Funeral News
Joplin Missouri Update From NFDA
Dear Funeral Service Supplier Partners,NFDA has received numerous inquiries from our supplier friends expressing concern for the situation in Joplin,...
Read moreDetailsBurr Oak Cemetery Turned over to Trustee
The future of the troubled and historic Burr Oak Cemetery was assured Tuesday when a federal judge approved a plan...
Read moreDetailsCincinnati College of Mortuary Science Celebrates Armed Forces Day
Aurora, IN — The nation’s largest privately owned funeral services supplier, Aurora Casket Company, sponsored “Armed Forces Day” on May...
Read moreDetailsWebinar to Help Funeral Homes and Cemeteries Troubleshoot Legal Problems
Expert to Provide Strategies and Advice that Will Save You Money and Headaches Funeral and cemetery professionals who register for...
Read moreDetailsCasket 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...
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