Virginia Veterans Buried in Less Than Air-Tight Containers [Part 2]

Monday, February 25, 2013
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We spoke with a handful of veterans organizations. They tell us they didn’t know that veterans caskets were being placed inside unprotected liners. Like Mrs. Runyon, they thought caskets were being placed inside sealed vaults.

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The Sweetest Cemetery Ever…Really

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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One of the best and worst things about Ben & Jerry’s: they’re always introducing new flavors. But with that comes some rough goodbyes to the retired flavors.

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Batesville’s Endura Vault Isn’t Faulty, But Why Is It Popping Out Of The Ground?

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Last week in Virginia a daughter visited the grave of her mother and found the grave lifted two feet about the surface of the ground. The vault used for the burial was a Batesville Endura vault.

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Cemetery Gets Nailed By Hurricane Sandy

Monday, November 5, 2012
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We wish this were a scene created just for Halloween, but sadly, it’s real. Megastorm Sandy even disturbed those trying to rest in peace, unleashing such a torrent of water that coffins in a Maryland cemetery were spotted rising from the earth.

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Batesville Quietly Launches New Burial Product

Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Batesville Vault Solutions, the division of Batesville that handles the Endura Vault line, has quietly rolled out an addition to their ground burial offering.

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Is Fracking Cemeteries Immoral? Plot Owners Have No Say

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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In Ohio and other areas it has been found that a number of cemeteries are laying over top of lucrative pockets of natural gas. Leading many to ask the question, “Is fracking cemeteries wrong or immoral?”

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National Funeral Directors Association Board Member Will Testify Before House Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Brookfield, Wis. – A member of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Executive Board is scheduled to testify before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability…

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Foxnews.com Headline Yesterday Blames Poorly Regulated Cemetery Industry

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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This article was the lead headline on Foxnews.com yesterday afternoon. Definitely not a good article for the perception of the funeral profession. The article sites a number of different horrific…

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