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Don’t forget about WilbertEDU

By Funeral Director Daily / July 21, 2022 /

The other day I received an invitation to register and attend the the upcoming National Funeral Directors (NFDA) Convention in Baltimore.  It made me think and realize that I am behind in my CEU units due for Minnesota license renewal come January 1.  I’m planning to attend the NFDA convention and will get some needed…

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Don’t forget about free Continuing Education credits offered by Wilbert

By Funeral Director Daily / May 4, 2022 /

If you are like me, you might not even know where you are sitting with Continuing Education credits to keep your license current.  I need to check because I know that because of the Covid pandemic some of the CE credits required for my funeral director and insurance agent requirements were temporarily suspended because of…

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Wilbert merges Memorial Monument into fold

By Funeral Director Daily / January 13, 2022 /

In a transaction announced last week but completed on December 27, 2021, according to this press release, Wilbert has merged operations with Memorial Monuments & Vaults (MMV) headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. According to the press release, MMV has 19 locations in the western part of the United States and provides monuments and related funeral services…

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Afternoon edition: FDLIC brightens up, SCI buys adjoining cemetery property, and more

By Funeral Director Daily / August 11, 2020 /

In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we have a couple of national firms in the news for differing reasons.  First of all, we will tell you of Funeral Directors Life (FDLIC) and their investment in saving some of the world’s energy.  They recently added a parking lot that will be covered by about…

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In Today’s News

By Funeral Director Daily / August 2, 2018 /

We 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…

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New Jersey Cemetery Worker Rescued

By Funeral Director Daily / February 21, 2018 /

According to an article in the Morristown (NJ) Daily Record that you can read here, Hanover cemetery worker Peter Ferencze was rescued after an 800 pound vault cover “fell in” and pinned him at the bottom of an open grave on Tuesday. According to the article, Ferencze was treated for chest injuries and released from…

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