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Dillinger may not be exhumed after all

By Funeral Director Daily / September 13, 2019 /

Last month we brought you this story that pertained to the exhumation of a legendary bank robber who was at one time known as “Public Enemy #1”.  We refer to the life and death of John Dillinger and his eventual burial at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. We told you last month that…

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National Cemetery Administration receives top honor

By Funeral Director Daily / September 9, 2019 /

Three years ago the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) that administers the veteran cemeteries across our nation and care for the hallowed land where our military veterans rest, received a score of 96 in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (AMSI).  Obviously, that is a very high level on the 1-100 ACSI scale. However, the NCA was…

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Foundation Partners Group keeps rolling along

By Funeral Director Daily / September 5, 2019 /

Foundation Partners Group (FGP), headquartered in Orlando, Florida, announced earlier this week the acquisition of the three location Beers & Story Funeral Homes in Western Massachusetts.  Here is the FGP press release pertaining to the acquisition. Beers & Story is a three generation firm that can trace its roots to the early 1900’s when Bert…

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Keeping your funeral home from “Secular Decline”

By Funeral Director Daily / September 5, 2019 /

As we move into the Fall season in Minnesota the weather turns a little cooler and I’m forced to do my daily running and exercise routine inside on the treadmill instead of outside on the streets.  One of the advantages of this, however, is that I can tune in the television and learn something while…

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Labor strife in California cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / September 3, 2019 /

I find it somewhat uncanny and unusual timing but, on the day after we celebrated Labor Day, we are bringing you this article from the the San Mateo (California) Daily Journal that pertains to a strike of cemetery workers at the Skylawn Memorial Park in that city.  Over the last year we have brought you…

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It’s Friday, the end of the summer, and we won’t bore you with our opinions

By Funeral Director Daily / August 30, 2019 /

It’s Friday, the end of the summer is approaching, Labor Day and pro football are just around the corner.  So, instead of boring you with editorial opinions on our part, we are just going to throw out three interesting articles for you to read and digest on your own.  Enjoy the read and enjoy the…

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The staffing issue

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2019 /

A couple of things came to my attention last week that made me again think about the staffing issue facing funeral homes across the country.  While I am no longer on the front lines in looking for licensed staff, I do hear from my colleagues that hiring and retaining professional funeral home licensed staff is…

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July numbers show Funeral Director Daily keeps increasing readership, viewership

By Funeral Director Daily / August 26, 2019 /

We want to continue to thank our loyal readers for making Funeral Director Daily what we believe is the fastest growing informational format for the death care industry read today.  Our readership increased for the 3rd consecutive month — and for July 2019 from June 2019 we saw an increase of 6.8% of daily views. …

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The “High End” memorial spectrum

By Funeral Director Daily / August 23, 2019 /

When you enter the business world you have the option of who you want to entice as a customer of your business.  Think of the dining out category of businesses and you can easily see the different business models that owners use in trying to make a profit.  There is the McDonald’s or Taco Bell…

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SCI properties in the news

By Funeral Director Daily / August 21, 2019 /

For the 30+ years that I operated our family owned funeral home I had to deal with a maximum of about 17 employees or teammates at work at any given time.  You got to know all of them real well and as the manager of a small firm you really understood what was happening under…

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