abandoned cemeteries

Can two death care trends solve a problem??

By Funeral Director Daily / June 1, 2021 /

Over the years that I have done the research for the articles that appear in Funeral Director Daily, among others, I have noticed two trends that are definitely growing in the death care world.  One of those trends is that of Green or Natural burials.  Virtually every day when I look for articles that will…

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Cemeteries and their problems

By Funeral Director Daily / January 2, 2020 /

Over the last couple of years of writing the daily article for Funeral Director Daily one of my routines is to continuously search for information that might be of interest to those in the funeral, memorial, or what is now being called the “Death Care” space.  In doing so, I have came across many articles,…

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Abandoned Cemeteries . . . and Mausoleums

By Funeral Director Daily / October 9, 2018 /

I’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…

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The Growing Trend of Abandoned Cemeteries

By Funeral Director Daily / September 21, 2018 /

One 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…

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Cemetery Turns up at Tax Auction

By Funeral Director Daily / March 2, 2018 /

According to an article in the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle that you can read here, a local cemetery turned up on a list of abandoned properties to be auctioned off in Dickinson County (Kansas).  Once discovered, the property was pulled off the auction and the county applied for tax exempt status – which has been approved –…

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