We are a full service preneed and cemetery care fund management company in business exclusively for the death care industry.
In 1985, I was a resident student in a traditional Polish funeral home in Buffalo, New York, where I witnessed my first – and last – private home-held wake. I remember how stress-free and enjoyable it was bringing all the equipment from the funeral home in and out of the family’s home. READ MORE…
I hope this article finds all of you safe, healthy and somewhat sane. OMG, I thought 2021 would never come. If any of you are like me, you have already broken a few of those New Year’s resolutions. READ MORE…
“I am the last person to ever let you down.” Yes, we are all probably a little guilty of using this response when Joe Public makes fun of what we do and who we are. Seriously, these are the same people who depend on us during one of the most traumatic times in their lives.…
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It has been 24 years since our family arranged my sister’s funeral and I still struggle with wishing we had done things differently. It wasn’t a sudden death and there were opportunities to plan for what we hoped would never happen. However, for whatever reason, the definitive plans never got made and as most of…
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Driving 3 hours home from a Buffalo Bills game, I found myself agitated. My agitation was not caused by the loss to the Baltimore Ravens, but due to the dumb @#* behind me who insisted on riding my bumper. Where the crap did he think he was going to go? There were only 65,000 other…
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What I am hearing from both funeral directors and cemeterians is that there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason for what is happening out in the world of death care. Everyone is trying to hold on to their piece of the pie, finding new ways to stay in business. What will magically make…
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Why the heck would I ever want to plan my own funeral? Practice what I preach lol; Are you kidding me? I have plenty of time to worry about my own funeral. Right now, I am focusing on convincing everyone else around me to prearrange their own. Honestly, I like messing with those that love…
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AM I IN THE RIGHT PLACE? Where are they serving food? Do I fit in? Where are my classes? Will I make new friends? Did I bring the right clothes? Where do I sign up for the fun stuff? How long will it take me to say something stupid? In my case, never very long.…
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I am the last person to ever let you down.” Yes, we are all probably a little guilty of using this response when Joe Public makes fun of what we do and who we are. Seriously, these are the same people who depend on us during one of the most traumatic times in their lives.…
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Working as a sales rep for a preneed facilitation administrator you would think my position would afford me an inside view of what is going on in the funeral industry and where it is heading. Here is the thing being “in” the industry sometimes makes you too close to see what is actually going on.…
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