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Larkin Mortuary Donates $15K to Mascot Miracles Foundation

October 11, 2024
Larkin Mortuary (Salt Lake City) donated $15,000 to Mascot Miracles Foundation (MMF) from proceeds received from the former’s annual golf tournament at South Mountain Golf Course in Draper, Utah, August 21. The contribution from the Larkin charity event will support MMF’s mission to serv...

Two Ohio Funeral Homes Form Partnership

October 11, 2024
Two of the Cleveland area’s most respected funeral homes – Johnson-Romito Funeral Homes and Busch Funeral Homes – have joined together to better serve families and offer greater value. ­Busch Funeral Homes has taken over the operation of Johnson-Romito Funeral Home. With locati...

Tri-State Group (IN, KY, OH) Recent Events

October 11, 2024
The Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio funeral directors associations hosted their first Tri-State event August 6-8. The three associations brought in Glenda Stansbury, M.A., CFSP, and Cathy Nichols for a three-day certified celebrant training session. During this intensive certification training, participa...

Tuss Receives FCCFA’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

October 11, 2024
Foundation Partners Group (Winter Park) recently announced that the Florida Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (FCCFA) awarded funeral director and partnership consultant Rick Tuss with its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at the ­FCCFA annual convention in July, the award r...

Forest Lawn Museum Premieres First Retrospective Exhibition in Glass

October 11, 2024
On October 23, 2024, the Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale) premiered “Narcissus Quagliata: Archetypes and Visions in Light and Glass.” This is the first retrospective exhibition devoted to an artist who is among the most influential figures in art glass from the past 50 years. From technical...

MASSACHUSETTS OFFERS FREE TUITION FOR FUNERAL SERVICE

September 23, 2024
Those looking to join the funeral service profession in Massachusetts now have something to celebrate. Gov. Maura Healey recently signed a nearly $58 billion state budget that includes more than $117 million set aside for free community college. This means that Massachusetts residents now have tw...

SIU OFFERING CREMATORY CE CERTIFICATION IN ILLINOIS

September 23, 2024
As the home of the only university-housed crematory in the country and one of just six mortuary science and funeral services bachelor’s degree programs in the United States, Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale is expanding its leadership in the field with a continuing education progr...

FINE GRADUATES FIRST ALL-FEMALE CLASS

September 23, 2024
On July 26, FINE Mortuary College held its 27th commencement ceremony, graduating its first all-female class in the school’s 28-year history. Nineteen female graduates received an associate of applied sciences degree in funeral service, and 15 of them were in attendance for the ceremony, which...

ICCFA Announces Significant Leadership Changes

September 23, 2024
The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) announced significant leadership changes following the resignation of President-elect Mitch Rose. The ICCFA Board of Directors convened for a special meeting August 13, during which they unanimously approved the appointment of Bob...

Selected Educational Trust 2024 Award Recipients

September 23, 2024
Selected Educational Trust announced its 2024 Ambassador of the Year Award recipients: • Ambassador of the Year – Funeral Service Professional: Robert Nunnaley, owner/director, Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage, North Carolina. • Ambassador of the Year – Industry Pa...
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