Funeral News
Casket Unit Volume Declines in 2010; Dollars Up 1.3%
Lake Bluff, Ill. — The total number of caskets sold in the United States in 2010 declined to 1.619 million...
Read moreDetailsFFDA Reports Funeral Profits Rebound
Springfield, Ill. — A year ago, Federated Funeral Directors of America (FFDA) reported that funeral homes typically experienced a 10...
Read moreDetailsMesa crematory in trouble over handling of bodies
Arizona’s funeral board is moving to shut down a Mesa crematorium that a television station’s investigation found had stored dozens...
Read moreDetailsNewcomer Buying Mount Hope Cemetery
Ren and Theresa Newcomer, owners of Topeka’s Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes and Cemetery, are in the process of buying the financially-strapped...
Read moreDetailsJapan’s Mortuaries Struggle to Cope With 14,700 Bodies from Quake, So Far
SENDAI, Japan — Cars are strewn around like toys. A month after the quake, crews were still searching the cars...
Read moreDetailsJapan's Mortuaries Struggle to Cope With 14,700 Bodies from Quake, So Far
SENDAI, Japan — Cars are strewn around like toys. A month after the quake, crews were still searching the cars...
Read moreDetailsAurora Casket Union Rejects Second Offer
Aurora, Ind. — Another contract offer for union workers with Aurora Casket has been rejected. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local...
Read moreDetailsAustralia Starting to Hammer Down on Dodgy Funeral Operators
INFECTIOUS medical waste is being buried with the dead by shonky funeral operators trying to cut costs. A Sunday Mail...
Read moreDetailsNew Bill Would Cause Funeral Home Prices to Be Posted Online
California - Funeral homes that promote their services on the Internet would have to post their prices online under legislation...
Read moreDetailsBody Donor Firms Market Their Mission to The Living
Linda Olson could not promise an easy death. But she did promise a quick and cost-free aftermath to a roomful...
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