Business
Yesterday, Sunday, November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice among nations to end the First World War. . .which was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Today, on a Monday, we in the USA will celebrate the day as a Holiday. Just to remind you. . . the end…
Many of us are pretty proud, and rightfully so, that we have helped families in our communities cope with the death of a loved one for over 100 years and maybe are into our 3rd, 4th, or 5th generation of family service. Funeral service is a noble profession and one that those of us who…
Here is a couple of articles that we found concerning items that have been in the news lately. . . An article that you can find here concerns a lawsuit filed in Wayne County, Michigan last July that a judge has now paved the way for the suit to be certified as a a Class…
While I did not attend the recent National Funeral Director’s Association gathering in Salt Lake City, I recently visited with an attendee about the gathering. One of the things that this veteran funeral director told me was that he cannot remember a time when so many traditional funeral home owners talked about revenue declines and…
The idea of a “Death Cafe” is somewhat new according to this article from Pennsylvania. It’s not what you might think and this one was started by funeral director Carolyn Fletcher about three years ago in the Pittsburgh area. According to the article the concept started in 2011 in England and there are now regularly…
Greencastle, Pennsylvania funeral director Marty Zimmerman, Jr. was recently presented with the community’s James P. Oliver Award at the community’s annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. According to an article that you can read here, the award is presented annually to a person who most exemplifies the spirit of the community, leadership, entrepreneurship, civic duty, and…
Last week we saw the American stock markets drop almost five percent before making a partial comeback on Friday. Who knows what will happen today, but depending on who you listen to the markets were spooked by rising interest rates, rising oil prices, and rising potential inflation which can cause changes in business success dependent…
I read an article that you can read here pertaining to what is announced as a merger, but in reality looks like an acquisition. This announcement talks about two funeral homes in Ohio that have “merged” operations. It is about the Billow Funeral Homes and Crematory and the Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.…
