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Living the Dream in Pelham, New York

By Funeral Director Daily / May 2, 2017 /

I recently discovered an inspiring article about a young man and his quest to be involved in funeral service on the web-site IrishCentral.com.  The article centers around Irish born Clive Anderson, age 34, who now owns his own funeral home in Yonkers, New York.  It is a true tale of a young man who saw…

An Opinion on StoneMor Partners

By Funeral Director Daily / April 25, 2017 /

An opinion from Seeking Alpha recently came out on one of Funeral Director Daily’s Death Care Index (DCI) stocks, namely StoneMor Partners.  The article is a really good read and goes into quite some detail on what has been happening with the company in the past six months. According to the article, the company has…

Illinois Funeral Home Celebrates Earth Day

By Funeral Director Daily / April 24, 2017 /

An Illinois funeral home used a simple, but effective, way to showcase their commitment to the environment during an Earth Day celebration  last Saturday.  According to an article in the Quincy, Illinois based Herald-Whig, Quincy based Hansen-Spear Funeral Home held their first “Celebration of the Living Green” on Saturday afternoon. The funeral home, who has…

Mississippi Funeral Home creates Wall of Memories

By Funeral Director Daily / April 13, 2017 /

Ricky Holland has been co-Owner and President of Corinthian Funeral Home for the past 25 years.  He loves his job, loves the people he has served, and is now going out of his way to make sure that no client of Corinthian Funeral Home is forgotten. In an article published in the Daily Corinthian of…

SCI adds El Paso Combo

By Funeral Director Daily / April 10, 2017 /

According to a recent article in the El Paso Times, funeral giant Service Corporation International (SCI) has added an 8th facility in the El Paso, Texas, market.  They have recently had an Open House and Grand Opening to announce the opening at the Evergreen East Funeral Home on the city’s East Montana  Avenue. While it is the…

Japanese Funeral Home Offers Discount to Get Elderly Off The Road

By Funeral Director Daily / April 7, 2017 /

It seems like the old story about just when you thought you had heard it all in the realm of discounts , a new twist enters the market that your funeral home now has to compete with.  According to an article in The Business Times a Japanese funeral home is offering discounts on their inevitable…

Birmingham Funeral Directors Lament Gun Violence

By Funeral Director Daily / April 3, 2017 /

Funeral directors in Birmingham, Alabama, are struggling to understand and cope with the ever increasing violence in that city.  According to an article in the Birmingham Times gun violence has increased by 80% over the past three years and is heading for a triple digit increase this year. Not only has the violence, much like…

The Latest News from StoneMor Partners

By Funeral Director Daily / March 31, 2017 /

StoneMor Partners, the Philadelphia based funeral home and cemetery  limited partnership that is publicly traded, issued some interesting news this week.  First of all, CEO Larry Miller, one of the firm’s founders has announced his resignation effective on August 31, 2017, or when a replacement is named.  Secondly, according to an article in www.philly.com, the…

Funeral Director Scott Dahl Interviewed

By Funeral Director Daily / March 30, 2017 /

A really interesting question and answer interview appeared in the Spokane based Spokesman-Review recently.  The interview was with Hennessey Funeral Home and Crematory Managing partner Scott Dahl and is very comprehensive on his management style, philosophy, and the nature of funeral service in the Pacific Northwest. Dahl, who originally received a communications degree, touches on…

5th Generation of Slater Family Opens Funeral Home

By Funeral Director Daily / March 27, 2017 /

A nice article has appeared in the Valley News Dispatch concerning Raymond J. Slater IV and his wife, Molly, and their ambitions in purchasing the defunct Krupa Funeral Home in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and their methods of renovating in order to open their own funeral service business. According to the article the Krupa Funeral Home…