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February 2008 Archives

February 1, 2008

Industry News 02.01.08

Testimony limited in murder case against funeral home operator (U.S.)

Funeral regulations: House Bill 1123

Letter indicates early troubles at Greenwood cemetery (U.S.)

Planning farewell ceremony first step towards healing (Canada)

'Cutter' gets 6 years in jail (U.S.)

Prosecutor: Cemetery vandals not hate driven (U.S.)

Cemetery owner held in contempt (U.S.)

Jail term for couple who ran Brothel in Suffolk cemetery (UK)

Secular cemetery to be built in Jerusalem (Israel)

Funeral home sues bands for costs of burials (Canada)

Cemetery plans to go greener (Canada)

February 5, 2008

Industry News 02.04.08

Boutique brings new life to funeral home (U.S.)

Funeral director denied bond in murder case (U.S.)

The environmentally friendly way to go (Australia)

Funeral directors don’t see advantage in online expansion (U.S.)

Bond Set For Suspect Charged in Cemetery Vandalism (U.S.)

Most homeowners' policies cover afterlife (U.S.)

Hanover residents claim cemetery is contaminating water supply (Jamaica)

Judge to rule if chancery clerk will control Laurel cemetery (U.S.)

Industry News 02.05.08

Lawmakers want to make sure funeral directors have licenses (U.S.)

Mercury fears stall planned crematorium (U.S.)

The new body snatchers (UK)

Neighbors fear mercury from crematorium (U.S.)

Finnish forensic experts start work on suspected mass grave in Shivpuri (Nepal)

Neo-Nazi charged with vandalizing Jewish cemetery, authorities say (U.S.)

February 6, 2008

Industry News 02.06.08

Carlson: Legislative trend: Ban your worries away (U.S.)

Families join together to save aging cemetery (U.S.)

27 Old Headstones Stolen From Marion County Cemetery (U.S.)

Funeral business seeks county site (U.S.)

Area Cub Scouts pitch in to help damaged cemetery (U.S.)

Alternative funerals: How to go when you go (U.S.)

MILLVILLE: Homeless woman found dead at funeral home (U.S.)

Few pay respect to funeral processions any more (U.S.)

Man Pleads Guilty In Cemetery Killing (U.S.)

Pearl Harbor flag flies at Black Hills National Cemetery...(U.S.)

February 7, 2008

Industry News 02.07.08

Man Pleads Guilty in Cemetery Slaying (U.S.)

Convicted cemetery treasurer put in jail (U.S.)

Cops ID woman found dead at funeral home (U.S.)

Family sues city over crematory (U.S.)

Funeral Home Manager Accused Of Stealing $1.85M (U.S.)

Finn experts begin investigating suspected Shivapuri cremation site (Nepal)

Duo pushing for funeral rites right in UK (U.S.)

Out Of Control Car Tears Through Phila. Cemetery (U.S.)

Copper Thieves Target Cemetery (U.S.)

February 8, 2008

Industry News 02.08.08

Coroner calls for cremation law change (Australia)

Increase in charges for cremations and burials (UK)

In Sanbornton: Legal bills mount in cemetery dispute (U.S.)

Funeral home director gets 4 years for fraud (U.S.)

Virtual cemetery (U.S.)

Holland bans walking pets in cemeteries (Holland)

South Dakota Indexes Cemetery Records Online (U.S.)

February 11, 2008

Industry News 02.11.08

Probationers help restore Concordia Cemetery (U.S.)

Board says Guilford mortician unlicensed (U.S.)

City to decide on dog ban for cemeteries this week (U.S.)

Living large incurs super-size costs (U.S.)

Bars stolen from graves (U.S.)

Funeral-home owner battles Larimer County over crematorium (U.S.)

Cemetery building article stays as written (U.S.)

February 12, 2008

Industry News 02.12.08

The Loved One (U.S.)

Hamden cemetery leaves families unsettled by mismarking graves (U.S.)

Police seek help in finding cemetery vandals (U.S.)

Methuen: Funeral home director, community activist is Person of Year (U.S.)

Cemetery firebombed (Jamaica)

Man accused of taking $1.8 million from funeral homes (U.S.)

A burning devotion (U.S.)

Grieving family faces unexpected burial cost (U.S.)

Farmington Cemetery Corp. approaches deal with town (U.S.)

Veterans cemetery to cost up to $11 million (U.S.)

February 13, 2008

Industry News 02.13.08

HB 369 offers light at the end of tunnel (U.S.)

Respect for dead 'at all-time low' (U.S.)

300 brass vases stolen from Boynton Beach cemetery (U.S.)

Orthodox Jewish Family's Service Raised $2,450 On 'Obscure Holiday' (U.S.)

Crematorium vetoed over mercury fears (U.S.)

Brevard County Funeral Home President Receives Community Service Award (U.S.)

Online tributes, cards meaningful to families (U.S.)

Woodland Cemetery outlines plans to build lookout tower, memorial vault (U.S.)

February 14, 2008

Industry News 02.14.08

Bill gives deceased control of remains (U.S.)

Hadley's Funeral Chapel closes after 116 years (U.S.)

Fendi on Trial in Rome Cemetery Fraud Scandal (Croatia)

Cemetery funding stream begins (U.S.)

Arrest in Vandalism at Panama City Cemetery (U.S.)

Competition Launched for Memorial to Freedmen (U.S.)

Service Corporation International Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend (U.S.)

February 15, 2008

Industry News 02.15.08

Funeral business will not rest on its laurels (U.S.)

Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Competition Underway (U.S.)

Calls for cemetery burial protocol (Jamaica)

Teens admit desecration of cemetery in New Brunswick (U.S.)

Veterans take on ambitious plan for Monterey County cemetery (U.S.)

Matter of life and dead in Madurai (India)

February 19, 2008

Industry News 02.19.08

Vt. effort to move cemetery under fire (U.S.)

Buy and Sell Cemetery Plots Launches Full Service Program (U.S.)

Cemetery plan rejected (UK)

Muslims seek compromises between burial traditions, state laws (U.S.)

Family Seeks State Help In Cemetery Dispute (U.S.)

Cremations up; burials down (U.S.)

Funeral homes find personalization takes precedence over formal rituals (U.S.)

Historic replica travels the nation (U.S.)

February 20, 2008

Industry News 02.20.08

150 Year Old Markers Stolen, But Now Back at Hamburg Cemetery (U.S.)

Woman In Fight With Pet Cemetery Over Plot (U.S.)

Pacific's cemetery sexton again comes under fire (U.S.)

The furnace or the grave? (South Africa)

Casket company focused on Indiana impact (U.S.)

Peternity.com Offers Pet Urns Designed by Artist Alyson Whitney (U.S.)

February 25, 2008

Industry News 02.25.08

Busack loses court challenge on cemetery (U.S.)

Vet cemetery panel has opening (U.S.)

Alpine lifts its moratorium on cemetery lots (U.S.)

Rooted in Kansas, Braille flag to be nationally displayed (U.S.)

Temecula cemetery goes high-tech (U.S.)

High price of copper leads thieves to raid cemeteries (U.S.)

Funeral fund runs a deficit (U.S.)

People turning to cremation for pets (U.S.)

Nurse Admits Stealing Parts of the Dead (U.S.)

Cemetery vandals jailed; Graffiti referenced "Cripz," "666" (U.S.)

February 26, 2008

Industry News 02.26.08

Cemetery controversy sparks chaos in Shettlewood, Hanover (Jamaica)

Kansan's Braille flag to be placed in Arlington cemetery (U.S.)

Saving a Slave Cemetery (U.S.)

Council wants control of cemetery (UK)

'Bottle diggers' excavate tunnels under cemetery (UK)

Caskets "On the Cheap" have Funeral Directors Scrambling (U.S.)

Sandy Springs zoning to protect cemeteries (U.S.)

Sentencing hearing for Wallace in Bayview case is Feb. 28 (U.S.)

Russian neo-Nazis charged in vandalism (U.S.)

Mum launches website campaign over death of her son (UK)

February 27, 2008

Industry News 02.27.08

Judge asked to reconsider mental hospital cemetery ruling (U.S.)

House approves bill help organ transplant networks (U.S.)

Vets cemetery plan gets official boost (U.S.)

“Cemetery of trees” prompts Greenpeace action (Spain)

We're offering fair trade funerals (UK)

Cremation's popularity creates less demand for traditional plots (U.S.)

Stewart Enterprises: Time to Cheat Death (for Some Profits) (U.S.)

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services Industry in the US Expecting to Experience Stricter Regulations (U.S.)

Natural funerals: Saving green by going green (U.S.)

February 28, 2008

Industry News 02.28.08

Funeral Home Fraud Victims Will Get Services (U.S.)

Toddler Nearly Drowns At San Jose Cemetery (U.S.)

Ex-boxer in fight with Wooster cemetery (U.S.)

Grave site shortage could force land sales (UK)

Houston firm buys Floral Haven (U.S.)

Woman searches for graves in unmarked black cemeteries Government records, dowsing rods used in work (U.S.)

Funeral Home Director Sentenced for Fraud (U.S.)