funeral Director Daily / April 10, 2018 /

With so much talk about the mergers and acquisitions in the death care industry of late, I thought it would be insightful to get the thoughts of Jake Johnson, President and CEO of Johnson Consulting Group on the subject. Mr. Johnson guides the company whom many consider to be the premier total solutions provider in…

Earnings Rise Estimated for Matthews International

By Funeral Director Daily / April 9, 2018 /

At least one source, Zack’s Investment Research, predicts an upside earnings report for Matthews International when they report  earnings for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018, on April 26. Zack’s estimates an earnings of $0.89 per share as compared to earnings of $0.84 per share for the same quarter last year and $0.64 per…

News from Foundation Partners Group

By Funeral Director Daily / April 9, 2018 /

I noticed a press release come out from Foundation Partners Group last week that announced the private funeral, cemetery and cremation operating company had made a purchase of the Healey Mortuary and Crematory in Salinas, California.  Checking more into that press release on the company’s web-site I came across two other stories about Foundation Partners…

Island Funeral Home Gets New Owners

By Funeral Director Daily / April 6, 2018 /

I’ll agree right off the top of this article that after working for about 35 years in the industry that I may be a little biased.  I’ve always thought that small town funeral directors are some of the nicest people in the world and today I just thought it might be appropriate to tell of…