When I researched and wrote a story about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being buried at Arlington National Cemetery little did I know it would lead to a Three-part series with Funeral Director Daily. However, the story triggered some memories in my life on what I knew about Arlington and, in today’s article, how I as a small town funeral director personally arranged burials there. I hope I’m not boring you with these stories. As a small town funeral director, in […]
We gave a little history on Arlington National Cemetery in yesterday’s edition of Funeral Director Daily. As a follow-up to that I promised a little more today. I had always heard that the eligibility requirements for interment in Arlington National Cemetery were more stringent than in the other Veteran’s National Cemeteries scattered across the country. . . and they are. I had also heard that former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis, was interred in Arlington National Cemetery without satisfying […]
Late last week when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body was being removed from Statutory Hall at the United States Capitol I heard that her body would be interred this week at Arlington National Cemetery. As a person who loves the history, majesty, and ceremony that is Arlington National Cemetery, I wondered a little about the eligibility criteria for such a burial. Turns out, according to this article, membership on the United States Supreme Court, even with no military […]
Deaths will always be with us. However, the way we ritualize death and provide permanent memorialization for our loved ones seems to be ever evolving. I believe that permanent memorialization has been under attack for a long time and faces long-term decline, but I also believe that ritual, and the way it evolves, may bring many opportunities for funeral homes that embrace some of the change. I come from a community in Minnesota that was settled by predominantly Scandinavians and […]
In today’s afternoon edition we bring you the tale of the Archdiocese of San Diego attempting to zone vacant land it has owned for some time into a cemetery to serve the people of its parishes. Homeowners in the area are not necessarily excited to see a cemetery near their homes citing property tax devaluation as the main reason. You can access the article here. We also bring you a registration for, what we believe, will be an […]
In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we have a couple of national firms in the news for differing reasons. First of all, we will tell you of Funeral Directors Life (FDLIC) and their investment in saving some of the world’s energy. They recently added a parking lot that will be covered by about 1300 solar panels that will provide energy for the company’s corporate headquarters. You can see photos in this article here. And we also bring you […]
This weekend edition of Funeral Director Daily leads off with a great story you can access here. It is a story written by Isabella Jibilian for Business Insider. Jibilian describes herself as a graduate student who sought out management at Fernwood Cemetery so she could write about the high cost of real estate which, down the real estate ladder, she thought would probably affect the price of a grave space. She says, however, her visit and tour of the cemetery […]
Today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily brings you stories about two men on a mission. And, these men live and work in separate hemispheres but both have found a calling among the COVID-19 pandemic. Our first story is that of Brother Ronald Marin and comes to us from the Catholic publication, Crux. Brother Marin is a Venezuelan who is spending time administering funerals in the cemeteries of Lima, Peru. It is estimated that more than a quarter of the […]
Over the last couple of years Funeral Director Daily has done many articles that pertain to cemeteries, not only in the United States, but around the world. Many of those articles have dealt with the uniqueness of a cemetery or the lack of upkeep in a cemetery, or, because of that lack of upkeep, an effort to clean up cemeteries. We’ve also talked about the business of cemeteries and how many cemeteries find themselves in financially negative cash-flow positions because […]
In the news last week was a story of deceased New York state firefighter Anthony Fatale and the delayed legacy of his life. Fatale had died two years ago in 2018 at the age of 70. Fatale was single, an Air Force veteran, and a member of the Nyack Fire Department, who many colleagues say was “larger than life”. David Gottlieb of Empire Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 had this to say according to an article and video that […]
