The True Value of a Funeral Professional
Funeral professionals are finding it more difficult each day trying to communicate the positive message of the true value and compasionate care they provide to families in need....
FTC Staff Issues New Funeral Rule Advisory Letters
This article originally appeared in the January 24th edition of the Memorial Business Journal Brookfield, WisCoNsiN – The FTC Staff recently posted on the FTC website four Funeral...
Proposed Bill To Penalize Funeral Home Fraud
JACKSONVILLE - AL - Funeral packages paid for in advance are pretty common. Many people choose to have their grave plot reserved and headstone in place long before...
Grief Is Like Cutting Yourself Shaving
Guest article from: Lauren Polanski, littlemissfuneral.wordpress.com Like Little Miss Funeral on Facebook About Lauren: Lauren is just like any other twenty-two year old girl besides for the small...
Funeral Homes May Impose Credit Card Surcharges Starting Jan. 27
From: NFDA.org A seven-year class action antitrust settlement involving VISA and MasterCard took another step toward resolution. More importantly, one aspect of the settlement will allow funeral homes...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Honors O’Connor as Recipient of Prestigious NextGen Award
Community and industry leader is recognized for his numerous contributions DEERFIELD, ILL. — January 21, 2013 — Selected Independent Funeral Homes has named Neil P. O’Connor of Laguna Hills, Calif., the...
You Don’t Know Fun Until You’ve Partied With 6,000 Funeral Professionals
Next Thursday night January 31st will be the airing of "Death: It's a Living" at 9 p.m. EST/PST on CNBC. We voiced concerns last week about what the...
Can Grief Make Us Do Illegal Things?
Imagine a son’s grief so devastating that he would steal his dad’s casket from the cemetery with plans to bring him back to life through prayer. This is a story...
Who Has Done This?
Ok, so we know most funeral directors have a sense of humor...which means we have to ask; has anyone done this? If you have, please share your neighbor's...