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July 2007 Archives

July 2, 2007

Industry News 7.02.07

Cemetery owner waits in jail

Cleveland near top in bodies without ID

Simple caskets handmade in state

Funeral home strike averted

Now you can take your dog with you in death

Families furious after funeral director dissapears

Cemetery to add cremorial garden

Massive Funeral Home Fire in Howard

Man at center of funeral home scandal can't afford attorney

Teamsters Funeral Directors and Service Corporation International Reach Tentative Agreement

Matthews International Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 2, 2007 9:33 AM |

July 3, 2007

Industry News 7.03.07

Bodies to be cremated three at a time to save money

Times are changing in funeral industry

Assurant Finalizes Exclusive Distribution Agreement Extension with Service Corporation International and Completes Acquisition of Mayflower National Life Insurance Company

Skiles Funeral Home gets new owner

Arrests Made In Cemetery Vandalism

Cemetery accident injuries two workers

Corpse ends up on road

Army won't bury Holocaust survivor

UC's cadaver program thriving

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 3, 2007 8:46 AM |

July 5, 2007

Industry News 7.05.07

Cemetery owner to remain in Tennessee jail

Cemetery Unravels Stories of Slaves

Funeral home family-owned again

Life In Prison For Man In Funeral Home Rape Murder

Pet cremation getting more and more popular

FuneralHomes.com and the Cooperative Funeral Fund Join Forces

Teamsters and Service Corp. International Negotiations Approach Deadline

Cremation ground near Taj Mahal gets new lease of life

What death was like a century ago

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 5, 2007 9:56 AM |

July 6, 2007

Industry News 7.06.07

Matthews Funeral Home undergoes expansion

Woman charged in funeral home fire

Girl cremation row intensifies

Bhalla Commission of Inquiry on Punjab mass cremations

Cemetery facing lawsuit

Schaffer bill seeks funeral consumer protection

Keith Walker named president of state association

Funeral Director Could Face More Charges

Hillenbrand Subsidiary Taps Lobbyist

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 6, 2007 7:55 AM |

July 9, 2007

Industry News 7.09.07

Green burials final parting gesture of the environmentally conscious

Howell cemetery may open soon

Riley Funeral Home marking 50 years as successful business

Burial plot costs rise 60% but most choose cremation

Burial tax plan slammed

Save Energy: Share A Cremation

Erosion Threatens Cemetery At International Border

Graves of pioneers must be protected

Man Sells Funeral Home As Legal Woes Continue

Coping with stress a valuable skill for funeral directors

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 9, 2007 8:14 AM |

July 10, 2007

Industry News 7.10.07

Care home probe: Third body exhumed

Cap on funeral payments for poor still riles some

Costs rise for funeral homes to fly bodies

Family Sues Over Flooded Grave

Boy Scouts clean up neglected cemeteries

Neighbors worry proposed crematorium could ‘cause a stink’

Indian man mortgages son to pay for wife`s funiral

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 10, 2007 8:40 AM |

July 12, 2007

Industry News 7.12.07

Foresight paid off for funeral business

Class-action suit against Montreal cemetery grows

Bones found in cemetery are those of a child

Body to be exhumed from cemetery

False alarm in Kosovo - old cemetery found, not mass grave, UN say

Russian embassy protests desecration of Soviet graves in Prague

StoneMor Partners files for $115 mln shelf offering

Funeral home's former owner accused of fraud

FuneralHomes.com and the Cooperative Funeral Fund Join Forces

Death doesn't take weekends off, CFCY told

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 12, 2007 8:11 AM |

July 13, 2007

Industry News 7.13.07

Changing of the guard at local funeral home

VSP searching for funeral home director charged with embezzlement

300 bodies stored as cemetery strike drags on

I-Team Investigation: Cemetery Mystery

Mayor calls on citizens to help clean cemeteries

New limits on crematories

Advantages of a Green Burial: Environmentally Friendly After Death

Big Stone Gap residents tell environmental officials they oppose a crematorium in their neighborhood

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 13, 2007 8:14 AM |

July 16, 2007

Industry News 7.16.07

Area funeral homes mix of corporate, family ownership

Cemetery plans expansion

State promotes veterans cemeteries

Changing with the times

Teamsters Funeral Directors and Service Corporation International Reach Tentative Agreement

Dying man’s family struggles with unplanned funeral expenses

Veterans cemetery gets $2 million federal grant

Cremation a growing Maine trend

Ocean burial sites

Hillenbrand Industries Appoints Ronald A. Malone, Jose A. Mejia and Patrick T. Ryan to Its Board of Directors

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 16, 2007 9:15 AM |

July 17, 2007

Industry News 7.17.07

Funeral home sold for $470K to developer

Burial in Mexico proves expensive for many immigranst

Bulldozers pave the way for cemetery in Nadur

Conciliator appointed to Montreal cemetery dispute

Volunteer landscapers help spruce up Arlington National Cemetery

More Swedes choose burial over cremation

New cremation regulations to prevent another Shipman

Hillenbrand Names Three New Directors

Debts prompt funeral fees hike

Unexpected first job for mortician

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 17, 2007 7:30 AM |

July 18, 2007

Industry News 7.18.07

Ex-operator of West Haven cemetery banned from business

Cemetery condition disappointing for people expecting ‘perpetual’ care

Former Duffield funeral home director, Anthoney Carson Robbins, arrested in Loudoun County, Va.

Funeral home's basement gets taxidermy twist

Time to plan last chapter

Pet cemetery searches for former owners before move

Funeral delayed after mourning family's car was clamped

Funeral director's first job is embalming, burying her own father

Dignity Memorial(R) Extends Network by Nearly 600 Locations

Lucknow graveyards encroached upon by land sharks

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 18, 2007 8:05 AM |

July 19, 2007

Industry News 7.19.07

Obey applauds VA grant for state vets cemetery

Cemetery restored along Dover golf course

Cemetery Beatification Event is Anything But 'R&R'

Unearthed bones found during cemetery visit

Archaeologists locate some 1,700 graves surveying, mapping School St. cemetery

Jail time for doctor in crematorium scheme

Ruling expected soon in funeral home case

Body found, Police say man likely killed in Friday wreck

Delhi gets CNG-run crematorium

Q3 2007 Matthews International Earnings Release - After Market Close

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 19, 2007 7:31 AM |

July 20, 2007

Industry News 7.20.07

Funeral pre-planning grows in popularity

Funeral Director: I'm Not A Ghoul

When a funeral costs too much

Cemetery owner accused of taking money, not installing headstones

RHS admits 'error' in pet's cremation

Crematorium doctor sentenced

Funeral home now offering cremation service

Procedures tightened after ashes lost

Company Cleared In Cremains Dumping

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 20, 2007 8:33 AM |

July 23, 2007

Industry News 7.23.07

Cemetery's treasure lies in the stones

800 Civil War victims exhumed from San Rafael cemetery

A lavish funeral...for pet dog

Hunlock funeral director donates land to township for recreation

The Columbarium at Elgin's Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

More immigrant families choosing native-land burials

Virginia promotes veterans' cemeteries

Doctor in N.H. crematory scam sentenced to 6 months in jail

Funeral director becomes expert in identifying illegal immigrants

Pet memorials offer comfort to grieving owners

Matthews says reached settlement with Yorktowne

ACCC approves Tattersall's acquisition of Golden Casket

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 23, 2007 8:19 AM |

July 24, 2007

Industry News 7.24.07

Funeral Directors Publish "Religious Funeral Etiquette - A Guide for Consumers"

Keystone North America Inc. announces addition to board of directors

How to respond when coming upon funeral processions

Cemetery tour reveals the practical, unusual

Man buried at wrong site

Burglary attempt at funeral home, rocks thrown at church

Waukee gives new funeral home warm welcome

Dying to be green

Body bags blunder gets council hot under collar

Taking burials back to nature

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 24, 2007 7:44 AM |

July 25, 2007

Industry News 7.25.07

Crematory case continues as families fight deal

Woman Finds Unearthed Bones At Daytona Cemetery

Forest Cemetery expansion scheduled to open this fall

Authorities seeking cause of funeral home fire

Southside neighbors oppose Allen's proposed crematory

Lemke Funeral Homes to build new facility

Five Reassuring Reasons to Buy a Casket Online

Funeral Home Wouldn't Release Body

Form 8-K for HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES INC

Form 8-K for MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP

StoneMor Partners L.P. Declares an Increase in Its Cash Distribution and Announces That It Will Hold Investors' Conference Call for Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 25, 2007 7:19 AM |

July 26, 2007

Industry News 7.26.07

St. Michael's Cemetery Plans 9/11 Memorial Service

Australia Wants Cemetery At World War One Mass Grave Site in France

155-year-old cemetery borders driveway of home

Mortician Talked About Wanting Wife Dead

A home-funeral instructor

Funeral channel to cater to Germany's affluent elderly TV audience

Funeral teleconferencing keeps it simple

Funeral home gets new owner

Funeral home president says fears are unfounded

Rock of Ages says CFO Brock resigns, names new CFO

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 26, 2007 7:41 AM |

July 27, 2007

Industry News 7.27.07

Rabbis protest construction on Jewish cemetery

Union Cemetery has new columbarium

Families Worried That Cemetery Was Bulldozed By Mountaintop Removal

Take a monumental tour

Row after man misses own funeral

'Dead' man comes alive in UP village

Pet crematorium OK’d for Greenbriar Veterinary Clinic

Asphalt work sparks Herrin funeral home fire

Hillenbrand Industries Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 27, 2007 7:15 AM |

July 30, 2007

Industry News 7.30.07

Safety fears prompt council to bury coffin an hour before the funeral

Funeral director threatens to exhume body over unpaid bill

State tightens rules after family gets wrong remains

Cemetery home to unnamed graves

Ancient Chinese cemetery to be honored, restored

State regulators say cemetery trust pays conservator's fees

Funeral home director denies fraud

Families complain about delay in return of ashes

Running Short of Cemetery Spots

Rock of Ages Second Quarter Results

Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 30, 2007 8:57 AM |

July 31, 2007

Industry News 7.31.07

Pet cemetery move delayed to mid-August

Winneconne Cemetery goes high tech

Easing the burden for loved ones

Woman sues funeral home over vehicular accident

Pet Funeral Home Opens in Zephyrhills

Funeral agency to organize cemetery excursions

Burial sites stay green

Namibia: Crematorium Repairs Complete

Carriage Services Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

Service Corporation International Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2007)


Posted by Daniel Osorio on July 31, 2007 7:26 AM |