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The NFL “Fan Experience” will soon include cremated remains permanent placement

By Funeral Director Daily / June 2, 2026 /

  This recent article from the Jacksonville Daily Record makes note that the new Jacksonville Jaguars’ football stadium that will be the home of that franchise in the National Football League (NFL) has agreed to partner with Eternal Fan to create what is called the “904EVER Club” at the stadium.   According to the article…

Crowne Vault shares initiative creating “a path for permanent placement” of cremated remains

By Funeral Director Daily / May 29, 2026 /

      Crowne Vault, the Indiana-based company that is a leading presence in serving the Death Care profession with American-made cremation vaults is supporting a new initiative for the profession that hopes to bring cremated loved ones from the closet or mantle to permanent placement in American cemeteries.   The trademarked program, “At Home…

Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) hits some roadblocks

By Funeral Director Daily / May 21, 2026 /

  It’s not for me. . . .but neither is skydiving.   I’m talking about Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) or what some lay people call “human composting”.  NOR is a legal form of human disposition in at least 14 states by my count.  The process used for human remains disposition was first legalized in the…

California county sees fit to restrict Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) remains

By Funeral Director Daily / April 30, 2026 /

  Over the last month or so we have followed a growing discontent in Fresno County, California, and specifically an area along the San Joaquin River about the process of Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) remains being spread on public land.  As you can read in this recent article from the Desert Sun “Fresno County officials…

Parting Stone hires former customer and industry award recipient, continues march forward with funeral home partners

By Funeral Director Daily / April 22, 2026 /

  Parting Stone, the pioneer in solidified remains, announced last week in a press release that they have hired the 2025 recipient of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Inspiration Award, Katey Houston, “. . to lead strategic engagement between funeral professionals and the families they serve.”   According to the press release, “Houston’s background…

Batesville makes investment in Eterneva, will “leverage” client relationships

By Funeral Director Daily / April 20, 2026 /

  Last week Batesville announced in this press release that they had “made an equity investment in Eterneva and formed a strategic partnership with the company to expand access to custom memorial diamonds.”  Batesville also made this comment in the release, “Batesville will leverage its national network of customer relationships to bring Eterneva’s memorial diamond…

Make sure your obituary postings get seen

By Funeral Director Daily / April 17, 2026 /

  It’s imperative in today’s information age where all kinds of information is available to the public that the obituaries your funeral home disseminates get seen by the appropriate audience.  It’s no different than what I do with Funeral Director Daily — using the right techniques to make sure my postings on Facebook get maximum…

Heating homes with cremation emissions: An ethical question?

By Funeral Director Daily / April 13, 2026 /

    Energy transfer is not a new science.  Yet I was surprised when I read this recent article published in The World – Public Radio that was titled “How cremations are helping to heat homes in Denmark“.   One of my first thoughts is always about entrepreneurship and the idea that funeral homes with…

“Perceived Value” is now the strongest driver of Death Care customer satisfaction

By Funeral Director Daily / April 6, 2026 /

    Last week Johnson Consulting Group (JCG) released their annual “Sales and Customer Service Trends” report for 2026.  The report is compiled by customer surveys that over the past five years and have included 654,327 sales and survey records in that time period.   Here are some key takeaways from this year’s findings according…

This might give a new meaning to “Permanent Memorialization”

By Funeral Director Daily / April 1, 2026 /

  I’m a big fan of “permanent memorialization” for the simple fact that that memorialization of that type continues to give creedence to a “life that was lived”.  I’ve seen the graves and permanent memorialization sites of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery, Paul Revere in the Granary Burying Ground of Boston, President…