Afternoon Edition

A little discussion with the guys at Funeral Nation

By Funeral Director Daily / May 12, 2022 /

Here is Funeral Nation Episode #248 where I join anchors Ryan Thogmartin and Jeff “The Funeral Commander” Harbeson for a short discussion of all things Death Care. In a short 12 minutes Ryan, Jeff, and I cover a variety of topics including the real disconnect between what some consumers think they are getting with certain…

The Mondale urn

By Funeral Director Daily / May 11, 2022 /

Editor’s Note:  A technical glitch stopped publication this morning.  But, here you go with today’s article a few hours late.  Sorry. As I write articles in this forum I sometimes have to remind myself that many of my readers are 30 to 40 years younger than I am.  That fact, and the experience of playing…

News You Can Use

By Funeral Director Daily / May 10, 2022 /

Many of our friends in the support service to funeral professionals offer educational experiences through white papers or webinars that are very valuable.  Today I’m just taking the time to get some of the information to you. . . .If you are so inclined get these opportunities for enrichment on your schedule.   From Clifton…

“Journey to Serve” highlighted at Military.com

By Funeral Director Daily / May 5, 2022 /

I just returned from an annual event that takes place each year and benefits the Funeral Service Foundation and the ICCFA Educational Foundation.  The event, dubbed The Memorial Classic and started by Johnson Consulting Group founder Tom Johnson over 40 years ago completed its 2022 event last week.   I’ve been fortunate to have been a…

Don’t forget about free Continuing Education credits offered by Wilbert

By Funeral Director Daily / May 4, 2022 /

If you are like me, you might not even know where you are sitting with Continuing Education credits to keep your license current.  I need to check because I know that because of the Covid pandemic some of the CE credits required for my funeral director and insurance agent requirements were temporarily suspended because of…

News you can Use

By Funeral Director Daily / April 21, 2022 /

There is a new play out called “Cremation: The Play” and it is set to be live-streamed beginning tomorrow on Lemonade.  It will also be live-streamed on Saturday and Sunday.  Cost to watch the live-stream is $20 and includes a Q & A following the production with the producers and cast. You can see information…

Loewen movie article tops last 30 days readership

By Funeral Director Daily / April 19, 2022 /

Evidently the readers of Funeral Director Daily are enamored with the Oscars and what will be the best movie of 2023 or they are interested in the story of Canadian funeral home executive Ray Loewen and his quest in building a very large public company.  Our top rated article for the past 30 days was…

News you can Use. . . change of ownership options, upcoming webinars, timely podcasts

By Funeral Director Daily / April 14, 2022 /

Once again my desk is getting piled up. .. In today’s Afternoon Edition I’m forwarding information from our friends at Clifton, Larson, Allen on the six options for ownership succession, bringing you information on upcoming webinars, and sending forward links to Death Care podcasts dealing with advice for the younger generation of funeral home owners,…

Tidbits from my desk. . . including news you can use

By Funeral Director Daily / March 23, 2022 /

As Funeral Director Daily becomes a more popular medium read by more and more death care insiders, I also receive more and more news from funeral home and cemetery interests.  It becomes impossible, in a one-topic per day blog, to feature each and every bit of information I receive.  So, in an effort to get…

Our Top read stories of the last 30 days

By Funeral Director Daily / March 21, 2022 /

As has become our custom, in an effort that our readers don’t miss the most popular stories published on Funeral Director Daily, we re-cap them in this format for you.  This month those stories include a look back in time at the Tri-State Crematory incident as well as a look right here in the present…