Grandmother Finds Niche in Coffin Business
CHICAGO -- Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the funeral industry giant that owns four Alderwoods funeral homes in the Chicago area, has forced its employees to strike and...
Grandmother Finds Niche in Coffin Business
It's been only a couple of months, but Alice Reiter's earned her new nickname. The Forsyth County grandmother of five first heard the title while stopped at a...
NFDA Partners with OurSimpleSurvey to Help Funeral Homes Measure Client Satisfaction
Brookfield, Wis. -- The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has partnered with OurSimpleSurvey.com to offer funeral home owners and managers a powerful, affordable tool to help them measure...
Would You Pay $700 To Have Perfect Makeup At Your Funeral?
Presentation is everything in the beauty industry, and one British cosmetics company has come up with a way to make sure your final look lasts for an eternity....
Government Makes Grave Mistakes in Mailing Checks After People Die
NAPLES -- Dead men may tell no tales, but dead men - and women - have cashed government checks, often for years after death. And the government may...
Take The Remembrance CounselorÆ Pledge
Remembrance Counselors nationwide are reshaping public perception regarding the stereotypic image of the funeral director/ mortician/ undertaker. "The funeral profession is a service business like any other service...
ASD Tests Quarterly Emergency Broadcast System
Media, PA -- Answering Service For Directors, the largest call center dedicated to the funeral profession, will administer the company's quarterly test of their Emergency Broadcast System. This...
Kids Ingesting Embalming Fluid in Unlikely Wave of '90s Nostalgia
Today in misguided things young people do: Emergency physicians at Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital say they've seen a marked increase in patients -- including three teenagers this holiday...
Kids Ingesting Embalming Fluid in Unlikely Wave of ’90s Nostalgia
Today in misguided things young people do: Emergency physicians at Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital say they've seen a marked increase in patients -- including three teenagers this holiday...
Alderwoods Funeral Homes, Operated By Industry Giant SCI, Force Unfair Labor Practice Strike
CHICAGO -- The funeral industry giant that operates four Alderwoods funeral homes in the Chicago area has forced Teamsters Local 727 to file unfair labor practice charges at...