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Next week is a great week for learning opportunities. .

By Funeral Director Daily / October 13, 2023 /

      Before we ride into the weekend, I happened to notice that next week in the world of Death Care there are some exciting learning and self-growth opportunities for those involved in the profession.  As we head into the weekend here is a synopsis of what I found in opportunities that you might…

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The New Operators

By Funeral Director Daily / October 12, 2023 /

    As I look for material to bring before the readers of Funeral Director Daily I continue to be amazed at, what I consider, the number of new “Death Care” operators that are hanging out a shingle and opening for business.  And, unlike the 1940’s when there was a large expansion of men opening…

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Is Pet Death Care in your future?

By Funeral Director Daily / October 10, 2023 /

  Morgan Stanley equity analyst Simeon Gutman recently made this comment in this white paper from Morgan Stanley, “Americans are increasingly attached to their pets, which is clearly shown in survey results, and thus pet spending is a priority.  Consumers are less willing to cut pet spending even when real personal disposable income declines.”  …

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With a history from livery service to modern funeral home. . . Key West funeral home changes hands

By Funeral Director Daily / October 4, 2023 /

  At Funeral Director Daily we hear about a lot of funeral homes that change hands.  We can’t report on all of them, but some family funeral homes have such unique historical characteristics that we like to pass on the knowledge of those transactions just to keep the historical perspective of funeral homes in America…

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Will “young people” bring back the funeral

By Funeral Director Daily / September 22, 2023 /

  Funerals, cremations, memorial services, and other Death Care purchases by the consumer are not done in a vacuum.  Consumers make all kinds of decisions on purchases with all kinds of products and services and sometimes those decisions change over time as to the overall philosophy of the purchase.   It’s no secret that in…

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More from the floor. . . . Supplier news from the NFDA Convention

By Funeral Director Daily / September 21, 2023 /

  My favorite time annually at the National Funeral Directors Convention (NFDA) is when I get to roam the Expo Hall among all of Death Care’s suppliers and just visit.  Sometimes it is about new and exciting products and sometimes it is just catching up with an old friend. . . . . and sometimes…

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Park Lawn Corporation discussed in Seeking Alpha article

By Funeral Director Daily / September 20, 2023 /

  Part of our mission at Funeral Director Daily is to help the individual funeral home owner or operator understand all facets of their business better and in more depth so that they have the knowledge to make decisions moving forward.  In my 35 years of owning and operating a funeral home I tried to…

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Lesko purchases Parente Funeral Home in Connecticut

By Funeral Director Daily / September 19, 2023 /

    From the website of the Parente Funeral Home of Bridgeport, Connecticut comes the announcement that “Kevin Lesko has purchased Parente Lauro Funeral Home, of Bridgeport, from Michael Parente. To assure the seamless transition of his family’s longstanding service, Michael has joined the new funeral care firm. . . . Effective September 1, 2023,…

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Loewen movie “The Burial” finally has a release date

By Funeral Director Daily / September 13, 2023 /

    At Funeral Director Daily we have tried to keep you updated on the status of the Hollywood movie that has been produced about the disagreement and eventual lawsuit between one-time power funeral home consolidator company The Loewen Group and a funeral home in Mississippi.   Finally, we have read in this article from…

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Park Lawn adds to Sioux City locations

By Funeral Director Daily / September 5, 2023 /

      It was back in March 2023 when Funeral Director Daily published this article about Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) acquiring the Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes’ five locations in the state-line cities of Sioux City, Iowa, and South Sioux City, Nebraska.  According to a press release from Park Lawn Corporation the acquisition added five…

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