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Just a couple of days ago Funeral Director Daily brought you an article about a group or residents who live in a neighborhood where a crematory is being built. As many times happens these days, those neighbors are opposed to the establishment of a crematory in their neighborhood. That friction seems to happen a…
It was only a couple of short months ago that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a new bill into law which allowed for less regulation in the preneed insurance business in that state. Proponents had argued that unless there was more freedom in how preneed companies controlled their growth rates more and more companies would…
Tobias Uhrig served his country in the United States military and in doing that service he served in the Mortuary Affairs Unit. His military career afforded him the opportunity to honor fallen service members while stationed in 339th Quartermaster Company in South Korea and later at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System at Dover…
A permitted crematory under construction in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco is coming under scrutiny by neighbors who are not happy with it being located in a residential neighborhood. However, according to this article “Frisco City officials insist that the crematorium’s approval predates the nearby neighborhood development, with plans available publicly since…
I’m old enough to remember that one of the earliest cries for increased cremation was that cemeteries will soon take up too much space in America. A rebuttal to that thought back in the 1980’s was always the quote “. . .if everyone in America died today we could bury them in 1/3 the…
One of the interesting stories of 2023 in the Death Care business was the release of a full-length Hollywood production of the movie “The Burial” released in October by Amazon Studios. It was a story in Death Care simply because it is not every day that you see our profession covered in this way…
We learned last week that a transaction announced in October 2023 had been closed prior to the New Year. The transaction that you can read about in this press release from Park Lawn Corporation included the sale of 72 cemeteries and 11 funeral homes, and one crematory from Park Lawn Corporation to Everystory…
The funeral service community mourns the passing of Tom Johnson, who passed away Thursday, December 21st. A native of Indiana, Tom Johnson embarked on a remarkable career revolutionizing the funeral service landscape. His journey included significant roles at Batesville Casket Company, International Funeral Service, and Pierce Brothers Mortuaries and Cemeteries, where he propelled the…
The “darkest day of the year” in the northern hemisphere occurs on December 21-22 each year. It is known as the “Winter Solstice” and the sun shines the least during that time period in the northern hemisphere than at any other 24-hour period of the year. Well, today happens to be December 22.…
Earlier this week I mentioned in an article that I believe that 2024 could see major merger and acquisition moves in the Death Care space. First of all, I opined that there is a lot of private equity dollars sitting on the sidelines and I coupled that with the fact that I seem to…
