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September 2007 Archives

September 4, 2007

Industry News 9.04.07

Lewis Funeral Home in Pace adds new cremation services

Owners of closed Flagstaff cemetery want to sell property

Citizens upset over condition of cemetery forming oversight committee

VA has no backup for area cemetery

Funeral Director Leaves Legacy to Community

Moscow's dead face record cemetery fees

Hindus urged to adopt ‘green’ cremation

Body Disposal Firm Accused of Dumping Pets at Landfill Site

Ferrari sues Danish funeral home over sportscar urn

Ore. law takes funeral planning away from suspects

September 5, 2007

Industry News 9.05.07

Jewish Remains From Middle Ages, Reburied

Bodies pile up in filthy funeral parlours

Man hid in body bag to solve three-year riddle

Cemetery operators denied vital licenses

Cemetery workers want lockout to end and strike to go on

Unmarked Graves Found at Historical Cemetery

Not even the dead are safe in Caracas

Undertaker defends move to new premises

Guidelines are the Same for All Funeral Home Directors

September 6, 2007

Industry News 9.06.07

Cemetery agrees to lift lockout, burials to resume

Cemetery owner due in court

Complaints over cemetery rules may bring change

Crematory will be allowed on cemetery grounds

Pets find eternal peace at local cemetery

Families exhume bodies from filthy graveyards

Funeral Home Uses New Software to Enhance Arrangement Conferences

Open day to dispel myths at crematorium

Form 8-K for CARRIAGE SERVICES INC

Hill-Rom signs deal for translation services

September 7, 2007

Industry News 9.07.07

Ex-Funeral Director Withdraws Guilty Plea In Fetus Garage Case

People no longer respect graveyards

Uncovering tombstones, recovering the past

One of Europe's oldest Jewish cemeteries awaits salvation

Furore over open air cremation in Britain

Forest Lawn Memory Gardens & Funeral Home Receives International Award

Families relieved after cemetery lockout lifted, clearing way for burials

Burials at Montreal cemetery may take months

Hospitals Could Improve Outcomes for Patients and Save Millions According to Hill-Rom 10th Annual Pressure Ulcer Survey

September 10, 2007

Industry News 9.10.07

More people opting to scatter remains in Denali

Industry ambassador knows it's all about treating families right

Montreal cemetery workers return to work

Police arrested cemetery worker in thefts

Burials delayed in cemetery dispute

Home renovations unearth cemetery

Funeral home plans crematorium

Former McKeesport funeral director's plea withdrawn in fetus case

India's cremation fires pose threat to the living

Stewart Enterprises Q3 earnings rise

September 11, 2007

Industry News 9.11.07

Memorials, a pet project

Debate continues on funeral home restrictions

NIMBY Syndrome, blocking the construction of more crematories and charnel houses.

Burials resuming as lockout ends at Montreal cemetery

Trial of three men accused of desecrating a Jewish cemetery opens in Colmar

Cemeteries in grave need of repair

Cemetery tour brings Beloit's history to life

Memorial planned for pets found at closed crematorium, cemetery

Protests against temple's plans to sell cremation land

Form 8-K for STEWART ENTERPRISES INC

September 12, 2007

Industry News 9.12.07

Fines mount at unfinished cemetery in Hawaii Kai

Open house at cemetery, memorial tribute Sept. 15

Perpetual care that matters

Cemeteries come alive in lead-up to Ramadhan

Ashes ‘thrown around’

Funeral home attacked by vandals

St. Bernard’s unveils columbarium

Crematorium opens doors

Judge to rule on challenge to state's funeral home limits

September 13, 2007

Industry News 9.13.07

Graves could be re-used

In Indonesia, cemeteries packed with the living ahead of Ramadan

Planners to extend new zoning border

Cemetery Commission shops crematory plan

Cemetery class action leader dies days before lock-out ends

New Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home Director

STEWART ENTERPRISES INC Financials

Funeral home attacked by vandals

September 14, 2007

Industry News 9.14.07

West Funeral Home awarded Best of Best

Funeral director asks court to halt hearing

Funerals backlog after blaze at crematorium

Volunteers sought for cemetery cleaning

Curtain up for crematorium open day

State commission seizes funeral home records

Funeral firm on lookout for good causes

Board seeks to revoke incarcerated funeral director’s license

Phony obituary trips up sentencing

Dignity up on rise in cremations

September 17, 2007

Industry News 9.17.07

More people choosing cremation instead of cemeteries

Change in law means graves can be dug up to bury new dead on top

Broker arrested for bulldozing 1800s cemetery

Recent rains blamed for sinking headstones at national cemetery

Cemetery wrecking spree 'disgusting'

Federal appeals court rules cemetery can be moved to expand airport

Burner at pet crem sealed off by police

Christians taking to cremation in big way

Clipstone burial fee will almost double

September 18, 2007

Industry News 9.18.07

Woman places own death notice in paper

Planning your funeral a gracious gift

Small, old cemeteries have stories to tell

State has buyer for graveyard business

Afghan Sikhs irked by bar on cremation

More people choosing cremation instead of cemeteries

City plans to discuss cemeteries

Judge allows testimony about mom's indifference at funeral

Funerals - the Final Frontier: Casket Maker licenses Star Trek products

September 19, 2007

Industry News 9.18.07

Call to test cemetery headstones

Grave threat to cemetery plan

Woman Struggles With Cemetery To Bury Husband

Cemetery thefts lead to arrest

Kent Funeral Home to dedicate new chapel

Warsaw ‘money for corpses’ trial adjourned

Items Seized From Funeral Home

Family feels betrayed by Restlawn Funeral Home

Bibb jury indicts woman in wreck that killed funeral director

Kabul Sikh cremation goes ahead

September 20, 2007

Industry News 9.20.07

Funeral Home Accused Of Mixing Remains

Investigators Seize Funeral Home Records

The science of preparing the dead

Hamden funeral director marks 50 years

Janesville funeral director files lawsuit

Stewart Enterprises Plans $25M Buyback

Deltona denies permission for funeral home

Form 8-K for STONEMOR PARTNERS LP

Newport Funeral Home Director Out On Bond, Charged In Plot

September 21, 2007

Industry News 9.21.07

Dying costs rising in Gorham

Monuments for every taste and budget

After 154 years, Fort Riley Cemetery is full, at least for unreserved spaces

Stir over clandestine Israeli crematorium

When planning funeral, compare costs

More people choosing to be cremated

Protests against temple's plans to sell cremation land

U.S. Holocaust Museum Unveils 116 Photos

U.S. awards $5.7 million grant for R.I. veterans cemetery

Reward Offered in Cemetery Vandalism Case

September 24, 2007

Industry News 9.24.07

$5.7 million granted for veterans cemetery in Exeter

Cemetery investigation begins

People Upset Over Proposed Sewer Lines Running Under Cemetery

Cemetery vandalism is painful to families

Bag containing skull found in Tokyo cemetery

Local funeral home getting new owners

Mortuary science not really morbid

Funeral home owners claim defamation

Records Seized From Funeral Businesses

Cremation is latest battlefield in Israel's perennial religious wars

September 25, 2007

Industry News 9.25.07

U of I studies cemetery artifacts

Not guilty plea in city cemetery fraud

More multi-tier vault system, gasifiers need of the hour

Death classes alive and well at new home

Bayview Crematory's former owner admits tax evasion in plea deal

Was cemetery defiled by developer?

Cemeteries might be sold

Cremation polarizing issue in Israel

September 26, 2007

Industry News 9.26.07

N.J. firm will take over cemeteries in embezzlement case

Mich. reaches deal to sell 28 cemeteries that were missing funds

Rep's bill targets funeral drivers

99.9% Sure Sewer Line Won't Go Through Cemetery

Some families put personal touch on final resting place

Funeral homes, church robbed - crucifixes left in trash

Scattered upon sacred ground at Portsmouth's Cedar Grove

Antitrust Regulators Approve Service Corp.'s Sales of Funeral Homes, Cremation Center

September 27, 2007

Industry News 9.27.07

Cemetery work violations fixed

Cemetery trust welcomes no management change

Funeral Home Owner Shoots Robber During Crime

Ex-funeral director pleads guilty to fraud for false insurance claims

Pet Cremation Urn Artist Alex in Welderland will be Featured at the Brewery Artwalk October 6th and 7th

Service Corporation International at Bank of America Securities 37th Annual Investor Conference

Mourners Targeted By Inheritance Scheme

Saving on Funeral Costs

Morticians, funeral directors to require licenses next year

September 28, 2007

Industry News 9.28.07

Ex-cemetery manager denies stealing from city

Families appalled by state of cemetery post-lockout

Albany Rural Cemetery hosts Civil War event

FuneralHomes.com and the Cooperative Funeral Fund Join Forces

Tulsa pet crematorium charts growth

Life is hellish for Afghan Sikhs

AG asking for input on cemetery complaints

Funeral home owner charged with indignity to dead body

Funeral directors tee off for charity

Funeral Director Won't Face Charges After Shooting Intruder