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Peaceful Security Vase offers alternative to Bronze

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SAN ANTONIO,TX— Cem-ete ries reporting the theft of bronze vases have been nu-merous both in the United States and Canada. Th e re-placement cost is crippling when they are replaced with another bronze vase. Th e theft replacement policies of manufacturers have been modifi ed and now in many instances it is costing more to replace the stolen bronze vases with another bronze vase than was paid for the entire original marker. Un-fortunately, some replaced bronze vases have been sto-len a second time. Many cemeteries will not replace the stolen vase at their expense. Some cem-eteries began replacing one “free to the customer”, but

then stopped due to the ex-pense. Other cemeteries are selling a replacement at re-tail or cost plus. Alternative vases are being used for replacement such as zinc, spun aluminum, plas-tic with a bronze pedestal, etc. Zinc is also recyclable so there is a theft factor with it also. Zinc deteriorates rapid-ly in some areas due to wa-ter and oxidation. Plastics have been used by cemeter-ies over the years for marker bases, mausoleum and niche vases, both of which are sub-ject to UV damage. Th e metals market has been in the high $3.00 to high $4.00 range for cop-per for the past two plus years. No change is foresee-able. Cemetery rules and

regulations may require cer-tain percentages of metals to make up the bronze alloy for the markers. Th e vase is not the marker, it is an at-tachment usually only by a chain. Our customers want us to provide an alternative for them when they come to visit graves and place fl o-ral arrangements. Th ey want to place the arrangements above ground, not in the be-low grave canister designed for the vase storage. If vases have been stolen from your cemetery then you already have had a taste of your cus-tomer’s passion. Police patrols, security guards, cameras, fences, etc. have not worked as a deter-rent. Th e incentive to steal

Michael Grout, Distribution Manager, and Michelle LaPan, Business Manager, at the Private Label showroom in the Buchanan Group corporate offi ce

INDIANAPOLIS,IN— Start-up casket distributor Private Label delivered its 15,000th casket in August. Private La-bel was formed in 2009 and now has distributors in 20 states plus Canada and Puerto Rico. Private Label is a division of the Buchanan Group, Flan-ner and Buchanan Funeral Centers group of privately-

owned businesses located in Indianapolis, IN. Both companies are owned by brothers Bruce and Brian Buchanan. Th ey are fourth generation owners of a fu-neral business celebrating its 130th anniversary this year. “With profi t margins shrinking in the funeral business our Private Label clients are seeing our high-quality import products as a no-brainer decision,” said Bruce Buchanan. “Th ere is dramatic impact on the bot-tom line.” But it’s not all about price; Private Label’s success has been fueled through its growing distribution net-work. Carlos Figueroa, Pri-vate Label’s general manager, describes it this way. “Mak-ing a delivery from more

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Eickhof installs new Pre-assembled Oval Shaped Columbarium at Resurrection Cemetery

CONVENTIONS/CONFERENCES

Catholic Cemetery Conference- Oct 05-08, 2011, Gaylord Op-ryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN. Exhibits. 888-850-8131. www.catholic-cemeteryconference.org

Cemetery Assoc of Oregon Fall Conference - Oct 06-07, 2011, Village Green Resort, Cot-tage Grove, OR. 503-651-1724. www.cemeteryassociationofore-gon.com [email protected]

Maine FDA - Oct 13-14, 2011, Hilton Garden Inn - Auburn Riverwatch, Auburn, ME. 207-729-9100. www.mefda.org [email protected]

NFDA & CANA Joint Conven-tion - Oct 23-26, 2011, McCor-mick Place, Chicago, IL. Exhib-its. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org [email protected]

Casket & Funeral Supply Assn Fall Conference & Trade Show - Nov 14-15, 2011, Crowne Pla-za Hotel, Indianapolis, IN. Ex-hibits. 847-295-6630. www.cf-saa.org [email protected]

FDSA of Greater Chicago - Nov 16, 2011, Przybylo’s Th e White Eagle Restaurant and Banquets, Niles, IL. Exhibits. 630-980-4740. www.fdsachicago.com of-fi [email protected]

Alabama FDA Midwinter Expo Trade Show - Jan 15-17, 2012, Marriott Birmingham, Bir-mingham, AL. Exhibits. 334-956-8000. www.alabamafda.org [email protected]

Ohio FDA Annual Conven-tion and Exhibition - Apr 24-26, 2012, Hyatt Regency and Colum-bus Convention Center, Down-town Columbus, OH. Exhibits.

Iowa FDA Convention and Trade Show - May 15-16, 2012, Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA. Ex-hibits. 800-982-6561.

Tennessee Funeral Directors As-sociation - Jun 03-05, 2012, Em-bassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center, Murfreesboro, TN. Exhib-its. 615-321-8792. www.tnfda.org

Western Pennsylvania FDA Convention - Jun 18-21, 2012, Th e Ambassador Conference Center, Erie, PA. Exhibits. 800-335-4050. www.wpfda.org

New England Cemetery Associ-ation Annual Conference - Jun 25, 2012, Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, Bartlett, NH. www.new-englandcemetery.org [email protected]

Florida Cemetery, Funeral & Cremation Association Annu-al Convention & Trade Show - Jul 19-21, 2012, Sawgrass Marri-ott, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. 800-226-3332. www.thefccfa.com

MEETINGS/SEMINARS

California Assn of Public Cem-eteries Seminar & Area Meet-ing - Oct 07-08, 2011, Crowne Plaza Beach Hotel, Ventura, CA. 888-344-9858. www.capc.info [email protected]

Th e Academy Training Dates- Oct 11, 2011 Continuing Care for the AFP/Continuing Care Specialist; Oct 13, 2011 Green Leads/Referrals; Oct 18-21, 2011 Advance Funeral Plan-ning; Nov 01-02, 2011 Finan-cial Aspects of AFP; Jan 17-20, 2012 Advance Funeral Planning, Th e Academy Training Center, Franklin, OH. 800-331-6270. www.theoutlookgroup.com

Th e American Society of Em-balmers Conference & Meeting- Oct 21, 2011, Chicago South Loop Hotel, Chicago, IL. 800-728-9185. www.amsocembalm-ers.org [email protected]

New England Cemetery Associ-ation - Nov 30 - Dec 02, 2011 Th e Fredrick Laff ond Cemetery Management Seminar, Univer-sity of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. www.newenglandcemetery.org [email protected]

Th e New England Cemetery Association Mid Winter Re-treat - Jan 28-30, 2012, Hilton Hotel, Mystic, CT. www.new-englandcemetery.org [email protected]

MKJ Marketing Seminars - Feb 13-16, 2012 Revitalizing your Brand and Niche Market-ing, Vail Mountain Marriott Re-sort, Vail, MO; Mar 07-08, 2012 Pricing: How to Price for Today’s Consumers, the Legal and Mar-keting Issues, Ritz-Carlton Ho-tel, Naples, FL; Mar 18, 2012 Cremation: Upgrading the Sale and Considering a Cremation Society, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV. 888-MKJ-1566. www.mkjmarketing.com [email protected]

Strategic Planning for Funeral Service Professionals Seminar- Mar 05-06, 2012, Dallas, TX. 855-928-8363.

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SCOTTSDALE,AZ— Can-dle Perfection® is a re-nowned manufacturer of permanent nylon core, en-vironmentally-friendly can-dles. Th ey have announced the expansion of their prod-ucts to include a full line of premium wax candles for candlelight services, memo-rial services, sanctuary and

devotional needs including Will & Baumer Companybrand of premium wax candle products and accessories. “Many funeral homes and organizations hold candlelight memorial services during the holiday season that are tradi-tionally directed to those mourning the loss of a loved one during the year,” said Phyllis James, President of Candle Perfection. During a time of loss, candles can be very com-forting. Lighting a candle daily, occasionally, or seasonally can facilitate the grieving process and serve as a reminder of continued spiritual pres-ence and as a catalyst for memories of seasons past. With the holiday season just around the corner, the Candle Perfection team felt it was necessary to of-fer a selection of wax candle products to accommodate a variety of special services, prayer vigils and ceremo-nies of all kinds in addition to their handcrafted perma-nent nylon candles. Candle Perfection has been manufacturing perma-nent and refi llable nylon candles that use CandlePure pre-mium liquid paraffi n for over a decade. Th ey also manufac-ture and distribute the US Patented “Light of Life” Candle Cremation Urns and Keepsafes. “We are very proud to add such a renowned brand name product as Will & Baumer, the oldest wax candle maker in America (established 1855) and are grateful for our custom-ers’ support in the past and know that they will embrace our exciting new product off erings,” says Phyllis James. For details and ordering instructions visit www.candle-perfection.com or www.candleurns.com, call 480-515-0808 or fax 480-515-9927.

CROOKSTON,MN— Eickhof Columbaria, Inc. has completed installation at Resurrection Cemetery, Arch-diocese of Philadelphia, in Bensalem, PA. Th is patent pending oval columbarium provides 102 - 12”x12” com-panion niches. It is fi nished in polished Morning Rose granite. Th e St. Mark’s sculpture atop the columbarium is fi nished in Barre Gray granite with Steel Finish. Eickhof Columbaria, with 25 years in only one busi-ness, and that business being fabricating and installing columbaria, has proven its commitment to the colum-barium customer. For more information call (800) 253-0457 or visit www.eickhofcolumbaria.com.

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OVERLAND PARKS,KS— Suhor Industries, Inc. an-nounced that its newest division, Signet Supply, has named Donald R. Robinson as President. In addition, Curt Shannon was appointed as Vice President of Sales and Ken Moore as Vice President of Marketing.

Signet Supply launched operations 18 months ago in response to the need for lower cost, high quality funeral products delivered with uncompromised ser-vice. Initially Signet Supply’s off ering has been a tar-geted selection of high-volume, eye-appealing caskets. Signet Supply strives to fi ll the gap between cost and

quality; creating value for funeral home customers and ultimately the fami-lies they serve.

Th e Signet Supply team continues to focus on ac-celerating the growth and success they have experi-enced to-date. According to Robinson, “the suc-cessful launch, expansion and achievements thus far are the combined result of the excellent eff orts of our entire team and most importantly because of the support and encour-

agement from our funeral home customers. Th eir business model enables the company to fi nd the best product value for customers off ering a mix of prod-ucts from domestic and international manufacturing facilities. Th e pricing strategy is a straightforward ap-proach; no minimums, no contracted obliga-tions, no discount to cal-culate and no rebate to hope for or wait on.”

Signet Supply has quick-ly established a network of 25 same-day and next-day full service distribu-tion locations through-out the USA. Current states with at least one Signet Supply distribu-tion location include: Arizona, Arkansas, Col-orado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mary-land, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn-sylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Going forward the Signet Supply network will expand into other select markets while off ering new lines of funeral merchandise. Donald Robinson joined Suhor Industries in July 2009 and has been in charge of Signet Supply since its

inception. Robinson will continue with his duties as the Senior Vice Pres-ident of Supply Chain Management for Suhor Industries. Most recent-ly Robinson spent 14 years with Service Cor-poration International (SCI), serving since 2005 as Vice President of Sup-ply Chain Management.

Curt Shannon has worked for Suhor Indus-tries since 1998. In ad-dition to his role as Vice President of Sales for Sig-

net Supply, Shannon continues as the Vice President of North Texas Operations for SI Funeral Services.

Ken Moore joined Suhor Industries in 2008. In ad-dition to his new duties as Vice President of Marketing for Signet Supply, he continues in his role as Director of Sales and Marketing for Suhor Industries.

Suhor Industries, Inc., a privately held company, has been in the burial vault business since 1933 starting in Kansas City, MO. Today Suhor’s primary business remains as a burial vault manufacturer. Along with a select group of independent distributors, the majority of Suhor locations off er Signet Supply caskets and cre-mation containers. In 2010, Suhor Industries touched over 100,000 families with our services. For more in-formation about Suhor Industires visit www.Signet-Supply.com or www.SuhorIndustries.com.

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10 Years and 5 Celebrated International Exhibitions defi ne the leader that has redefi ned Cremation Urns

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ed December 1, 2001 at the historic Fort Mason Center Firehouse on San Francisco Bay. It was presented by FU-NERIA, a unique funerary arts agency that was founded by Maureen Lomasney in 2000 and organized when Lo-masney invited two friends to join her in considering a concept she had been developing since 1997. While not resting on laurels that have included feature stories in Th e Boston Globe, Th e New York Times, Los Angeles Times, seg-ments on CNN and local affi liates of network television channels, in numerous books, the funeral trade press and other broadcast, print and digital media outlets world-wide, FUNERIA has been analyzing a decade it dedicat-ed to serving as “the bridge between artists creating func-tional funerary urns and vessels and those who seek art in honor of a beautiful life,” as stated on the front page of its fi rst website on April 4, 2001. Since 2001, FUNERIA has organized four more Ashes to Art® exhibitions, which quickly became the premier opportunity for artists working in metal, glass, ceramics, wood, stone, innovative materials and mixed media, to introduce their fresh concepts and highest quality funer-ary artwork. Much of the exhibition’s reputation has been earned by four key factors: the respected caliber of the jurors FUNERIA recruits to select fi nalists from thou-sands of entries, the quality of the exhibition installations that art writers have described as “world class,” the ex-posure the exhibitions off er artists and the opportunities that open up to them following their selection, and the quality of the artworks themselves that have often graced the covers and feature articles in glossy magazines. In the past ten years, various panels of FUNERIA’s ju-rors have reviewed more than 3000 artworks submitted by more than 1000 artists representing 40 states and 14 other countries. Artworks from the exhibitions have been shown in funeral industry expos from Paris to Vancouver and in art galleries, museums and art centers from New York City to Santa Rosa, CA. FUNERIA’s fi fth biennial international exhibition of 100 urns, keepsakes and memento mori that opened Oc-tober 2010 will remain available to view through October 2011 at ashestoart.wordpress.com. FUNERIA’s North-ern California Art Honors Life® gallery, “the nation’s fi rst art gallery dedicated to cremation urns and other person-al memorial artworks,” (Th e New York Times, “In Death as in Life; A Personalized Space,” 1/18/07) will continue to show and sell a portion of the current exhibition, along with urns, keepsakes and reliquaries by artists represented in the FUNERIA Portfolio and its own collection, bar-ring prior sale, as part of its gallery off erings. A full color coff ee table style book that serves as the 5th biennial Ashes to Art® catalogue will also showcase the award winners, favorite urns and memorial objects from each of FUNERIA’s exhibitions since 2001. It will be available to order in another month. Pre-orders of what will be a defi nitive book featuring this century’s best con-temporary funerary urns will be available at a discount through FUNERIA. Contact FUNERIA via email at [email protected].

“In assessing our full history, including the types of de-signs and price points that are most frequently chosen by our customers, we’ve particularly enjoyed reviewing the wide range of requests we’ve received and artworks we’ve created for individuals and families that want something entirely unique,” said Maureen Lomasney, founder and president of FUNERIA. She adds, “Apart from grow-ing our reseller sales to funeral service distributors and providers since 2003 when we participated in our fi rst

CANA tabletop expo, one of the most interesting growth areas in retail sales for us has been in specially commis-sioned artworks.” “We earned our fi rst special order on the fi rst day that Ashes to Art® debuted at the Fort Mason Center Fire-house on San Francisco Bay,” Lomasney continues, “I remember it well because the opening reception the night before had been so festive, full of music and ex-cited conversations pointing out urns on pedestals...we sold a good number of pieces during the reception. Th e next morning, a visitor came back to the much quieter exhibition, introduced herself as the co-founder of an art gallery I knew well, and placed an order to com-mission the Best of Show winning artwork for herself. Th e artwork, called Off erings, is a collaborative piece where we and the artist provide full instructions and all the materials necessary to create a cast of the interior of someone’s cupped hands (held together tightly but open as though you’re holding something delicate and precious). Th e artist then receives the cast of the hands, electroforms it using fi ne silver, which results in a gor-geous artifact that looks a bit like a silver seashell and can be used to help scatter ashes, or simply as a stunning heirloom. It’s highly detailed, including palm prints and fi ngerprints.” FUNERIA’s Off erings won fi rst place in the ICCFA’s Keeping it Personal (KIP) Award in 2005 for Innovative Personalized Product. Th is summer, two specially commissioned pieces, each of which incorporated the color red, were delivered to clients on the east and west coast. One was a deeply fi s-sured Lichen Urn, which is the signature style of ce-ramicist Randy O’Brien’s work for FUNERIA. It was purchased by a customer in Asheville, NC for a family member. Th e other was a 200 cubic inch size version of the stainless steel Bed of Roses urn by Alison Counsellfor FUNERIA that was delivered to a family in Laguna Beach, CA. Th ey requested that one of the stainless steel roses be red. Th e results were spectacular. Another project completed this summer was a full size urn handcarved in Italian Arabescata marble in the shape of a horned puffi n for a client who is young, loves puffi ns, and is planning ahead after having faced the ordeal of handling her mother’s funeral with no prior planning in place. She and her husband immediately began the process for themselves, purchasing a bench that can hold a number of urns for their family in a lo-cal cemetery. According to Lomasney, “Th ese are often the most gratifying projects to work on, but they’re also the most costly for many reasons, primary among them is invent-ing something entirely new. Even modifying an existing design can mean starting nearly entirely from scratch. It’s not simply a matter of scaling up the size but re-cal-culating every aspect to ensure that the gauge of met-al is the best for that size and, in some instances, to fi nd alternate sources of supply for materials.” She also admits, “Time spent in helping clients identify exactly what they want and need, along with the level of project management we provide for all special orders can be ex-tensive.” Adding, “Ultimately, however, there’s nothing like it in terms of satisfaction and the pleasure that cli-ents take in having gone to such a great extent to hon-or a life they’ve loved. Th ese are, in every way, artworks that will be appreciated by heirs, future cultural histori-ans and archaeologists just as much as we appreciate the treasures found in tombs of the ancients. It’s an honor to be able to participate in such a process, and as it’s be-come a specialty of ours, it’s gratifying to create entirely unique and superb results on behalf of many families.” For more information about FUNERIA exhibitions or how FUNERIA works with funeral service providers on special orders and commissioned artworks, email [email protected], call 707 829 1966 or toll free 888 829 1966.

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Continental Computer partners with Tributes.comJONESBORO,AR— Continental Computer announced its part-nership with Tributes.com. Both technology providers fi nd the inte-gration of their respective products and services to be a simple and ef-fective solution for death care pro-fessionals. Continental Computer is the pro-vider of the phenomenal funeral home management software pack-age, Th e Director’s Assistant. Th e company has been providing prod-ucts and services for the death care industry since 1985. Continental Computer products and services include at-need, pre-need, crema-tory, cemetery and fi nancial ac-counting products for funeral, cre-matory and cemeteries worldwide. Continental Computer President, Wes Johnson states “We are confi -dent Th e Director’s Assistant™ ca-

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John Heald of Tributes.com be-lieves “Streamlining and simplifying the workload of the funeral director is a top priority of Tributes.com and now by working with Th e Director’s Assistant™ we have taken another step in that direction. Th e Direc-tor’s Assistant™ is a leader in funeral home software and as a result of our partnership; their clients will be able to have the ability to automatically publish obituaries to Tributes.com. Th is is a great feature and benefi t to their funeral home clients and the families they serve.” For more information on Th e Di-rector’s Assistant™ and Tributes.com link visit Tributes.com or ContinentalComputers.com.

Learn about a new option for families with “The Funeral Director’s Guide to Alkaline Hydrolysis”WALL,NJ— Jeff Edwards, owner of Edwards Funeral Service in Columbus, OH took the world by surprise when he began off ering al-kaline hydrolysis to fami-lies in Ohio. He has since been ordered to stop of-fering this option because state laws surrounding the practice are unclear. But deathcare profes-sionals are asking more questions about what this

new option means for families and the profes-sion. That’s why Kates-Boylston Publicationsrecently published The Funeral Director’s Guide to Alkaline Hydrolysis: A Comprehensive Guide-book on a New Option for Families. “Manufacturers such as Bio-Response Solu-tions, Matthews Cre-mation Division and

others are already selling alkaline hydrolysis ma-chines to deathcare pro-fessionals, and our au-dience wants to know more about this option,” said Thomas A. Par-malee, editorial director of Kates-Boylston Pub-lications. “It’s clear that this option will be ap-proved in more states in the future, and this guide serves as a starting point

for those who want more information.” Kates-Boylston Publi-cations publishes Ameri-can Funeral Director andAmerican Cemetery mag-azines as well as Funer-al Service Insider. Th e company has been help-ing funeral professionals succeed and serve since 1877. Learn more by call-ing 800-500-4585 or visit www.katesboylston.com.

TALLAHASSEE,FL— Legacy of Life, an online obituary service that services all 50 states, hosted the fi rst annual Legacy of Life Family Fun Day at the North Florida Fair-grounds in Tallahassee, FL on July 16, 2011. Th e pur-pose of this event was to provide a venue for the commu-nity to receive free health screenings, see demonstrations of emergency medical services, hurricane awareness, taste local food, and provide family entertainment. Th is event was especially important for our Veterans because the Veterans Aff airs participated by providing free services (health and job placement) to our heroes returning home and those that have been struggling during this global re-cession. Legacy of Life is beginning to be recognized for their continued charitable acts of kindness; they have as-sisted in raising money for living expenses for Veteran families who have loved ones undergoing cancer treat-ment, providing gift cards to the homeless for services at local salons, and providing free obituaries to fallen public servants during their time of need. Legacy of Life has already begun planning for their second annual event that will be July 21, 2012 and will be held at the North Florida Fairgrounds. Xenia Bai-ley and her business partner Lydia Sanders are look-ing for the event to continue to grow every year and next year they plan on expanding their community outreach by providing children back to school supplies and provide locals educational information on jobs and social services while still having fun. Legacy of Life will partner with sponsors in order to provide more services to the community. If your busi-ness is interested in participating or sponsorship in the second annual event please contact Xenia Bailey at 866-483-2926. Xenia Bailey has been a part of the Big Bend community for over fi fteen years and the com-munity has been supportive of the services her compa-ny provides and she wants to say “thank-you” and give back in a meaningful way that would meet the needs of her friends and fellow citizens. For more information visit www.legacyofl ifeobitu-aries.com and look at the services they off er that are available in Spanish and in English.


Funeral Directors’ Answering Service Serves Spanish Speaking FamiliesHUNTINGTON,WV—Fu-neral Directors’ Answer-ing Service of Hunting-ton, WV, a family-owned company that currently works with more than 200 funeral homes, has expand-ed their services to include Spanish speaking operators to assist bilingual callers. Funeral Directors’ Answer-ing Service began the full-time bilingual service op-tion in June of 2011, and they are very pleased with the success of this new ser-vice. Owner, Dustin Cre-means, who served as op-erations manager for a Huntington, WV funer-al home, understands the delicate nature of profes-sional communications with grieving families and he ensures that his caring and experienced staff re-ceive vigorous and ongoing death care service training in funeral trade terminol-ogy, funeral service eti-quette, and religious/burial traditions, before they ever answer a call. For more information on this service and new bilin-gual feature, please visit www.directorsanswering.net.

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DALLAS,TX— Southwest Airlines is pleased to an-nounce Jim McKeon has joined the Southwest Air-lines Cargo Management Group in a new position as Strategic Advisor. Jim brings with him a tremendous amount of air cargo experience, par-ticularly in the areas of international air cargo sales and marketing, in-terline strategy develop-ment, and product de-velopment. All of these strengths will be great assets as Southwest Air-lines moves forward with its efforts to integrate AirTran into its network and as Southwest adds the 737-800 series air-craft to its fleet next year. “We are excited to have Jim join the Cargo Man-agement Group,” said Vice President of Car-go and Charters Matt Buckley. “He brings a wealth of experience and

a tremendous reputation in the air cargo business to our team, and will be an invaluable resource as we continue to expand our horizons going for-ward.” Southwest employees and business partners ex-ecute cargo operations in more than 90 destina-tions across the nation, which includes their in-terline and road feed-er service destinations. With more than 200 mil-

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SRS, FrontRunner Professional and Matthews International announce Strategic Alliance PITTSBURGH,PA— SRS, FrontRunner Professional and Matthews Interna-tional have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to introduce a powerful new solution that combines the strengths of FrontRunner’s web-based suite of of-ferings and the performance of SRS’s ad-vanced funeral home, cemetery and cre-matorium management capabilities. Th e new fully integrated solution will be marketed through Matthews Internation-al under the name VELOCITY™, which accurately describes its ability to provide a single entry system in which data fl ows eff ortlessly and swiftly from front to back end applications. VELOCITY™ is being marketed and promoted as one more ini-tiative to help their customers more effi -ciently manage and eff ectively grow their business in today’s changing markets. “Th is alliance allows all three of the com-panies to remain focused on their proven core strengths while providing an unpar-alleled level of off erings, service and sup-port to our valued customers,” cites James Doyle, Group President of Matthews In-ternational. “VELOCITY™ will revolutionize and standardize data management and allow

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Genesis Casket Names Robert G. Horn to Board of DirectorsINDIANAPOLIS,IN— Casket manufacturer Genesis Casket Company has announced that Robert G. (Bob) Horn has accept-ed an appointment to the Genesis Cas-ket Board of Directors as a special advisor. Horn began serving in this capacity at the Genesis August 30th board meeting. “We are pleased and honored that Bob has accepted our invitation to serve and that he will be involved with our company,” stated Genesis President and Chief Executive Of-fi cer William Anthony (Tony) Colson. “I am personally looking forward to working with him and for Genesis Casket and all of funeral service to benefi t from the wisdom and expertise he brings. His dedication to funeral service and stellar reputation will help Genesis address several of the issues facing funeral professionals today.” Horn began his career in the funeral pro-fession almost 50 years ago at a small fam-ily-owned mortuary and retired as CEO and Chairman of Keystone Group Hold-ings in 2007. Prior to co-founding Key-stone, a multi-state funeral acquisition and operating fi rm, Bob was Chief Operating Offi cer and Partner of Prime Succession, Inc. Before that, he spent 10 years as Ex-ecutive Vice President of Pierce Brothersand prior to that, 16 years as Vice Presi-dent at International Funeral Service. In addition to this new assignment, Horn cur-rently serves as a consultant to a number of other companies in funeral service.

“After reviewing the Genesis business plan, I am excited to be working with the company in developing ideas and concepts to help introduce Genesis Casket,” Horn stated. “Th rough my work with funeral di-rectors over the past fi ve decades, I know fi rsthand that these are challenging times in funeral service. I look forward to partici-pating in the key discussions that launch the Genesis Casket product line.” Horn will participate with other members of the Genesis Board of Directors at their meetings. Th e appointment of Horn as a special advisor coincides with the planned start of casket production later this fall. “In the short time that I have known Bob, I have been particularly impressed with his concern for the future of the funeral pro-fession,” added Jeff rey W. (Jeff ) Wilson, Chairman of the Board for Genesis Casket. “His long and distinguished career in fu-neral service makes his selection very rel-evant and we appreciate his acceptance of this appointment.” Genesis Casket is a new entity in funeral service, founded in 2010. It is headquar-tered in Indianapolis, IN and created in partnership with Gestamp North Ameri-ca, Inc., a global supplier of structural steel components for the automotive industry. Genesis plans to manufacture and distrib-ute a line of metal caskets later this year that will be produced in its Indianapolis plant to funeral homes throughout the US.

Zachary Douglass, LLC launches World’s fi rst online application for Funeral Printed Products HIGH POINT,NC— Zachary Douglass, LLC(ZD) has launched the world’s fi rst online application for funeral printed products. Th is online application enables funeral homes and individuals to easily create custom funer-al programs (folders), register books, book-marks, thank you cards, and much more, in-house for less. Th ese products truly help celebrate the life of the individual. Th e application uses cutting edge photo edit-ing and blending technology that allows users to achieve the quality of high end editing with exceptional ease-of-use and low costs. Th ere are no setup fees and the software is free to use. Th e user only pays when they wish to down-load the fi nal PDF for printing, which can also be emailed to families for proofi ng. Users can make unlimited changes and print as many copies as they want. ZD also stores projects on their servers for life as a backup. “Our whole goal is to help families celebrate the life of their loved ones that have passed on.” said Bruce Hymas, ZD CEO. “By pro-viding this fl exible, easy-to-use application, we’re confi dent this provides the ability to create the memories the family wants.” Th e ZD application allows users to print on

most funeral paper stock (Messenger, Fu-neralOne, Frazer Consultants, with more sizes to come). Th is enables funeral homes to print on paper stock they might already have. Additionally, the application comes equipped with hundreds of template backgrounds, sen-timents, and images or you can upload your own background and pictures provided by the family or from your image library. In the application, users can drag and drop pictures and text anywhere on the canvas. Th e ability to save poems, verses, or whole text layouts to individual accounts makes cre-ating fi nished products very fast. “Many of our customers tell us that they can create a fi nished product in under ten minutes, and it gets easier every day,” Hymas said. Because the application is built in an online platform, no download is needed, and always runs on the latest version of the software. Th e platform also auto-saves every move the user makes, allowing any project to be accessed from any computer at any time. No other fu-neral program software allows for this type of fl exibility. For more information about Zach-ary Douglass, please visit www.zacharydoug-lass.com or call (888) 812-8403.

Southwest Airlines Earns 2011 Quest for Quality AwardDALLAS,TX— Southwest Airlines Cargo was honored to receive the 2011 Quest for Quality Award, award-ed by Logistics Managementmagazine. In addition to the award recognition for top air cargo carriers, Southwest Air-lines Cargo received the high-est overall score among all air cargo carriers. Southwest Air-lines topped three of fi ve crit-ical categories including: On time Performance, Value, and Customer Service. “Quality and overall Cus-tomer Experience are key to the success of Southwest Air-lines Cargo,” said Vice Presi-dent of Southwest Airlines Cargo and Charters Matt Buckley. “We are honored

to be recognized by Logis-tics Management readers as we strive for continuous im-provement in our overall ex-perience and value. I applaud the superb teamwork of our employees across our system for their dedication to excel-lence.” Quest for Quality is the most extensive market re-search study conducted in the logistics industry. Each year, the study evaluates and mea-sures transportation service providers, determines rele-vant criteria when selecting a provider, and examines per-formance measurements and expectations of each provider. For the past 28 years, Logis-tics Management’s Quest for

Quality has been regarded in the transportation and logis-tics industries as one of the most important measures of Customer Satisfaction and performance excellence. “Th e fact that Southwest Airlines has maintained this high level of scoring over the past few years is a true testa-ment to the carrier’s commit-ment to customer service,” said Group Editorial Direc-tor of Peerless Media Michael Levans, the publisher of Lo-gistics Management. “While every freight transportation mode faced monumental operating challenges during the great recession, no other mode had to navigate the lev-el of volatility that the air car-go sector faced. To come out on top during this period is an admirable achievement.” In its 40th year of service, Southwest Airlines contin-ues to diff erentiate itself from other low-fare carriers, off er-ing a reliable product with ex-emplary Customer Service. To learn more visit www.swa-cargo.com.

Sauder Funeral Products names Todd Milner as Sales Manager

Todd Milner

ARCHBOLD,OH— Saud-er Funeral Products (SFP) has named industry veteran, Todd Milner, Sales Manag-er overseeing the sales, mar-keting and distribution of its wood laminate casket line. Milner, a former funeral director and sales represen-tative for casket manufactur-ers Th acker, Balanced Lineand Aurora, joined SFP in July and brings 29 years of funeral industry experi-ence to the growing funeral products division at Sauder Woodworking Company. “Todd is a welcomed ad-dition to our growing fu-

neral products division, and he joins the Sauder team at just the right tim-ing,” said Dan Sauder,

vice president of engineer-ing and new markets. “Th e combination of our recent expansion in manufactur-ing capacity, distribution networks, and casket prod-uct lines has positioned SFP for continued growth in years to come.” In 2010, SFP moved and expanded its casket man-ufacturing division into a new 60,000 square foot space facility, dedicated solely to casket produc-tion. Later that year, SFP expanded its line of wood laminate caskets, off ering additional sizes, detailing

and price points to meet growing industry needs. Headquartered in Arch-bold, OH, Sauder Funer-al Products is a division of Sauder Woodworking Co., a privately held, third gen-eration, family run busi-ness and the nation’s fi fth largest residential furni-ture manufacturer. For additional information, visit www.sauder.com or www.sauderfuneralprod-ucts.com. To contact Todd Milner call his offi ce: 419-446-3254, cell: 419-966-7297 or email him at [email protected].


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Myriad Data Launches latest WebsiteBETHLEHEM,PA—Myriad Data Corporation has been providing Desktop Publishing software solutions to the funeral service industry since 1987 and is now pleased to announce the launching of their latest website – www.perforatedpaperonline.com. Off ering software products such as MemorialMaster (www.memorialmaster.com), PrayerCard PRO (www.prayercardpro.com), YahrzeitPrint (www.yahrzeitprint.com) and others, Myriad Data has provided limited blank, pre-perforated memorial statio-nery such as blank prayer cards and bookmarks. Now through www.perforatedpaperonline.com/funer-alservice.html is a complete line of blank, pre-perforated memorial stationery available including prayer cards, me-morial programs, service folders, bookmarks, temporary grave markers, memorial wallet calendars and funeral procession hangers in a variety of paper types and colors, including white glossy stock and all shades of parchment. Th e quality of their perforation, micro-perforation, scor-ing and die-cutting of memorial stationery is designed to meet or exceed industry standards. Th ey believe that the texture and shade of parchment can create a unique mood and make a subtle statement for families. Stationery products available through www.perforated-paperonline.com include: Prayer Cards, available in all standard industry formats, including 8-up, 6-up and 4-up bi-fold and in both white smooth, white glossy and all shades of parchment. Memorial Programs are available in both bi-fold and tri-fold formats in all parchment colors. Service Folders and Th ank You Cards are both available in 1–up and 2–up format in all shades of parchment. Th ank

must be taken away. Th e re-placement of the stolen vas-es is a huge problem. Actual-ly, in most instances, it is the fi rst time the cemetery bot-tom line has taken the “hit”. Th e customer does not want to pay hundreds of dollars for a replacement vase that may be stolen again. What they do want is “something” to put fl owers into that is provided, aff ordable, service-able and attractive. Plastic products are much improved and better than they were in years past. Some

plastics last much longer than metals and include high quality polycarbonates. A quality replacement vase has been developed and is be-ing off ered as an alternative to bronze. It is called “Th e Peaceful Security Vase”. Speck Cemetery Services, Inc. of El Paso, TX, in as-sociation with Hinrichs& Gleeson, LLP have manu-factured Th e Peaceful Securi-ty Vase and are presently of-fering it to cemeteries as an aff ordable replacement for stolen, lost and damaged vas-

es. Th e Peaceful Security Vase is designed with vase ped-estals that will fi t most U.S. made bronze manufacturer’s markers, pedestals with tabs that twist into place and cyl-inder types that use mating mounting applications. It is made of a very high quality metal infused polycarbonate. Th e vase also has UV inhibi-tors and is guaranteed for a minimum of 10 years against workmanship and material defects. If it is stolen, it will be replaced free of charge as

long as a copy of a police re-port and invoice are present-ed. Don’t let the “old” stigma of plastic get in your way. Th is is a new generation of plastic product which will exceed your expectations and satisfy your property owners not only by design, but with its cost. For additional informa-tion regarding this product, please contact: Bud Speck, Speck Cemetery Services, Inc. at 915-346-9528 or visit www.vaseproducts.com.

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Green Burial Council unveils Cooling Blanket for use in Green FuneralsSANTA FE,NM— A new way of slowing decomposi-tion in decedents is now available to funeral directors for use in green funerals. Made from 100% nontoxic plant-derived cellulose, the Cooling Blanket, which was developed by the Green Burial Council (GBC), uses pre-cut cartridges of dry ice to provide easy handling and controlled placement of the cartridges, which can be ordered from almost any dry ice supplier. “Th e Cooling Blanket is a cost eff ective, turnkey so-

lution enabling funeral directors to easily provide for a natural and noninvasive mode of preservation,” said Joe Sehee, Executive Director of the Green Burial Council. “It’s been designed to minimize the potential for the freezing or burning of tissue, which has been a common concern among funeral directors who use dry ice.” Th e Cooling Blanket can be ordered through the GBC by calling 888-966-3330 extension 102 or email [email protected].

You Cards also come with matching parchment enve-lopes. Bookmarks are avail-able in two sizes and all parchment colors. Tempo-rary Grave Markers come in two sizes and are avail-able in card stock in both white and all shades of parchment. Funeral Pro-cession Hangers are avail-able in both pre-printed (with the word funeral on the front), and blank on both sides (come off the shelf in orange, electric yel-low, gray and white). Me-morial Calendars are wal-let size pieces allowing for edge-to-edge printing of perpetual calendars. Cus-tom Perforating Services are also available to accom-modate those “not readily available elsewhere” items, such as purple procession hangers or thank you cards in a special type of paper. Something as simple as a perforated tear-off on the bottom of your Goods and Services sheet; just about anything that comes to you as a good idea can be accomplished. MemorialMaster, Myriad Data’s fl agship memorial software product includes templates and samples for all stationery listed above, as well as hundreds of prayers, hundreds of me-morial graphic images and more. Myriad Data is very op-timistic that their new website will mesh well with their memorial soft-ware, while enabling fu-neral directors the oppor-tunity to off er families a creative, attractive and cost saving alternative to their existing inventory of pre-printed stationery. Free packets of blank sta-tionery samples can be or-dered directly from their website.


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We are an online business in the process of migrating to the direct, retail market. Serving the funeral industry for more than 20 years, we offer the industry’s premier desktop publishing software for printing onto memorial stationery. We now also offer the highest quality blank, pre-perforated, pre-scored and die cut stationery available. Statio-nery products include prayer cards, service folders, memo-rial programs, funeral proces-sion hangers, bookmarks and more. We only offer blank sta-tionery because that is specifi -cally what our software prints to; in a nutshell, all industry standard memorial formats. If you are already selling any of these products, you already have prospects. Our software and stationery customer base of funeral homes – which can be part of your prospect list - numbers well into the 1,000’s. This is a unique opportunity for the seasoned and experienced professional salesperson. High commissions, protected ter-ritories and excellent leads are available depending on expe-rience and production. For product details visit www.perforatedpaperonline.com/funeralservice.html or see our ad in this issue of Funeral Home & Cemetery News. For fi nancial specif-ics, call 800-364-1509 and ask for Mike. All inquiries will be considered on a strictly confi dential basis. 9O

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In Funeral ServiceFuneralStaff, the industry lead-er in recruiting and staffi ng, has immediate openings for Managers, Funeral Directors/Embalmers, Arrangers, and Sales Reps Nationwide. If you are career minded and looking for opportunities for advance-ment, then visit our website and complete a free Job Seekers Profile at www.FuneralStaff.com. We are always accepting new client companies in need of qual-ity talent! We Now Offer Pet Cremation Consulting! 9SON

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2006 Krystal Lincoln Limousine 6-Doorsilver/silver top/black leather interior 16,000 miles

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2006 Superior Cadillac Statesman Hearse silver/black top/black leather interior, 39,000 miles • Great Price $48,900

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Chicago Funeral Home look-ing for Spanish speaking novice or experienced direc-tor. Need a change? Getting nowhere? Come grow with us in predominant Hispanic community. Must be self-motivated, aggressive and take initiative. On site residence possible. Ideal candidate to work the community, gener-ate local presence and help cultivate business. Profi t shar-ing potential and terms nego-tiable. Bring your ideas. Call 312/618-1901. 9OND

Pennsylvania Licensed Funeral Director

Rural funeral home in Western Pennsylvania looking for en-ergetic, hard-working funeral director to work all facets of the funeral business, plus work in affi liated monument company. Good people skills and high standards are a must. Benefits include paid medi-cal insurance, pension and vacation. Potential for future ownership of funeral home. Please respond in confi dence to: Nomis Publications, Inc., PO Box 5159, Dept. 683, Youngstown, OH 44514. 9OND

FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER

Excellent opportunity to join our family owned funeral homes with two locations including a crematory. We are located 110 miles north Phoe-nix in beautiful Prescott and Prescott Valley. Good schools and a hometown atmosphere. Our funeral homes average 600 calls per year with 70% cremation rate. Provides a challenge to all to give person-alized and celebrate services. Must have Arizona licenses prior to employment. Duties include all phases of funeral service; embalmer, arranger, graphic computer skills, ac-counting and pre-need. We are looking for old fashion values and a commitment of being involved in the com-munity. Check out our web page at www.ruffnerwake-lin.com and email resumes to [email protected] if you are a team player who loves helping families. 9ASO

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