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Selected Educational Trust Names Second-Career Scholarship Recipients

September 19, 2022
The Selected Educational Trust Board of Trustees is proud to announce the recipients of the Selected Educational Trust 2022 Spring Cycle Second-Career Scholarship Program. Scholarships awarded this cycle included two sponsored by Gunderson Funeral Home, the Mark L. Justen Memorial Scholarship and th...

Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association Elects New Board Members

September 19, 2022
Steve Lazarczyk, Matthew Myrhum, James Klemmer and Joel Walters will provide vision and leadership in the coming year as newly elected members of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association (WFDA) Executive Board of Directors. Lazarczyk, owner of Lazarczyk Family Funeral Homes in Lake Geneva and ...

Hines Appointed to Virginia Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

September 19, 2022
Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently appointed S. Jonathan Hines to the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers. Hines serves as assistant manager at Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory (Staunton). A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he has earned NFDA’s Certified Crematory Operator d...

Todd Van Beck Joins CCMS Faculty as Director of Professional Education

August 22, 2022
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science has announced that distinguished educator Todd Van Beck will be joining the faculty as director of professional education. Van Beck brings with him decades of experience as both a practitioner and educator in the deathcare profession, including a stint at CCMS ...

NSCC Funeral Service Program Receives Accreditation

August 22, 2022
North Shore Community College’s funeral service program, based in Danvers, Massachusetts, recently received its initial accreditation from the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). Launched in fall 2019 with the goal of providing a robust, accessible and affordable option for...

Selected Educational Trust Announces 2022 Award Recipients

August 22, 2022
Selected Educational Trustrecently announced its 2022 Ambassador of the Year Award recipients. Ambassador of the Year/Funeral Service Professional was awarded to Charles M. “Chip” Billow, president and CEO of Billow’s Funeral Homes & Crematory in Akron, Ohio. Kevin Czachor, ...

Memorial Day Program at Larkin Sunset Gardens

August 22, 2022
Larkin Mortuary(Sandy) hosted its annual Memorial Day program May 30 at its flagship cemetery Larkin Sunset Gardens. U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, a former USAF B-1 bomber pilot, served as featured speaker and talked about the importance of patriotism. He also honored all veterans, with special focus on ...

Legacy Funeral Group Acquires Combest Family Funeral Homes

August 22, 2022
Legacy Funeral Group(Houston) recently acquired Combest Family Funeral Homes and Crematory. The family-owned and -operated business began in 1962 when Kevin Combest’s aunt and uncle, Billie and Martin White, purchased Stanley Funeral Home (Tahoka). In 2010, Combest and wife Tonya purchased ...

StoneMor Expands Strategic Partnership with Sympathy Brands

August 22, 2022
StoneMor Inc.(Bensalem) recently expanded its existing strategic partnership with Sympathy Brands Co. (S2 Brands Inc.) to include all 302 of its cemetery properties. Since developing its strategic alliance in September 2021, Sympathy Brands has partnered with StoneMor funeral homes to provide compre...
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