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January 2008 Archives

January 2, 2008

Industry News 01.02.08

Have-a-go warden arrested for tackling 'vandal'

Funeral home offers free rides

Possible crematorium at funeral home raises questions

Vet clinic and crematory granted conditional use permit

Gun deaths trigger a mortician motorcade

Kerala to have mobile crematorium

Hammond dispute could mean problem for funeral homes

January 3, 2008

Industry News 01.03.08

Mortuary slates open house on plan for crematorium w/ link to cremation emission testing data

Eco-friendly, even after life

Federal Officials Expand Rosecrans National Cemetery for Fallen Soldiers

Council takes grave step to up cemetery charges

Weston eyes Lachat for cemetery

Sandy Springs cemetery attracts notables

January 4, 2008

Industry News 01.04.08

VA cemetery could be open by end of year

Residents Raise Doubts About Proposed Crematory

Funeral home pets help people cope with loss of loved ones

Oregon man calls Reed skull switch idea 'ridiculous'

Executor charged with stealing $200,000; former funeral director expected to plead guilty

Batesville Casket Company's lumber processing plant has been named a top 10 facility in IndustryWeek's 2007 Best Plants competition

January 7, 2008

Industry News 01.07.08

Eco-friendly burials drawing wide appeal

City's history rests in pioneers' cemetery

Mausoleums damaged by Katrina being renovated

Clover honors man for recording markers at Woodside Cemetery

Old People vs. the Funeral Home

Tighter laws on funeral scheme

State director: Crematory opposition often ‘emotional’

January 8, 2008

Industry News 01.08.08

Mortuary holds Q&A on crematory issue

Without ethics panel, lawmakers fly blind

Vandals desecrate Vienna cemetery

Eco-coffins provide Singaporeans green option in death

Hundreds Of Tombstones Toppled In N.J. Cemetery

Pensacola man offers reward after cemetery vandalism

When Bodies No Longer Decay

January 9, 2008

Industry News 01.09.08

Planning Ahead Eases The Stress Of Funeral Arrangements

B300 million approved for royal funeral

Cremations could be used for heat

USS Arizona memorial flag stops at Riverside National Cemetery

Jewish cemetery's desecration hits a community hard

State seizes files from funeral home

WA plans laws targeting dodgy funeral directors

January 10, 2008

Industry News 01.10.08

Headstones toppled at Cambridge cemetery (U.S.)

Helping families for 25 years (U.S)

Italian church won't object to scattering of ashes, newspaper reports (Italy)

Planning for death gaining popularity (U.S.)

Council cemeteries 'out of space' (England)

A cemetery without a sign (U.S.)

Grave vandalism now bias incident (U.S.)

January 11, 2008

Industry News 01.11.08

Scientist uses high tech to recover low-tech data (U.S.)

Burial-plot greed sparks grave concerns in town (Ireland)

Peternity.com Helps People Find Peace for Pets' Passing (U.S.)

Vatican approves cremation rites (Canada)

Funeral home director cited (U.S.)

House ransacked during funeral (Canada)

Accused cop impersonator now charged with stealing cemetery vases (U.S.)

January 14, 2008

Industry News 01.14.08

Committee needs dedicated members (U.S.)

New undertaking for black women (U.S)

Burial goes green (Canada)

Funeral home battles license woes (U.S.)

Crematory families may never find closure (U.S.)

Cremation rates on the rise in Q-C (U.S.)

Jon Mark Beilue: Calendar almost buries mortician's career (U.S.)

Grave problems (Australia)

January 15, 2008

Industry News 01.15.08

Dying poor (U.S.)

Inland population gains extend after death; even cemeteries are filling up (U.S.)

Tweaked proposal unveiled for cemeteries (U.S.)

State news of national interest (U.S.)

Stall on burial grounds is racism: Aboriginal leader (Canada)

Have a plan to help your family after a death (U.S.)

Ashes may be scattered: Vatican (Australia)

January 16, 2008

Industry News 01.16.08

The cost of dying is on the rise (U.K.)

Falling headstone risk inspection (U.K.)

Weldon Cooper Center Releases Study on Cemeteries (U.S.)

Cemeteries get $10,000 gift (U.S.)

Putt-putt golf and a funeral home (U.S.)

Sandusky Township to take over cemetery (U.S.)

Grandview Cemetery to be given landmark designation (U.S.)

Bones, Fallen Headstones Plague Cemetery (U.S.)

Police bring charges in cemetery vandalism (U.S.)

Jewish group applauds police for arrests in New Jersey cemetery desecration (U.S.)

January 17, 2008

Industry News 01.17.08

Enviro-funeral (Australia)

Department cleans up grave act (Fiji)

Grant possible for veterans cemetery in East Bonita (U.S.)

UPDATE: Families Check Jewish Cemeteries After Vandalism Elsewhere (U.S.)

Zoning board upholds site plan for crematory (U.S.)

Developer hopes to save historic cemetery (U.S.)

Cemetery sees metal vases stolen from graves, again (U.S.)

Mulberry cemetery mostly restored (U.S.)

Guilty Plea Expected in Body Parts Scandal (U.S.)

January 18, 2008

Industry News 01.18.08

Fence segregates dead in Ovilla cemetery (U.S.)

Funeral bungle bosses appeal (UK)

Cremation becomes more prevalent (U.S.)

Pet & Human Crematory Approved In Green Oak Township (U.S.)

Funeral firm's assets frozen in fraud case (U.S.)

Criminals hit funeral home (South Africa)

Two men shoot each other at Lexington funeral home (U.S.)

Owners of funeral home charged with theft, fraud totaling $23 million (U.S.)

Freeze your brain and live forever! (Russia)

Cemetery thinking outside the box (U.S.)

January 22, 2008

Industry News 01.22.08

Home funerals personalize grieving process(U.S.)

Mapping the dead in Harwich (U.S.)

Osceola cemetery owner charged with stealing millions from grave site maintenance fund (U.S.)

Morgan ‘douses’ to find unmarked graves (U.S.)

Beijing to double size of free public cemetery system (China)

Crematory just for pets (U.S.)

Dry Ice Replaces Formaldehyde In 'Green' Burials (U.S.)

Family must rebury daughter amid cemetery mix up (U.S.)

January 23, 2008

Industry News 01.23.08

Church sounds death knell for ‘ash cash’ (UK)

Work on royal crematorium set to start early next month (Thailand)

Keystone North America Inc. and Keystone Newport ULC announce January cash distribution (Canada)

Area funeral homes merge services (U.S.)

StoneMor Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Cash Distribution and Announces That It Will Hold Investors' Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results (U.S.)

Pioneer preserving British cemeteries in India dead (Malaysia)

A simpler, more affordable burial (Canada)

New Deathcare Trend: Green Burial at Sea in Artificial Reef Balls (U.S.)

January 24, 2008

Industry News 01.24.08

Nelms allegedly misappropriated $22 million from funds (U.S.)

Temporary receiver named for Nelms properties (U.S.)

Deadly Debt (.S.)

Family alleges corpse abuse after cemetery mix up (U.S.)

Couple hear cemetery fraud charges (U.S.)

Grave of Mayerthorpe RCMP shooting victim desecrated in Red Deer (Canada)

Crooks Vandalize, Steal From Cemetery (U.S.)

Ancient Cemetery Unearthed in Syria

Former forensic official fights contempt claim (U.S.)

January 25, 2008

Industry News 01.25.08

A&B Fuel debacle offers lesson in pre-paying (U.S.)

City wins fight over crematorium plans (U.S.)

Gravestones danger warning (UK)

Matthews International Announces First Quarter Earnings and Declares Quarterly Dividend (U.S.)

Convicted funeral directors win right to appeal (UK)

Indicted former medical examiner argues she's too sick for trial (U.S.)

"We can't bring the Jews back, but we can bring their presence back" (U.S.)

Trial Begins For McKeesport Funeral Director (U.S.)

Floral Lawn Cemetery may be sold (U.S.)

Stolen vases returned to cemetery (U.S.)

Accused vandals sued over Jewish cemetery destruction (U.S.)

Cemetery squabble may not be over in Sanbornton (U.S.)

January 29, 2008

Industry News 01.29.08

Scandal in cemetery business causes concerns (U.S.)

Grave undertaking (U.S.)

Pet cemetery owner getting help from animal lovers (U.S.)

Vandals desecrate headstones at cemetery (UK)

KCC relocates bodies from cemetery (U.S.)

Black Death targeted the weak (UK)

Vladivostok Cemetery Becomes "two-storied" (Russia)

Preying on sorrow (Canada)

Natural burial: Practice popular in other states, but laws unclear in region (U.S.)

January 31, 2008

Industry News 01.30.08

Funeral home says documents for export of bodies forged (Guyana)

Plea Deal Reached In Corpse Abuse Case (U.S.)

Our view: Mausoleum bill should pass N.H. Senate (U.S.)

Group fights to stop massive highway from destroying historic cemeteries (U.S.)

Nelson cemetery book brings out dead (U.S.)

Zoning board kills another crematorium project (Philippines)

Funeral homes providing Valentine's kits for troops (U.S.)

Seguin Residents Warned About Funeral Fraud (U.S.)

Eternally green: Woodland burials are a natural alternative to an embalmed afterlife (U.S.)

Sentencing set; case involved corpse abuse (U.S.)

Industry News 01.31.08

Bid to Replace Tomb Monument Stalls (U.S.)

Gag Order Issued In Funeral Director Murder Case (U.S.)

Prosecutor: Jewish cemetery vandalism was no hate crime (U.S.)

Thefts From Cemetery Leave Families Empty-Handed (U.S.)

Town asked to take over Dunning Street Cemetery (U.S.)

Paranormal Site Raises Cash To Fix CoCo Cemetery (U.S.)

Cemetery vandal placed on probation (Canada)

Getting a grip before the grief (Canada)

Hong Kong to enhance eco-friendly burial practices (China)

Cemetery rules may be scaled back (U.S.)

A 'green' solution to packed cemeteries (UK)