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Selected Independent Funeral Homes Choose 2 New Board Directors

June 10, 2024
Selected Independent Funeral Homesrecently chose Daniel J. Kochapski of Carmon Community Funeral Homes (Windsor, Connecticut) and Brad Pingel of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors & Crematory (Pampa, Texas) as its incoming board directors. Kochapski will serve the association’s Group 1 r...

Reger Funeral Home Observes 100 Years

June 10, 2024
This year, Reger Funeral Home (Huntington and Ceredo) is celebrating 100 years of service through five generations. Henry Reger originally founded the firm in 1903 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, where he also served as the coroner of Belmont County. After 10 years, he decided to move to Spencer, West Virgi...

Life Forest—Whistle Ridge Opens in Maine

June 10, 2024
On May 18, Life Forest (Manchester) held the grand opening of Life Forest Whistle Ridge in Auburn, Maine, its newest location. Whistle Ridge is the company’s premier woodland burial location and dedicated to the burial of cremated remains only. During the event, visitors explored the cemete...

Natural Green Cemetery Hosts Earth Day Fair

June 10, 2024
Whispering Hills Natural Green Cemetery & Memorial Nature Preserve(LaGrange) hosted its “Down to Earth Fair” April 20 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., as part of its third-anniversary celebration. The event featured expert gardeners, conservationists and a catered lunch, as well as financial and ...

Blackwell to Serve as Interim CEO of Foundation Partners Group

June 10, 2024
President and CEO Kent Robertson has left Foundation Partners Group (Winter Park) and transitioned his responsibilities to Chris Blackwell, an advisor to Access Holdings. Blackwell will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a new chief executive. Blackwell will be supported by Bob B...

Better Place Forests Partners to Plant 490,600 Trees

June 10, 2024
Since its inception, Better Place Forests (San Francisco) has planted 490,600 trees in honor of customers through partnerships with nonprofit organizations such as One Tree Planted and the Arbor Day Foundation. Better Place Forests offers an alternative to a traditional cemetery and works to preserv...

SIFH Elects & Installs New Board Officers

May 09, 2024
Selected Independent Funeral Homeselected its new board officers at its quarterly March board meeting. The officers will be officially installed during the organization’s Annual Meeting this September. Tom Antram of French Funerals & Cremations, Albuquerque, New Mexico, will serve as presi...

OGR Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

May 09, 2024
The International Order of the Golden Rule Foundation announced the recipients of its Awards of Excellence Scholarships for 2024, presented annually to mortuary school students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, funeral service experience and a deep commitment to serving families with...

Cantelmi’s Justin Keiper Vies for LLS Visionary of the Year

May 09, 2024
As of April 2024, Justin Keiper, funeral director and supervisor of Cantelmi Long Funeral Homes (Bethlehem), was a candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Visionaries of the Year campaign. To become LLS “Visionary of the Year,” candidates must raise the most money...
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