Funeral Home Owner Jack (Bill) White Jr. Wins October Sich Casket Giveaway
Sich Casket has announced the winner of their monthly “Year of the Funeral Director” casket giveaway for October. The winner, Jack (Bill) White Jr., is co-owner of Brooks...
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Gaffney Group Announces Significant Acquisitions
Following extensive negotiations, Corey Gaffney, President of Gaffney Funeral Home and Cremation Society of Washington, acquired five funeral homes and a chapel mausoleum earlier this month from the...
Korea Exhibition Showcases 218 Remarkable Urns in Contemporary Art
Every two years the Korea Ceramic Foundation holds a themed art biennale and this year’s exhibition was titled Narrative, Ode to Life featuring cremation urns from around the...
Selected’s 2018 NextGen Seminar Topics: Shift Mindsets & Connected Technology Strategy
DEERFIELD, ILL. —November 16, 2017— Selected Independent Funeral Homes’ 2018 NextGen Seminar will be held on January 21-25 at the Hyatt Regency Resort on Palm Beach, Aruba. Selected...
4 Products Beating the Funeral Merchandise Quality Epidemic
Since entering the funeral industry, I have felt a taboo around talking about the topic of quality in relation to funeral merchandise - it’s a problem. In fact,...
ASD’s Suicide Telephone Operator Patch (S.T.O.P) System Recognized With 2017 NFDA Innovation Award
Boston, MA—On Monday, October 29, ASD – Answering Service for Directors was named the winner of the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2017 Innovation Award. The company was recognized...
Winter is coming: How forward-thinking funeral homes are preparing for the Internet Generation.
Four years ago, my cofounder Tyler’s grandmother passed away. Tasked with the responsibility of planning a funeral in his late twenties, he was lost. Tyler did what anyone...