Cemetery
The accelerating trend over the past 20 years towards cremation as a method of final disposition has not only affected how funeral homes and cemeteries operate. It has created issues with casket companies, burial vault companies, and monument dealers as well. I came across this article from Columbus CEO which exhibits some ways in which…
Read More about The Monument Business is Changing TooHere is an article from the USA Today about the Memphis cemetery trial. This article gives some more insight into what is alleged to have happened and why plaintiffs believe that funeral homes are, at least in part, responsible. [wpforms id=”436″ title=”true” description=”true”]
Read More about More on the Memphis TrialTuesday marked the opening of a trial in Memphis, Tennessee that you can read about here that is trying to get a finding as to whose responsibility is it when families have had grossly mishandled burials. In this case, that of the Galilee Memorial Gardens of Memphis, a lawsuit in which more than 1,200 families…
Read More about Whose Liability is it?We’ve told you before that we think cemeteries have some great business opportunities in the new wave of cremation protocol if death care professionals can convince client families that the proper way to memorialize their loved ones is to inter or use a cemetery niche instead of scattering or bringing home cremated remains. We’ve also…
Read More about Cemetery AnnexationsIn an article that you can read here the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has had to respond to accusations that its St. Peter and St. Paul Cemetery is not properly maintained. The Archdiocese has a 60-year contract with StoneMor Partners to operate the cemeteries and has had to point out that “As the operator of the…
Read More about StoneMor accused of poorly maintaining Philadelphia CemeteriesIt’s a beautiful Friday morning in Minnesota and I’ve been up early just researching future articles for Funeral Director Daily. As I mentioned before, I love to continue to learn and today I came upon this article from Science News that you can read here. The article is about the Stonehenge monument and, until today,…
Read More about Interesting Research at StonehengeWe noticed an article and a news story this morning that we thought were worth sharing. The first story is from Bloomberg News and is entitled “Mortuary Company Stays ahead of Debt by Digging graves before People Die”. You can read the story here, which deals with public death care company StoneMor Partners and their…
Read More about In Today’s NewsI started a weekday blog about 15 months ago with no subscribers and no real idea what I would be doing. Today, with just organic growth I have almost 500 free subscribers who receive my daily dose via e-mail and hundred of others who follow on Twitter and Facebook as well as those that just…
Read More about An Ancillary Opportunity for Your Funeral HomeIn what is a somewhat timely item for us at Funeral Director Daily, we learned yesterday of a lawsuit filed by suburban New York City cemetery, Ferncliff Cemetery, against the City of Greenburgh. Timely for us because this week we have highlighted zoning and location issues among the industry. The lawsuit, according to an article…
Read More about Cemetery sues city for Gross AbuseI recently read an article that came to me from WZZM 13 News in Michigan. The story surrounds the Michigan Strategic Fund and its June 26 decision to give preliminary approval of a $26.5 million bond issue to a non-profit group called Cathedral of St. Augustine’s to purchase 28 cemeteries in Michigan. You can read…
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