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With one acquisition announced in December and another in January Newcomer Funeral Service, based in Topeka, Kansas, continues to grow. The Newcomer website states “Newcomer Funeral Service Group is an independent funeral home, crematory, and cemetery service provider based in Topeka, Kansas with operations in ten states.” According to this press releasefrom…
I’m writing this article mid-morning on Saturday. It’s already been a busy morning for me as I got up early and did my run and have since been to Starbucks for what I term my “Saturday Celebration Coffee” which celebrates my six consecutive days of running. I take Sundays off!! I’m also…
I’ve told you before that I get my inspiration for articles from the strangest of sources. The other day I was on YouTube and looking for a certain speech presented by then President Ronald Reagan. For whatever reason, this clip of United States Gold Medal hockey goalie Jim Craig came up as a…
The “Funeral Rule” came into effect in April 1984. That’s 40 years ago. Don’t get me wrong. . . . I’m an advocate for consumer protections. The “Funeral Rule” was supposed to offer those protections back in 1984. But in my opinion, the actual reality of the rule ever since it was implemented,…
It’s been over eight months since cremation oriented funeral home and cemetery operator Foundation Partners Group (FPG) has been without a permanent CEO at their Orlando, Florida, offices. We received news this week that FPG has now named and hired their new Chief Executive. . . and with this decision the company reached across…
Funeral Director Daily published an article last Friday about the number of, or lack of, funeral directors in the field and one of our thought processes during that article was that it is apparent that many rural funeral homes have a difficult time in acquiring the professional help necessary to operate their businesses. Part…
As I’ve been formulating this article in my mind before putting the thoughts on the computer screen and into print two words come to my mind — “Experiences” and “Vision”. I think of “Experiences” in the realm of what do our client families expect for the “experience” of their funerals and or tributes? …
It was less than two years ago in August 2023 when I heard the news about the fire that ravaged Lahaina and some other areas of Maui. Turning on the news the scene looked like something I’d never seen in my lifetime and almost apocalyptic. The Maui fire of 2023 destroyed approximately 6,271…
I’ve now moved the Funeral Director Daily home office to our winter rental in Southwest Florida for the next 90 days. With that comes a few rounds of golf per week and the chance to meet and visit with new people whom I meet on the golf course. It didn’t take me long…
It doesn’t matter what type of Death Care business your are in. . . funeral home, crematory, casket supplier, vault company, chemical company. . . . the odds are that you have seen your costs of business go up in the past four years — since inflation started creeping up sometime in 2021. …
