Funeral News
One in Four Funeral Homes Not Playing By The Rules
March 24, 2009 - Death is hard enough to deal with without the added insult of being taken advantage of...
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March 19, 2009 - The troubles for Illinois funeral homes continue to mount, as its trade group is involved in...
Read moreDetailsFinancial Adviser Loses License Over Funeral Trust Fund Losses
March 14, 2009 - A Merrill Lynch financial adviser in Springfield has temporarily lost his state license, as Illinois regulators...
Read moreDetailsGarrett County Funeral Home Owner Arrested
March 2, 2009, - The owner of Stewart Funeral Home, Bradley Allen Stewart, 60, of Oakland was charged Wednesday with...
Read moreDetailsBody Rots in Hearse, Ala. Funeral Director Charged
Feb 27, 2009 - A funeral director accused of leaving a woman's body to decay in a parked hearse after...
Read moreDetailsPre-Need Funeral Investor Demands Repayment of Principal
February 23, 2009 - Lynda Canger of Lake Zurich didn?t think she had to worry about her father-in-law?s funeral. Then...
Read moreDetailsBurris Linked to Troubled Trade Association
Newly appointed Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., has dealt with questions about his ties to impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but now...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Home Directors Lose Licenses over Plan to Sell Body Parts Without Consent
January 7, 2009 - Two Newark-area funeral directors agreed to turn in their mortuary science licenses after they were cited...
Read moreDetailsU.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Unveils The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush unveiled legislation today that would expand the powers of the federal government by creating a new...
Read moreDetailsEconomy Takes Toll on Funeral Planning
Recession stresses have changed the way many in the Rochester community look at life. And death, too. Local funeral homes,...
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