Funeral Director Daily
Again, the 15th of the month leads us to re-issue our Top Read articles of the month for our readers — just in case you missed one of them the first time. This month two articles dealing with legal issues of Death Care appear as our Top Two articles and for the…
There is a lot happening in the Death Care world. . . especially when it comes to Death Care businesses changing hands. We recently learned that Funeral Partners, one of Great Britain’s largest Death Care providers with approximately 280 locations across the country may be up for sale. And, it may be a…
News from Suppliers and Practitioners that you can use. . . . From a Press Release from Foveo : Foveo Memorial Services Inc. (“Foveo) and Tukios, one of the profession’s leading funeral home website platforms, today (October 8) announced a first-of-its-kind integration that lets funeral homes book and embed live stream…
This information (with photos) from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery announces the opening of their recently completed Gower Mausoleum. Here’s a paragraph from the cemetery’s recent announcement: “Hollywood Forever is honored to announce the opening of the Gower Mausoleum, a new architectural landmark in Los Angeles and the tallest mausoleum in the United States.…
I learned through an article from Sky News and in this article from KillBait that Epiris, the private equity firm that acquired London area-based Direct Cremation provider Pure Cremation just over two years ago, is beginning a process to sell the company. Pure Cremation, arguably the most financially successful start-up in Death Care…
Boosting Your Funeral Home’s Online Presence: An Action Plan for Content That Engages and Builds Trust In today’s digital world, a funeral home website is far more than a static brochure. It’s the front door of your business for many families — the first place they turn when they need information, reassurance and…
I’ ve realized that over my lifetime I’ve had a never-ending compulsion to know what is happening in the world around me. In my elementary school days our family subscribed to both the morning edition and the afternoon edition of the Minneapolis newspapers. I can remember reading the sports section — that’s all that…
According to the Milestone Funeral Partners website, which you can access here, and information placed on social media, the Maine-based funeral home operator and consolidator added four funeral home businesses to their number in the last couple of months. Announced on August 8 on the company website was information about the acquisition of the…
The question posed in the headline is interesting. What is happening in Great Britain may be a precursor of what could happen in North America about the billing amount to consumers for the growing trend of Direct Cremations. A recent 2025 survey of 200 funeral directors and 6,000 adults showed that Direct Cremations…
It always seems to me that when the calendar turns to October I’m in for reacquainting with many of my friends in funeral service and meeting many new ones. I’m guessing that is because the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) annual convention rolls around in that time period and I also look for…
