Did Batesville Buy K-Tron To Gain An Immediate Presence in China?
What are the reasons behind Batesville's purchase of a non-funeral industry company? Many people have called me and asked what I thought, and I really haven't been able...
Matthews International Shows Q1 Profits
Casket maker Matthews International Corp (MATW.O) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by recent acquisitions and favorable foreign exchange impact and reaffirmed its outlook for 2010. The company...
In Many Remembrances, Loved Ones Dance Around The Word Death
Death is hard to find in death notices. This is the time of year ? January and February ? when death rates are generally highest, according to the...
A Week Later, Dignity in Death is Still A Luxury
I talk with funeral directors all the time about explaining the value in having a funeral or memorial service, about showing the value of the graveside service to...
Zoning Officials Let Business Discharge Embalming Fluid
Is this a problem where your funeral home is located? Are you allowed to dispose of embalming chemicals and bodily fluids into the sanitary sewer? Zoning Officials Let...
If Your Kids Are Awake, They?re Probably Online
We truly live in a technology driven world. Young americans today don't go to the library, they go to Google. My three year old daughter knows how to...
Rolls-Royce Phantom Hearse For Sale on EBAY? – Pictures
You can get just about anything you can think of on Ebay.com, even a fake Rolls-Royce Phantom hearse. Even though this Rolls hearse is fake it is still...
Funeral Mix-Up fears Over Body Checks at Hospitals
STAFF at major Queensland hospital have been releasing dead bodies without thorough ID checks, raising concerns of the wrong bodies being sent to funeral homes for burial, an...
Batesville Launches its ObitLink Service
Batesville Launches its ObitLink Service Batesville Casket Company, the leader in the funeral service industry, launched its ObitLink online obituary offering today giving funeral homes access to the...
National Funeral Directors Association: Update on Haiti Assistance Efforts
NFDA officials have been in daily communication with the federal government, including the State Department, which is overseeing the U.S. response, the Department of Health and Human Services,...