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August 2008 Archives

August 1, 2008

Industry News 08.01.08

Arlington Cemetery at Center of Controversy Over Media Coverage of Military Funerals (U.S)

Colonie cemetery to pay another $75,000 (U.S.)

Honours for 400 in mass grave (UK)

"The American Resting Place": A lively look at burials (U.S.)

Crematory opponents all smoke (U.S.)

Mortuary doors shut for 15 days (U.S.)

Corpse suspect worked at funeral home (U.S.)

‘Obscene’ Euro plan to tax funerals (UK)

August 4, 2008

Industry News 08.04.08

Landfill final resting place (U.S.)

Restoring Serock Jewish Cemetery in Poland (Poland)

Northlake retiree travels to cemeteries to photograph tombstones for grave database (U.S.)

Saving their sacred space (U.S.)

Aid to Run-Down Cemeteries Forthcoming (U.S.)

Six more bodies recovered at funeral home (U.S.)

Funeral director arrested, held on charges in wife's killing in Reinholds (U.S.)

Funerals are a dying industry! (UK)

August 5, 2008

Industry News 08.05.08

Judge denies second change of venue for Charles City cemetery fraud trial (U.S.)

State board inspects funeral homes annually (U.S.)

Authorities remove more bodies from Columbia funeral home (U.S.)

Funeral director was about to reveal affair, D.A. says (U.S.)

Next Steps: FTC rules require funeral cost disclosure (U.S.)

Mourner stabbed at Donna funeral home (U.S.)

Media access to funerals allegedly discouraged (U.S.)

Ford's funeral license restored (U.S.)

August 6, 2008

Industry News 08.06.08

Cemetery workers raise concerns over pesticide use (Canada)

Suburban funeral homes see increase in cremations (U.S.)

Woman sues funeral home (U.S.)

Suspect Charged in Funeral Home Stabbing (U.S.)

Funeral homes offering webcasts (U.S.)

Fundamentalist U.S. church could picket McLean funeral (Canada)

Funeral director charged in killing (U.S.)

Funeral Home Innovates With After-Service Catering (U.S.)

August 7, 2008

Industry News 08.07.08

Cemetery thefts in Kalamazoo County (U.S.)

Nine forgotten veterans laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery (U.S.)

Chili’s oldest cemetery gets its due (U.S.)

A sad duty grows in demand as veterans deaths tax honor guard (U.S.)

Veterans deserve military honors at their burials (U.S.)

Lawyer: Pa. funeral director did not kill his wife (U.S.)

Funeral association calls for industry legislation (New Zealand)

August 8, 2008

Industry News 08.08.08

Deal ensures proper burials for vets (U.S.)

Natural burials a health hazard, says funeral director (New Zealand)

Fulton Chapel Raises Questions (U.S.)

Nigeria: Business Side of Death (Nigeria)

Deputies recover nearly $90,000 in vases stolen from cemetery headstones (U.S.)

New cremation service opens (U.S.)

August 11, 2008

Industry News 08.11.08

More funerals feature special requests from families, deceased (U.S.)

First black Olympian honored at Crown Hill (U.S.)

Church's Use of North Austin Cemetery Causes Controversy (U.S.)

National Cemetery to be Built at Fort Jackson (U.S.)

SKorea could move 'Enemy Cemetery' (South Korea)

Japan offers mourners high-tech access to ancestors (Japan)

Third round of remains released by Warren Funeral Home (U.S.)

Natural burials not polluting says advocate (New Zealand)

Funeral bonds help put money back in your pocket (Australia)

Not a trend, cremation gains ground (U.S.)

August 12, 2008

Industry News 08.12.08

Cost of funerals may soar in ‘tax on bereaved’ plan (UK)

State seizes ashes from mid-Missouri funeral home (U.S.)

Bad Economy Causes Cremations To Skyrocket In N.Y. (U.S.)

Cemetery closed, damaged by blast (Canada)

Chattanooga: Federal, local officials commit to cemetery expansion goal (U.S.)

Night Vision Goggles Used To Bust Cemetery Vandals (U.S.)

Volunteer, contributors, honored for cemetery repair (U.S.)

Crematory's impact still under review (U.S.)

August 13, 2008

Industry News 08.13.08

Economy Down but Urn-ings Up: Cremation Gaining Popularity (U.S.)

Funerals continue despite damage to cemetery (Canada)

Two hurt in dispute over relocating 100-yr-old cemetery (Malaysia)

N.S. family happy with return of Jesus statue stolen from cemetery (Canada)

Coffin burials are latest credit crunch victim (UK)

Cremations on the rise: Pre-planning can help you keep from getting burned (U.S.)

Biz: Gone but not forgotten (U.S.)

Owner gets license to open crematory near homes (U.S.)

Colorado Springs mulls 'green burials' (U.S.)

August 14, 2008

Industry News 08.14.08

Regulators detail plan to liquidate funeral plan provider (U.S.)

Suit Claims Faulty Mausoleum, Fraud by Knollwood Cemetery About Nearby Gas Well, Deteriorated Caskets (U.S.)

Two cemetery vandals get 10 years probation (U.S.)

Funeral home burns down (U.S.)

Funeral director pleads guilty in body parts case (U.S.)

Funeral Home Mistake Leaves Family Heartbroken (U.S.)

Formaldehyde worries delay vote on funeral home site (U.S.)

Building begins on national cemetery in S.C. (U.S.)

City considers 'green' burials (U.S.)

August 15, 2008

Industry News 08.15.08

Greening the grave (U.S.)

Funeral Director Makes Court Appearance (U.S.)

Company comes up short on prearranged funerals (U.S.)

Kiwi designs eco-friendly coffin (New Zealand)

Thirteen arrested over Tuscan crematorium that 'piled up bodies for mass burning' (Italy)

Jury awards $48,000 in Ore. funeral home mixup (U.S.)

Sculptures stolen from cemetery (U.S.)

Suit Against Funeral Home Claims Mishandling (U.S.)

Remains of cemetery found in Sahara (Niger)

August 18, 2008

Industry News 08.18.08

Oldest Stone Age cemetery found (Iran)

Opening of military cemetery delayed again to February 2012 (U.S.)

‘Green’ cemetery would help departed get back to nature (U.S.)

Mom lobbies to be allowed to be buried with veteran son (U.S.)

Harrisburg funeral home director under fire (U.S.)

Former funeral home director enters Alford plea in Scott County (U.S.)

August 19, 2008

Industry News 08.19.08

Some make special arrangements for deceased pets (U.S.)

Cemetery restricts access after explosion (Canada)

W. Md. funeral home fights license suspension (U.S.)

Man accused of stealing from funeral home pleads guilty (U.S.)

More ashes discovered by funeral director (U.S.)

Snellville braces for possible crematory lawsuit (U.S.)

Eco-burial offers an alternative final journey (New Zealand)

August 20, 2008

Industry News 08.20.08

Helping pet owners grieve (Canada)

Family, vet hospital clash over pet’s remains (U.S.)

Dad's ashes left in Ohio funeral home since 1941 (U.S.)

Abandoned Ashes Growing Problem For Funeral Homes (U.S.)

Kingsley funeral director pleads guilty to theft (U.S.)

Jury Finds Lubbock Funeral Home Negligent (U.S.)

2,000 Bodies Discovered in Berlin Medieval Cemetery (Germany)

German undertakers accused of killing funeral home owner (Germany)

August 26, 2008

Industry News 08.26.08

Base-to-cemetery idea hits a bump (U.S.)

Suit against Congregation Shaare Zedek over Bayside Cemetery back on (U.S.)

Woman assaulted at Mich. cemetery (U.S.)

Police continue search for Gonzalez in Pine Grove Cemetery (U.S.)

Impose conditions before allowing cemetery expansion (U.S.)

Snellville sees no legal way to stop crematory (U.S.)

Gov't pays out big bucks to store the dead (Jamaica)

Lucknow: Heavy rains lead to cremation crisis (India)

August 27, 2008

Industry News 08.27.08

Cemetery seeks to defer hearing (U.S.)

Salvage excavation begins at 3000-year-old cemetery in northern Iran (Iran)

Suspects' statements to be admitted in body parts cases (U.S.)

Unclaimed ashes are piling up at local funeral homes (U.S.)

State Digging for Money Beyond the Grave (U.S.)

Cemetery experts from across the world head to Wirral for European Conference (UK)

Funeral director avoids jail time in car fire case (U.S.)

August 28, 2008

Industry News 08.28.08

Appeals court: Burial permits are illegal taxes (U.S.)

Funeral home wins approval; owner to research chemical (U.S.)

Tomb of the Unknowns caught in battle (U.S.)

Kin sues Jewish cemetery (U.S.)

August 29, 2008

Industry News 08.29.08

Jury Awards Family $300,000 In Cemetery Mishap (U.S.)

Suit Against Cemetery Is Revived (U.S.)

Unmarked graves found in I.O.O.F. cemetery (U.S.)

The German Connection At Chattanooga's National Cemetery (U.S.)

Gustav prompts early entombment for Katrina dead (U.S.)

Jacksonville set to get veterans cemetery (U.S.)

Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Vases From Cemeteries (U.S.)

Stewart Enterprises retains investment banks (U.S.)

Bodies or their parts can live on long after death (U.S.)