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In the past week we’ve seen news that a vaccine or vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 are rapidly advancing in clinical trials. It’s lead me to think about a post-COVID world and, specifically, a post-COVID world in the future of death care. I’ve also had the experience of visiting with a couple of…
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It is somewhat unbelievable to me how fast we have moved from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but here we are. Among the American debate, many schools are opening, the election is soon here, and the one constant is that those in the funeral profession continue to give comfort and guidance to those in need.…
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What makes a funeral home exemplary? The funeral profession is filled to the brim with multiple players, but as in any competitive field, only a few businesses rise to the top. These funeral homes embody certain characteristics that elevate them above the competition. Here are the top three components of exceptional funeral homes. Owners Who…
Read MoreOn Tuesday the Hormel Corporation announced a new employee benefit available to all United States Hormel Corporation employees. This benefit, that they are calling “Inspired Pathways”, will pay for two-years of community or junior college tuition for all children of the aforementioned Hormel employees. You can read an article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune here…
Read MoreI was talking to a colleague about a recent funeral home acquisition and asking what he thought of the transaction. His comment startled me in that he said, “I hope they didn’t pay too much because no one dies in that community anymore.” His implication was that the community we were discussing has became known…
Read MoreThere is no doubt that COVID-19 and the rules around social distancing are causing funeral homes and cemeteries to do the tasks required of them differently. Today we share some of those subtleties and not so subtle aspects from Australia and America’s west coast funeral homes. We also have a story on how the disease…
Read MoreAs a youngster I had it drilled into me that you don’t buy things you cannot afford. . . . .but “affordability” also included the ability to buy things that you didn’t have the money for but you had a solid plan for repayment. That thought process is known as using and building credit history.…
Read MoreI’m writing this on Monday morning even though you are receiving it as the Wednesday edition of Funeral Director Daily. The freedom to do that (write in advance) once in a while is what makes writing a daily article palatable. I didn’t do a whole lot over the weekend although I did come across this…
Read MoreOn Sunday morning my wife, Angie, and I were talking over the ramifications of what Congress may do in its balancing act to keep the economic security of the United States in tact as the pandemic rages on. We were discussing the additional $600 weekly unemployment payment per furloughed or unemployed worker and the long…
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