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Revisiting Clive

By Funeral Director Daily / April 17, 2020 /

When I was just getting going on writing an occasional blog article back in May 2017 – about three years to the day from today – I was fascinated with a young man from County Cork Ireland who grew up wanting to be a funeral director.  As it turned out, circumstances worked out so that…

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StoneMor: “We’re solvent enough. . .”

By Funeral Director Daily / April 16, 2020 /

Most people in the death care profession know that StoneMor, Inc. has, for the last couple of years, been on what they term an “operational turnaround”.  The company, based just outside of Philadelphia, is said to be the second largest, next to Service Corporation International (SCI), death care company in North America.  The death care…

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Our colleagues and friends aiding the effort

By Funeral Director Daily / April 15, 2020 /

One of the great things in being part of the funeral, cremation, cemetery, and its supply business is that, as you work in it over time, you realize that it is a pretty small professional world and you get to know lots of people and lots of companies in the realm.  Also, you realize that…

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Great Britain funeral directors fight family ban at cremations

By Funeral Director Daily / April 14, 2020 /

According to this article in the Examiner Live from the United Kingdom, British funeral directors from the West Yorkshire area, that area administrated by the Kirklees Council, are disappointed that the Kirklees Council has taken a position that no mourners may be present at the crematorium for services of a loved one. The article states,…

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COVID-19 and funeral homes: Where are we. . .where are we going

By Funeral Director Daily / April 10, 2020 /

The other day I received a phone call from a national writer doing a story on how the COVID-19 pandemic is and will affect funeral homes now and into the future.  I shared some of my thoughts and I don’t know if that reporter will use them or not, but I thought I would recount…

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Foundation Partners ready for surge

By Funeral Director Daily / April 9, 2020 /

In this press release that we found on the PR Newswire, funeral home operator Foundation Partners Group has announced that it is ready to serve America during the potential surge wave of COVID-19 across the country.  Quoting from the release, “Foundation Partners Group , operator of more than 135 funeral homes, cremation centers and cemeteries…

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Weekend Update: Our colleagues on the front lines

By Funeral Director Daily / April 4, 2020 /

Earlier this week a national reporter called me to ask some questions about COVID-19 and how it might relate to the funeral industry as more and more deaths occur.  My prediction on the services front was that even if we hit the range of 100,000 to 240,000 deaths that the administration is now predicting, that…

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Teaching old dogs new tricks

By Funeral Director Daily / April 3, 2020 /

The old saying is that you “Can’t teach an old dog new tricks”.  Well, I think after this week that I am living proof that statement definitely does not hold water. You see, this week I watched four webinars on what is happening in funeral service and the death care industry.  That, in itself, for…

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More timely information for funeral service

By Funeral Director Daily / March 31, 2020 /

Yesterday while I was sheltering in place I was able to watch and be informed from two webcasts in the funeral industry.  We know at Funeral Director Daily that we can use our subscription power – and your help in passing along the information – to get the word out on best practices in the…

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Reuters says “U.S. funeral homes struggle to adapt”

By Funeral Director Daily / March 26, 2020 /

Reuters published an article yesterday that was picked up by the New York Times today.  It is headlined, “As coronavirus hits memorial services, U.S. funeral homes struggle to adapt”.  You can read the article here. The article picks up on the Seeking Alpha article that we made available to our readers yesterday bearing somewhat on…

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