Anthem Partners Acquires Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors
Three Locations Add to Growing Anthem Footprint in California Anthem Partners, a premier operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the...
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Divorce Deeds & Deflated Mortuaries | 4M #66
Welcome to the sixty-sixth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #66, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
A Funeral Home’s “Twas The Night Before Christmas” | FFFW 116
It’s issue 116 AND it’s the 16th?!?! WOAH!The 16th of December is an ordinary day like any other unless you're a fan of the number 16. In that...
Digging a Grave in Frozen Ground
Winter burials in areas where snow falls can be a challenge, particularly in northern states. Digging a grave when the ground is frozen is a much different task...
Disposition, Catholic Style
As someone who grew up Catholic with a former Benedictine nun for a mother (yes, seriously) and is now a writer at Connecting Directors — a publication that...
Selected Appoints New Group 4 Board Member
Vacancy filled by Association’s former Board Chairman LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – December 12, 2022 — Eric R. Trimble of Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory in Moline, Ill. will fill...
Self-Care for Funeral Professionals During the Holidays
WHEELING, IL— Finding work-life balance can be especially difficult at this time of year. Between holiday obligations, an already demanding career—and now a newly-developing “tri-demic”—taking time to care...