Cemetery
I read this article from the Fort Wayne, Indiana Journal Gazette the other day. It deals with the proposition of the Divine Mercy Funeral Home, a funeral home owned and operated by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, that is having a day where those people who bring in cremated remains will be given a…
Read MoreMcCain Headstone Placed — It recently came to my attention that the headstone for U.S. Senator John McCain was placed last week. You can read an article and see photos of the grave site here. The headstone and grave are located in the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis,Maryland. I don’t know the particulars of…
Read MoreI’ve talked about one of the disconcerting trends in the death care industry of late is that of neglected and eventually abandoned cemeteries. From my point of view I’ve pondered “Who will take care of these?” As I’ve pointed out in some articles, there are cities and townships now having to take over the financial…
Read MoreA jury reached an agreement in the amount of damages to be awarded to families in the Galilee Cemetery trial in Memphis yesterday. You can read an article on the awards here. While the award amount amount per body is listed, we don’t know the final numbers as we have never been told, at least…
Read MoreWhen Hurricane Matthew overflowed the Neuse River near Goldsboro, North Carolina in 2016 almost 40 caskets floated from their grave sites and into the rushing and rising water. That caused city administrators the problem of eventually returning the caskets to their rightful grave spaces. As of last week 16 of those caskets that were disturbed…
Read MoreA verdict that will give relief to funeral directors all across the United States was handed down in the case of the Galilee Memorial Gardens case yesterday. For the last month we have kept you up to date on this case which stems from alleged neglect of deceased casketed human remains brought to the Galilee…
Read MorePeriodically we have kept you up to date on what was happening with the planned Muslim cemetery that was proposed to be built about 40 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas. As you can read in this article here, on Thursday the Town Council of Farmersville, Texas approved plans submitted by the Islamic Association of Collin…
Read MoreOne of the things I believe that we do pretty well at Funeral Director Daily is monitor the Death Care industry for trends that are emerging and we can provide some warning on what issues may be sneaking up on funeral directors and cemeterians. Since we started slightly over a year ago we have noticed…
Read MoreThe Memphis trial that concerns possible funeral director liability over the mismanagement of the Galilee Memorial Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee continues. You can read an article about Monday’s testimony here. The trial is trying to prove that more than 12 funeral homes failed to supervise burials at the cemetery and hold them liable for pain…
Read MoreVoters in Whiteford Township near Monroe, Michigan will have an extra ballot question to ponder and vote on when they go to the ballot on November 6. Township supervisors have asked the residents to vote on a small mill rate that would tax themselves for the operation and upkeep of the township’s aging cemeteries. You…
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