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What began as a summer job cutting grass and answering phones has grown into a 25-year career leading two of New York’s most historic cemeteries. In a new CemeteryVision.com profile, […]
In 2026, the funeral profession marks an extraordinary milestone: the 150th anniversary of the first modern cremation in North America—the sesquicentennial. In honor of this moment, Jason Ryan Engler, the […]
Two years after the first Chptr broadcast memorial announcement aired on WBNG in Binghamton, New York, funeral directors across the country are embracing the platform as a way to restore […]
By Alan Creedy George had done everything right. He was the second-generation owner of a respected funeral home, and like a lot of careful business owners, he had a plan. […]
FINANCE
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Deathcare professionals guide families through their darkest hours, orchestrating beautiful services, offering a shoulder to lean on... -
By Thomas A. Parmalee For decades, funeral directors have navigated a delicate tension: helping families create meaningful tributes while confronting the...
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By Brent Thomas, Chief Customer Officer, Dead Ringers For any deathcare business — whether you’re a funeral home, cemetery, cremation provider...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Everstory Partners has released its 2025 Year in Review, outlining a year focused on operational strengthening, property...
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Every year, more than 3 million American families face the loss of a loved one — and the complex financial...
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By Alan Creedy Funeral directors know from experience that, even when a death is expected, there is a period immediately following...
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By Alan Creedy There’s an old saying: “Tell one person a secret and you have a 50% chance it stays a...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee A newly formed funeral service company that includes a well-known figure in the funeral profession and a...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Phillip Mason still remembers the day that changed everything. “I was helping a family navigate a funeral bill,”...
MARKETING
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Every cemetery wants to expand its reach online, but chasing the next viral post isn’t the answer. A new article on...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing For years, online reviews have been treated as a marketing tool. Today,...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing For funeral homes and cemeteries, local search is no longer just...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Funeral homes have long understood the importance of meeting families where they are. Today, that reality spans...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee A funeral home or cemetery’s reputation is no longer defined solely by word-of-mouth. It is quantified, scored...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing If you run a funeral home, one of the most important...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing At some point, nearly every funeral home owner asks the same...
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By Welton Hong, founder and CEO of Ring Ring Marketing It started, as many things do today, with a phone call...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee If you work in the deathcare profession, it’s challenging to decide where to spend your time and...
PRENEED
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When Dan Lodermeier joined Homesteaders Life Company in 1991, preneed was still finding its footing. Some consumers had...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Homesteaders Life Company recently issued its 2025 annual report, celebrating its 120th anniversary and updating the deathcare...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When Homesteaders Life Company made the bold move to join Birch Hill Equity Partners in taking Park...
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National Guardian Life Insurance Company reported continued financial strength, steady growth, and ongoing investment in its preneed insurance segment in its...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Charlie Greene lost his father, Donald Freeman Greene, at 10 years old, when United Airlines Flight 93...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Many funeral professionals underestimate how early and how often families engage digitally before making a decision. “The journey...
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By Jack Hirsch, president, Funeral Services, Inc. The funeral service profession is always competitive, and staying ahead means offering more than...
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U.S. final expense life insurance new annualized premium increased 16% year over year to $1.05 billion in 2024, according to...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Rachel Moring grew up with an awareness of the funeral profession, since her father was in the...
TECHNOLOGY
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By Alan Creedy George had done everything right. He was the second-generation owner of a respected funeral home, and like a lot...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee At just 30 years old, Spencer Haik is attempting something that perhaps no one has accomplished: modernizing...
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By Mandie Hungarland, Chief Operating Officer, Dead Ringers Research shows that 78% of future funeral home customers plan to check you...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to utility with remarkable speed. For cemetery operators and funeral directors...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When Eddie Steelman, the owner of Smart Technologies of Florida, started working with a large deathcare provider...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For years, deathcare professionals have watched consumer behavior shift decisively online. Families now research funeral homes, compare...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee After the funeral service is over, some families discover something unexpected about grief: They miss the voice...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee When OneRoom hired Justin Whatley as its chief revenue officer several months ago, it landed a seasoned...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Move over ChatGPT … funeral homes looking to boost efficiency with artificial intelligence can turn to ClosureMD,...
NEWS RELEASES
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In 2026, the funeral profession marks an extraordinary milestone: the 150th anniversary of the first modern cremation in North America—the...
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Two years after the first Chptr broadcast memorial announcement aired on WBNG in Binghamton, New York, funeral directors across the...
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Funeral professionals looking to gain practical strategies to grow and strengthen their businesses and network with their peers are gearing...
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As funeral service faces rapid shifts in consumer expectations, technology, financing and ownership, Homesteaders Life Company is bringing together many...
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Mark your calendar for May 27, 2027, and get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience in the deathcare profession. Join FuneralVision.com for...
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An industry name you’ve known for years has changed. Aurora Payments, an endorsed supplier partner of the National Funeral Directors Association,...
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Park Lawn Corp. recently announced that effective June 22, 2026, it acquired substantially all of the assets of Mercer –...
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@need Marketing, a full-service marketing agency exclusively serving funeral homes and cemeteries, has announced the launch of its Virtual Visibility...
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The Southern Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association is pleased to announce Sandy Johnson (pictured at top) of Lincoln Memorial Group...
CREMATION
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The Cremation Association of North America continues its commitment to providing accurate and comprehensive cremation statistics to the deathcare profession...
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By Thomas A. Pamalee When Patrick Kane, a former administrator at a private Catholic school, first crossed paths with Andrew Czachor...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee If you own or work at a funeral home that does less than 500 cremations on an...
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The Czachor family, founders of ASD — Answering Service for Directors, have launched a new aviation-based venture: Cremation Air, a...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Timing is everything – and when the dotcom bust of 2003 hit, it could not have come...
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Americans are choosing cremation more than ever before, setting a new milestone in funeral service trends for 2025. According to...
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FT North America (Facultatieve Technologies) has announced the first of its kind “Hands On” training for crematory operators. Whether you...
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The Cremation Association of North America continues its commitment to providing accurate and comprehensive cremation statistics to the death care...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee It almost sounds too good to be true. FT North America is introducing a new option that will...
PEOPLE AND OTHER NEWS
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What began as a summer job cutting grass and answering phones has grown into a 25-year career leading two of...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Lacy Robinson’s family always suspected she’d grow up to be a funeral director. But they could have never...
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Before becoming one of deathcare’s most respected consultants and the president and CEO of Johnson Consulting Group, Jake Johnson spent...
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John Bolton has spent nearly four decades saying “yes” to opportunities in deathcare, according to a profile published on CemeteryVision.com. His...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Cole West and John Baker, the founders of Cambridge Memorial Group, have been a familiar fixture at...
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Robert “Bob” Vandenbergh, a past president of the National Funeral Directors Association and longtime Michigan funeral service leader, died May...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee For decades, Ruthann Disotell has occupied a place in funeral service that rarely fits neatly into a...
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In a recent episode of Two Guys and a Question, industry veterans Alan Creedy and Danny Jefferson tackled a deceptively...
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By Thomas A. Parmalee Broylman Memorial Group recently announced that it has acquired the assets of Russellville Family Funeral Home in...
VIDEO INTERVIEWS
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A new digital approach to managing a loved one’s financial and administrative affairs after death is gaining attention from the...
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Stephen Walter, the CEO of Sunset, recently participated in a wide-ranging conversation with the founder of FuneralVision.com on how his...
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In a recent in-depth conversation, Celebrate Life Co. founder and CEO Nick Allan outlined his company’s mission to modernize cemetery...
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When Jake Johnson looks back on the 25-year journey of Johnson Consulting Group, he doesn’t just see the growth of...
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Aaron Butler, director of field development at Domani Preneed and one of the keynote speakers at “Mastermind: Elevating Your Funeral...
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Michael Schimmel, the founder and CEO of Sympathy Brands, recently sat down for an interview with FuneralVision.com. During the interview, he...
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Rehan Choudhry, the founder and CEO of Chptr, highlighted noteworthy partnerships with Foundation Partners Group and Tribute Technology in a...
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Danielle Burmeister, vice president of marketing communications at Homesteaders Life Company, recently sat down for a video interview with FuneralVision.com. During...
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Karl Weisenbeck, the longtime president of Funeral Home Gifts, recently sat down for a video interview with the founder of...
