Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week.

Special Holiday Subscription Prices

Both SCI and Carriage plan big 2025 acquisitions.

Post-Cremation Memorialization Mixup

Cemetery Association Names Board and Officers

A Different Call to Serve the Dead

Kates-Boylston hosts the Advances in Funeral Innovations conference Nov. 12-13 in Houston. Over two days, attendees will hear about some emerging trends and best practices for running their operations. In what follows, we speak with Darren Crouch, president and CEO of Passages International Inc.

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This Week on FSI: The Podcast 

In this episode of Funeral Service Insider, we speak with Jennifer Lares, a “Mortuary Mary Poppins” who brings training (and continuing education units) on-site for funeral homes. We also explore how social media can responsibly showcase professionalism while evolving consumer needs demand personalized service over traditional offerings.  

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Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week.

Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week:

Holiday subscription special.

SCI Earnings

Carriage Earnings

Manitoba Cemetery

Georgia Body Case

Tribute Technologies

Barcley Cadet discusses his upcoming presentation of "The Evolution of Talent Recruitment," at the upcoming Kates-Boylston Advances in Funeral Innovations conference Nov. 12-13 in Houston, Texas. In this bonus episode, he speaks about internal versus external recruitment teams and the changing landscape of recruiting for funeral service. 

Titan Casket Introduces “Mort” the Plushie Casket

Unclaimed Remains-Related stories:

More Than Just Unclaimed Remains

Moving Day at the Mausoleum

Unclaimed Remains Get a Catholic Disposition in New Hampshire

M&A

SCI Scoops up Failing Restaurant Property

Gray Mortuary Merges with McAfee 

Industry News

1Director Wins 2024 NFDA Innovation Award

In this episode, we speak with Peter Quakenbush about his journey as a proponent of conservation burial. Aiming to create a conservation burial site in Michigan, Quakenbush ran into opposition from some of the townspeople, and, eventually, the town outlawed cemeteries to keep him from opening one. After a recent win in court, he talks about the project’s history and of the long road forward. 

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Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week:

Advances in Funeral Innovations Conference

Precoa Acquires Life-planning Brand Everplans

Cody Gortmaker: Triple Threat Funeral Director

BC Gets More Green Burial Space

Kates-Boylston hosts the Advances in Funeral Innovations conference Nov. 12-13 in Houston. Over the course of two days, attendees will hear about some emerging trends and best practices for running their operations. In what follows, we speak with two representatives of National Guardian Life Insurance Company. Melissa Posey Loose is the assistant vice president of marketing communications for NGL and Kenn Peterson is NGL’s vice president of lending and business development.  

They will present, “Culture: Your Business’s Ultimate Superpower,” which is a look at an alternative approach to innovation. We spoke with them recently about what they hope to accomplish with their talk and what attendees can expect.  

Welcome to the latest edition of ICYMI from Funeral Service Insider. As always, we are here to keep you informed about the latest happenings and trends within the funeral industry. Here's what we have on deck this week:

Advances in Funeral Innovations Conference

Australian Funeral News 

Deeley Honored for 50 Years of Funeral Service

Disclosure Fine for Iowa Repeat Offender

Gricoski Sells to Hummel

Koch Joins Grau Funeral Homes

Funeral Directors Life Approved to Sell Preneed Life Insurance in Virginia

Alix and Elevia Join Forces to Integrate Estate Settlement Into Aftercare Support Services