Funeral News
O?Hare Expansion Into Cemetery Pits Families, Church Against Chicago
For about a week in February, the city of Chicago had legal possession of a small cemetery that blocks a...
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Casket Companies Slowly Dying – Company Advertises Cheap Caskets to the Public
Funeral directors and casket companies are in a very tough position these days. More and more people are choosing cremation...
Read moreDetailsCasket Makers Dig In as Sales Take Hit
As their sales slow, some casket makers worry their business is hitting a dead end. Sales of caskets have been...
Read moreDetailsLegal Forms Available Through NFDA FaxBack Now Even Easier to Use
The National Funeral Directors Association?s (NFDA) popular FaxBack system ? a free, on-demand document service available exclusively as a benefit...
Read moreDetailsAir Cargo Screening – Important Update
You may recall it was about this time last year that the "Known Shipper" mandate (which was ultimately enacted on...
Read moreDetailsDead Women Awakens While Being Prepared For Embalming
Funeral home workers in the Colombian city of Cali got the shock of a lifetime when an apparently dead 45-year-old...
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AWFD Membership Lapel Pins are Here!
?I?m really delighted with the way they look,? shared Kim Stacey, of the Association of Women Funeral Directors. ?I wanted...
Read moreDetailsDispute Unearths Grave Mistake as Man’s Casket Yields A Woman
As a cold wind blew across Forest Hill Cemetery on Whitten Road on Tuesday morning, Dr. Lisa Funte peered into...
Read moreDetailsAudit of Funeral Company Reveals $22.6M Problem
Five years after accusing former Gov. John Waihee and others of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from funeral...
Read moreDetailsVictoriaville Funeral Firm One of Canada?s Best-Managed Companies
Victoriaville Group has become the first funeral-industry related firm to be named one of Canada?s 50 Best Managed Companies in...
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