Jury Awards $491 Million in Damages for Fraud by Prepaid Funeral Company
ST. LOUIS • A jury in federal court here on Monday awarded $491 million in damages in a civil lawsuit sparked about seven years ago by the collapse of...
Trend Shows Women Dominate the Funeral Profession
The Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel has been a family-owned and operated business since the late 1950s. "A girlfriend of mine introduced us and she said, 'The only...
Artist Paints The Final Meals Of Death Row Inmates Onto Porcelain Plates
Since the year 2000, artist Julie Green has immortalized the final meal requests of US death row inmates. It’s an on-going project aptly-titled The Last Supper, and she paints cobalt-blue pictures of...
Sauder Funeral Products Expands Value-Based Casket Line
Sauder Funeral Products, a wholly-owned entity of Sauder Woodworking Co., has introduced the Saybrook casket, in a rich dark cherry finish called coach cherry, further expanding its popular...
Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for its four academic scholarships: The Joseph E. Hagan Memorial Scholarship, the Memorial Classic Golf Tournament Scholarship,...
We Asked, You Responded: What Would Your Funeral Be Like?
Article by Rochelle Rietow, funeralOne It is no exaggeration that most funeral professionals live and breathe and their jobs. Whether you’re meeting with someone to pre-plan a memorable and...
SCI Cemetery In Trouble Again For Throwing Out Human Remains
LOS ANGELES – One of the nation's largest Jewish cemeteries and the resting place of notables including Groucho Marx has been sued for allegedly breaking vaults to make...
Why DNA?
DNA preservation has been a popular conversation as of late. Back in January we featured an article about Schoedinger Funeral Home in Columbus, Ohio who is the first funeral...
Introducing the Pulse Business Division
The most comprehensive strategic initiatives ever designed for funeral professionals The Pulse Business Division represents the crowning achievement of Frontrunner’s evolution and showcases everything FrontRunner can do to...
5 Things A Funeral Director Should Never Say
In todays world of limitations, funeral homes should do everything possible to remove the limits on the services they provide to families they serve. Why? Because funeral directors are...