April 2021

Page A35 APRIL 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Inside pocket for used gloves or personal items Inside pocket for used gloves or personal items Reversible design and two-way zippers means NO “right way / wrong way” to place pouch on cot! Pillow sleeve Pillow sleeve or plastics, sheet storage The Most User-Friendly First Call Pouch Ever! 1-800-645-8966 www.kanga-woo.com Designed by a Funeral Director to Make Every Removal Easier Education. Exhibits. Networking. Online. ICCFA Virtual Annual Convention & Exposition www.iccfaconvention.com May 17–21, 2021 Join us for an all-virtual experience where attendees can participate in over 25 educational sessions, see the latest in deathcare products and services, and connect with other professionals at the ICCFA Virtual Annual Convention & Exposition. AC21_NOMIS_April2021.indd 1 3/10/21 12:40 PM New Officers and Executive Committee elected for Connecticut Funeral Directors Association News Association David W. MacDonald WEATHERSFIELD,CT— The Con- necticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) has announced its 2021 CFDA officers and executive committee. All were elected at the association’s virtual 132nd Annual Convention. The new officers are: President - Da- vid W. MacDonald, CFSP, CPC, CCO, of Wallingford Funeral Home in Wall- ingford and Yalesville Funeral Home in Yalesville; Vice President - Jacque- line L. Teske of Pietras Family Funeral Homes in Rockville, Coventry, Tolland and East Windsor; Treasurer - Matthew R. Adzima of Adzima Funeral Home, Inc in Stratford; and Secretary - Melissa Melin-Miles of Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes, Inc in Cheshire, Naugatuck and Waterbury. Executive Committee now includes: Albert M. DeLucia of Porto Funer- al Homes in East Haven and West Ha- ven; Jesse M. Gomes, MA, CFSP, CPC, CCO, of Molloy Funeral Home in West pel in Wethersfield; Thomas J. Tierney of John F. Tierney Funeral Home Inc in Manchester; and alternate executive committee member Amanda Portelance, CCO, of Spencer Funeral Home in East Hampton. CFDA Policy Board Represen- tative to the National Funeral Directors As- sociation is Diana Duksa Kurz, CFSP, of Duksa Family Funeral Homes in New- ington and New Britain. Immediate Past- President is Edward J. Sheehy, Jr, CFSP, CPC, CCO, of Riverview Funeral Home in Shelton and Edward F. Adzima Funer- al Home in Derby. The Connecticut Funeral Directors As- sociation (CFDA) is comprised of fu- neral directors at more than 220 funeral homes. Founded 132 years ago in 1889, the Wethersfield-based association is com- mitted to the promotion and advocacy of high ethical standards in funeral service. This includes the development and pre- sentation of ongoing professional train- ing opportunities for practitioners and educational programs for association members and the public. For more in- formation about the Con- necticut Funeral Directors Association, call 860-721- 0234 or 800-919-2332 or visit www.ctfda.org. S E N D U S Y O U R N EWS ! PO Box 5159 Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 info@nomispublications.com Hartford; Jonathan L. Green, CPC, of Abraham L. Green & Son Funer- al Home in Fairfield; Li- onel J. Lessard, CFSP, of D’Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel and D’Esopo Funeral Cha- Order Your Favorite Plush Animal with a Funeral Director or Cemeterian Shirt! Online at nomispublications.com or call 1-800-321-7479 “I Love My Funeral Director” ONLY $ 11 95 Now is the PERFECT TIME to order the PERFECT GIFTS “I Love My Cemeterian”