Homesteaders Recognized Among Milliman’s “Best in Benefits”
West Des Moines, Iowa — Milliman has recognized Homesteaders Life Company for being among the top 20 Midwest Region companies of their “Best in Benefits” award program. According...
SIMPLICITY: Low Country Cremation and Burial Services Opens Second Location
Summerville, SC – SIMPLICITY: Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services Inc., the area’s premier value-oriented alternative to the high cost of traditional funeral homes, has announced the opening of...
FrontRunner Professional Releases New Video Condolence Technology
FrontRunner Professional has released new video condolence technology that will allow families to leave condolences in video format on a funeral home's website through the Book of Memories™...
299 SECONDS OF INFO HOTTER THAN A BURNING CREMATORY | DISRUPTu! 029
Spend the next 299 seconds doing something valuable for your funeral home. Watch this video. In the next 299 seconds Ryan answers these three questions: 1. When a...
NFDA Cremation and Burial Report Shows Rate of Cremation at All-time High
Brookfield, Wis. (July 18, 2017) – The rate of cremation in the United States is at an all-time high and surpassed the rate of burial for the second...
The Cremation Logs: CANA Launches Blog
There’s a new place online where cremation experts share their take on the latest news and trends—and offer up some creative advice—The Cremation Logs [http://www.cremationassociation.org/blogpost/776820/The-Cremation-Logs]. As the leading...
Batesville Sponsors Keynote Dr. Kathleen Hall at 80th Annual NFDMA Exposition
BATESVILLE, Ind., July 18, 2017 – Batesville, the leading provider of high quality products and profit-enhancing solutions to today’s death care professionals, is proud to welcome Dr. Kathleen...
NFDA Policy Board Elects Pasquale Folino and Dutch Nie to Serve on Board of Directors
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Policy Board met on July 14 in Coeur d’Alene, ID, and elected Pasquale S. Folino, CFSP, CCO, of Thomas...
Funeral Home Owner Daryl R. Berry Wins June Sich Casket Giveaway
July 7, 2017 -- Sich Casket has announced the winner of their monthly “Year of the Funeral Director” casket giveaway for June. The winner, Daryl R. Berry is...
San Francisco Agreed to Exhume 150,000 Bodies in 1914. Why it Happened is Fascinating.
Just 10 miles south of San Francisco is a small town called Colma which is home to 1,600 living residents and 1.5 million dead ones. Colma’s land is...