Are You Ready for The ?Boomers??
If you have visited ConnectingDirectors.com in the past few months, you have surely noticed articles covering the topic of the ?Boomer? generation. The current ?death trough? and the...
Matthews International Corporation Increases Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of Matthews International Corporation (Nasdaq: MATW) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on the Company's common stock. The quarterly dividend has...
N.J. Funeral Homes Raised Prices By 12 Percent This Year, Study Finds
Even dying is getting more expensive. The average price for basic funeral home services in New Jersey and surrounding states has risen an average of 12 percent over...
Iowa Funeral Home Offering High-Tech Obits… On Electronic Billboards?
DES MOINES, Iowa - A Des Moines funeral home is giving people one last chance to have their name in lights. Iles Funeral Home is going high-tech with...
House Panel Oks Change to Veteran’s Burial Rights
A retroactive change in veterans burial rights that allows the biological or adoptive parents of some deceased service members to be buried in national veterans cemeteries was approved...
Have You Ever Had Funeral Pie?
My mother has always referred to raisin pie as funeral pie. I never really understood this colloquialism. What about raisin pie was so right for a funeral? Raisins...
Wrong Woman’s Body Cremated in La.
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A Louisiana family is outraged after a major mix up left their loved one cremated instead of buried. Ruby Joseph of Lafayette, La., died earlier...
funeralOne to Present Innovation 360 The Live Event at NFDA 2009 In Boston; Industry’s Biggest Names To Share Their Secrets To Success In These Tough Economic Times
Detroit ? October 21, 2009 ? funeralOne, the global leader and pioneer in world-class innovations solutions and services for the funeral service profession, is proud to present Innovation...
The Results Are In – Should Families Be Charged For Online Obituaries?
Opinions and questions are circulating regarding whether families should be charged for online obituary services, and whether guest book signers should have to register to leave messages. Connecting...
WalMart Selling Caskets Online?
I was emailed a link Walmart's website yesterday. The member who sent this to me did a search for "caskets". The search resulted yielded 14 Star Legacy caskets,...