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July 2008 Archives

July 1, 2008

Industry News 07.01.08

Senate sends governor bill on Simi cemetery (U.S.)

JP digs deep for answers at cemetery site (U.S.)

Planned veterans cemetery accepting applications for some burials (U.S.)

Some People Looking For Refunds On Cemetery Plots (U.S.)

First Kentucky Carillon to be dedicated at Veterans Cemetery (U.S.)

Cemetery Plots Big Real Estate Business

Mississippi Supreme Court Won't Hear Funeral Home Owner's Appeal (U.S.)

July 2, 2008

Industry News 07.02.08

Strike Averted; Alderwoods Funeral Employees Approve Contract (U.S.)

Russian cemetery vandals sent to jail (Russia)

Tarpon Springs must return peace to Cycadia Cemetery (U.S.)

Cemetery Mementos Found In Trash Heap (U.S.)

Rock anthems replacing hymns at Australian funerals (Australia)

Green funerals growing (New Zealand)

Final resting place for pets wasn't final after all (U.S.)

Toledo family sues Secor Funeral Home in body dispute (U.S.)

Regulators reject legal action against prepaid funeral company (U.S.)

July 3, 2008

Industry News 07.03.08

Service Corp's Alderwoods Employees Avert Strike By Accepting Sweetened Contract Offer - Update (U.S.)

Home funeral and green burial options are available (U.S.)

Pet cemetery where sex symbol buried dog closes (U.S.)

More sell off their cemetery plots (U.S.)

Expansion Chattanooga vets' cemetery questioned (U.S.)

Baby funeral pair's sentences cut (UK)

July 7, 2008

Industry News 07.07.08

Pa. House bill gives 'Taps' new life (U.S.)

Ashes to ashes to jewelry (U.S.)

5,000-year-old cemetery found in S Egypt (Egypt)

Graves' graves to finally find peace in Toronto land transfer (Canada)

New cemetery offers deceased last chance to help environment (U.S.)

The present is catching up to Texas' old cemeteries (U.S.)

Eco-Cemeteries allow for gentle reflection in lieu of endless rows of headstones (U.S.)

First Funeral Home for Pets Opens in SWFL (U.S.)

July 8, 2008

Industry News 07.08.08

'Green' cemetery preparing to open in Ohio (U.S.)

New veterans cemetery planned (U.S.)

NY judge rejects Sept. 11 landfill remains lawsuit (U.S.)

Historic Slave Cemetery Gets New Look (U.S.)

Cemeteries encroach on cities: unsolved problem (Vietnam)

Funeral homes facing new fee for cremations (U.S.)

July 9, 2008

Industry News 07.09.08

Shelby commissioner fined for funeral home photos (U.S.)

Himachal Pradesh set to launch grave tourism (India)

99-acre plot sold to Ark. for veterans cemetery (U.S.)

Argentine Jewish cemetery desecrated (Argentina)

Tenn. won't reinstate Ophelia Ford's expired funeral permit (U.S.)

Veteran Buried Without Family Knowing It Happened (U.S.)

Attorney: Brent Marsh not eligible for parole, unless the board says so (U.S.)

CREMATORY APPEALED FOR SECOND TIME (U.S.)

Cremation trend affects local cemeteries (U.S.)

July 11, 2008

Industry News 07.11.08

2 Hawaii veterans cemeteries, a nonprofit share $645,000 (U.S.)

Park Forest funeral home offers to bury mystery bones (U.S.)

Petition for return of son's body (UK)

Recession-Proof Integration: Funeral Homes (U.S.)

Historic Marker Stolen From Cycadia Cemetery (U.S.)

Vets claim 'victory' in cemetery project (U.S.)

Nature, neglect take toll on black settlers' cemetery in Carrollton (U.S.)

NY funeral directors offer scholarships to encourage students to enter the business (U.S.)

Funeral home faces license revocation (U.S.)

Strike hits the dead (UK)

July 14, 2008

Industry News 07.14.08

New Nebraska Veterans Cemetery OK'd (U.S.)

Here, feel free to chatter about urned run average (U.S.)

Veterans cemetery to be dedicated today (U.S.)

Stealing from cemeteries a national trend (U.S.)

Cremation seen as acceptable in many faiths (U.S.)

Bognor cemeteries headstones to be toppled in safety move (UK)

July 15, 2008

Industry News 07.15.08

Stewart Enterprises rejects buyout (U.S.)

A racial divide that goes to the grave (U.S.)

Residents upset over cemetery regulations (U.S.)

Bali celebrates biggest royal cremation in decades (UK)

Residents Oppose Crematory (U.S.)

Never mind the cost of living, what about cost of dying? (UK)

July 16, 2008

Industry News 07.16.08

Stewart Enterprises rejects buyout proposal from Service Corp.

Mosinee funeral home helps keep Hmong tradition alive (U.S.)

Funeral home mixes up bodies (U.S.)

Grand jury indicts three in cemetery fraud case (U.S.)

Foes rip development plan for Colonial-era cemetery in Fresh Meadows (U.S.)

Fort Gibson National Cemetery seeks expansion (U.S.)

Local Indians in fight over use of historic Hicksville Cemetery (U.S.)

German football club creates cemetery for fans (Germany)

July 17, 2008

Industry News 07.17.08

Grand jury indicts three in cemetery fraud case (U.S.)

The Art of Dying (U.S.)

After mix-up, body laid to rest properly (U.S.)

Bali ignites spectacular Hindu celebration of the dead (Indonesia)

Preplanning your funeral arrangements is money smart (U.S.)

Berry Cemetery receives designation (U.S.)

July 18, 2008

Industry News 07.18.08

Corpse stolen from Bloomfield cemetery (U.S.)

Vandals damage graves at three cemeteries (U.S.)

Grave robbers pilfer metal for quick cash (U.S.)

Islamic era cemetery found in Iran (Iran)

New forested cemetery allows for gentle reflection rather than rows of headstones (U.S.)

Shortage of non-religious cemeteries burdens families (Israel)

Edinburgh named as UK's most expensive place to die (UK)

July 21, 2008

Industry News 07.21.08

High-Cost Funerals: Help And Alternatives Are Available (U.S)

The art of embalming (U.S.)

Lilydale cemeteries oppose super trust bid (Australia)

Family awarded twelve thousand in cemetery lawsuit (U.S.)

DeBakey laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery (U.S.)

Waynesboro Cemetery Vandalized, At Least $500,000 In Damages (U.S.)

Even death is green in proposed eco-friendly cemetery (U.S.)

Cremation law review in UK (UK)

July 22, 2008

Industry News 07.22.08

It's no death wish to shop around for a funeral (U.S.)

Cemetery Standoff Ends Peacefully (U.S.)

Woman accidentally stabs herself in cemetery ritual (U.S.)

Problems plague cemetery project (Canada)

Neighbors raise stink over proposed crematorium (U.S.)

Mortuary error led to cremation of wrong body (New Zealand)

Metal Legislation May Deter Thefts at State's Grave Sites (U.S.)

July 23, 2008

Industry News 07.23.08

Chattanooga: Prearranged funerals called ideal for kin (U.S.)

Stolen funeral home car found Sunday in river (U.S.)

Mt. Upton cemetery angel returned (U.S.)

Women Being Robbed of Purses While Mourning in Pawtucket Cemetery (U.S.)

A grave duty in Medina (U.S.)

Going out with a ‘green’ funeral (U.S.)

July 24, 2008

Industry News 07.24.08

Former Arlington National Cemetery Public Affairs Director Says She Was Fired for Refusing to Limit Press at Funerals (U.S.)

Jews take control of Russian cemetery (Russia)

Historic Augusta Funeral Home Closed Due To Outstanding State Taxes (U.S.)

Dead Body Found In Car at Westside Cemetery (U.S.)

Stewart to study options after second buyout offer (U.S.)

Regulators, insurance group near settlement on prepaid funerals (U.S.)

Crematorium owner defends his project (U.S.)

July 25, 2008

Industry News 07.25.08

Bay Area Family Endures Funeral Home Nightmare (U.S.)

With reburial, cemetery saga nearly laid to rest (U.S.)

Pet cemetery approved (U.S.)

Tel Aviv cemetery warns no plots left within year (Israel)

Cemetery workers on strike (Canada)

Headstones Vandalized At Collingdale Cemetery (U.S.)

July 28, 2008

Industry News 07.28.08

Early African-American Cemetery Confirmed in Richmond (U.S.)

Eco-friendly cemetery owners offer green death care (U.S.)

Local funeral home 'mishandling' bodies, AG's office says (U.S.)

Nation’s most advanced cremation chamber launched (Malaysia)

Battle over crematory heats up (U.S.)

Burial errors cost $270,000 (U.S.)

July 29, 2008

Industry News 07.29.08

Cemetery workers back on job (Canada)

Discovery underscores grim condition of historic Portsmouth cemeteries (U.S.)

Widow dies after freak accident at cemetery (Scotland)

State seeks to shutter mortuary (U.S.)

Crematory's opening delayed (U.S.)

Funeral director seeks final home for containers of unclaimed ashes (U.S.)

July 30, 2008

Industry News 07.30.08

Families want answers in funeral home case (U.S.)

Body of alleged mob enforcer removed before funeral (U.S.)

Cemetery strike over (Canada)

Grave problem at Forest Town cemetery (U.S.)

Director donate VND 500 million to upgrade martyrs' cemetery (Vietnam)

Retired funeral director admits to receiving drug money (U.S.)

Environmental Impact Study of Snellville Crematory Gets Go Ahead (U.S.)

July 31, 2008

Industry News 07.31.08

Allegations at funeral home stun Columbia (U.S.)

Anahuac’s first cemetery receives historic cemetery designation (U.S.)

Blacks seek upkeep of historic cemetery (U.S.)

C.P. historic cemetery will bury pets (U.S.)

Nazi's funeral called tribute to anti-Semitism (Croatia)

Cemeteries going green (U.S.)