Business
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreGreencastle, 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…
Read MoreLast 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…
Read MoreI 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.…
Read MoreAccording to an Evening Express article which you can read here, Co-operative Funeralcare of the United Kingdom ratcheted up their price guarantee this week by extending that guarantee to all funeral plans in the United Kingdom. Earlier in September they promised to beat all quotes for funeral costs on a “like-for like” basis. The new…
Read MoreAccording to this article from the Haywood County Mountaineer, the Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Canton and Waynesville, North Carolina, have been acquired by Park Lawn Corporation. The article states that Wells Greeley, President and owner of the funeral business, has announced a succession plan that includes partnering with Toronto based Park Lawn…
Read MoreAccording to an article and news video out of Cincinnati that you can see and read here a family will likely be pursuing legal action because, in their opinion, their mother looked like a “mess” when they viewed her in a casket. The family contends that she not only looked like a mess, but a…
Read MoreA lot happened at the end of last week in the Death Care industry and we will try to give you just a little idea of that as we catch up from over the weekend. StoneMor Partners, L.P. announced in this press release that they will be announcing a corporate transition from a Master Limited…
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