I recently came across an article from TV 6 in Richmond, Virginia, about funeral crowdfunding being set up for a relative through GoFundMe when the family noticed that another account for the deceased had already been set up. The family became uneasy about it and asked TV 6 to investigate. Turns out that the first…
I enjoy watching the CBS program “60 Minutes” and did so again last Sunday. One of the featured stories was on New York restauranter Danny Meyer. Meyer started with one restaurant concept as an owner/operator in the 1990s and now has 16 restaurants of different styles in New York City. He is also the inspiration…
This past weekend an open house was held to celebrate the opening of America’s newest funeral facility — the Heafey Hoffmann Dworak & Cutler Mortuary on West Center Road in Omaha, Nebraska. The 26,000 square foot structure is built on the same spot where fire destroyed the firm’s 1980 building in January 2016. According to…
StoneMor Parnters, LP, a publicly traded death care company that owns and operates both funeral homes and cemeteries announced in a press release on Friday, October 6, 2017, that they will be amending their secured credit facility. You can read about the modifications here. In reading the entire release, the Chairman of…
Batesville Casket company was one of eleven Indiana companies honored and inducted into the State of Indiana Manufacturer’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony on October 4. Companies were recognized by the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association for their outstanding contributions to the development of a healthy, dynamic manufacturing environment in Indiana. Batesville has been a part…
BUSINESS
Employee benefits in today’s employment environment
I noticed this article in Yahoo Finance this week proclaiming that “Your 401(k) match may not be as generous as it once was“. Here’s what peaked my interest as I read this article, …
Canadian funeral firm sells three funeral homes to non-profit organization
We learned last week from this article in the Peterborough (Ontario) Examiner that the Hendren Funeral Homes have sold their three funeral homes to Opus Tribute Group. According to the article, “Opus Tribute Group…
Jefferson movie to soon be streaming
It’s been about three years since we told you that Producer Dean Jones and actor Kevin Sorbo were filming the production of a movie based on the real-life of funeral director Danny Jefferson. …
FINANCE
Propel Funeral Partners acquires three firms, provides guidance
Propel Funeral Partners recently announced that they had acquired three funeral businesses that operate out of four separate properties and do an approximate combined 700 services annually. The company announced that the aggregate revenue…
Canadian funeral firm sells three funeral homes to non-profit organization
We learned last week from this article in the Peterborough (Ontario) Examiner that the Hendren Funeral Homes have sold their three funeral homes to Opus Tribute Group. According to the article, “Opus Tribute Group…
Everstory Partners adds New Jersey cemetery to its group
Everstory Partners the cemetery heavy company that operates more than 460 cemeteries, funeral homes, and crematories in the United States and Puerto Rico announced last week that they had acquired the Franklin Memorial…
REGULATIONS
Employee benefits in today’s employment environment
I noticed this article in Yahoo Finance this week proclaiming that “Your 401(k) match may not be as generous as it once was“. Here’s what peaked my interest as I read this article, …
Canadian funeral firm sells three funeral homes to non-profit organization
We learned last week from this article in the Peterborough (Ontario) Examiner that the Hendren Funeral Homes have sold their three funeral homes to Opus Tribute Group. According to the article, “Opus Tribute Group…
Cemetery sued over private casket-lowering policy
When I was a practicing funeral director I was well aware of safety concerns at the cemetery when the casket was lowered into the vault and grave. Our good friends from Wilbert Vault were…
CEMETERY
Everstory Partners adds New Jersey cemetery to its group
Everstory Partners the cemetery heavy company that operates more than 460 cemeteries, funeral homes, and crematories in the United States and Puerto Rico announced last week that they had acquired the Franklin Memorial…
Cemetery sued over private casket-lowering policy
When I was a practicing funeral director I was well aware of safety concerns at the cemetery when the casket was lowered into the vault and grave. Our good friends from Wilbert Vault were…
Cuba’s crisis with death
Cuba, the island country only 90 miles off the Florida coast has a crisis with death and Death Care. If you look at the Wikipedia page for Cuba you will notice that the population…
CREMATION
Pizza Hut, Batesville, and CANA
Pizza Hut, Batesville, and CANA? A reader sent me an article earlier this week that brings these three topics into a Venn diagram sort of picture for me. First of all, the…
Cuba’s crisis with death
Cuba, the island country only 90 miles off the Florida coast has a crisis with death and Death Care. If you look at the Wikipedia page for Cuba you will notice that the population…
Is the “Choice” of cremation a mirage that may disappear??
On a rainy Monday Minnesota morning earlier this week I was doing my run indoors on the treadmill while I watched CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” business news broadcast. On that show Softbank CEO…
PRENEED
Connecticut budget includes money for victims of allegedly stolen pre-arrangements
Earlier this month, as you can read in this article from NBC Connecticut, the legislature of Connecticut passed their state budget which included the “Act Concerning Unlawful Funeral Service Practices”. The state appropriated…
Consumer Preneed motivations from Homesteaders survey results
Preneed insurance provider Homesteaders Life Company released their 8th annual Preneed Motivators survey last week. According to this press release from which you can download your own copy of the survey results, “. .…
SCI Earnings Call: CEO Tom Ryan answers on Preneed and Managing
Service Corporation International reported on their 1st Quarter of 2026 about ten days ago and then followed that up with an Earnings Call with stock analysts that follow the company. As usual Funeral Director…
PRODUCTS
Jefferson movie to soon be streaming
It’s been about three years since we told you that Producer Dean Jones and actor Kevin Sorbo were filming the production of a movie based on the real-life of funeral director Danny Jefferson. …
Everstory Partners adds New Jersey cemetery to its group
Everstory Partners the cemetery heavy company that operates more than 460 cemeteries, funeral homes, and crematories in the United States and Puerto Rico announced last week that they had acquired the Franklin Memorial…
Pizza Hut, Batesville, and CANA
Pizza Hut, Batesville, and CANA? A reader sent me an article earlier this week that brings these three topics into a Venn diagram sort of picture for me. First of all, the…
