June 2019

Page B11 JUNE 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on continued from page A31 2019 Convention HIGHLIGHTS Continued from Page A31 Sich Casket Donates $50,000 to the ICCFA Educational Foundation national trade association representing all segments of the cemetery, cremation, fu- neral and memorialization profession. Its membership is composed of more than 9,100 properties and 19,000 profession- als working at cemeteries, funeral homes, crematories, memorial design and related businesses worldwide. Sich Casket Company is a pioneer of the Chinese casket industry. In just ten years the company has grown from a small fam- ily-run furniture factory to a significant international manufacturer of wood and metal caskets and a leading Chinese sup- plier of caskets in North America. Found- ed by company president Sirius Chan, Sich sources its materials globally to provide the finest quality and best value at every price point. With more than 250 models and styles of solid hardwood and metal caskets, Sich caskets are sold through a distributor network serving funeral homes throughout the United States and Canada. Their web- site is www.SichCasket.com. Continued from Page A31 Batesville Sponsors Keynote Speaker and Hosts Book Signing at ICCFA • Technology solutions: websites, man- agement software, Meaningful Selec- tions digital selection tool, and the Bridges mobile app The company also previewed a new LifeStories accessories feature that allows families to create truly custom medallions for their loved ones using personal photos or stock imagery that represent their loved one’s hobbies, achievements or interests. Batesville (www.Batesville.com ), a whol- ly-owned subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc . (NYSE:HI), is a recognized leader in the death care industry in North America, offer- ing a comprehensive portfolio of burial and cremation products, memorialization op- tions and innovative technology solutions. For more than 125 years, Batesville has sup- ported licensed funeral professionals in help- ing families honor the lives of those they love ® . A history of manufacturing excellence, product innovation, superior customer ser- vice and reliable delivery helped Batesville become – and remain – a market leader. ICCFA Elects New Officers, Directors during the Convention vera, CCE, Green Hills Memori- al Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Past presidents elected to serve a one-year term on the Board are: Kenneth Varner, CCFE, CCE, Cypress Lawn, Colma, CA; and Bill Wright, CCE, Greenwood Funeral Homes & Cremation, Fort Worth, TX. The International Memorializa- tion Supply Association appoint- ment to the board is Jordan Yearsley, Ensure-A-Seal, Brook- lyn, NY. The presidential appointments to represent the ICCFA on the Cemetery Consumer Service Council are: Thomas P. Daly, CCE, CHS Consulting Group, Westwood, MA; and Stephen Burrill, CCE, CCrE, Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, ME. Members of the 2019-2020 Ex- ecutive Committee are as follows: ICCFA President Jay Dodds, CFSP, Park Lawn Corporation, Houston, TX; ICCFA President- Elect Gary M. Freytag, CCFE, Spring Grove Cemetery & Ar- boretum, Cincinnati, OH; IC- CFA Immediate Past Presi- dent Christine Toson Hentges, CCE, The Tribute Companies Inc., Hartland, WI; Jeff Kid- wiler, CCE, CSE, Blackstone Cemetery Development, San- ta Ana, CA (president’s appoint- ment); and Frederick Lappin, CCE, Knollwood Cemetery Corporation, Canton, MA (past presidents’ appointment). Founded in 1887, the Inter- national Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association is the only international trade associa- tion representing all segments of the cemetery, cremation, funeral and memorialization profession. Its membership is composed of more than 9,100 rooftop loca- tions and 20,000 professionals in the cemetery, funeral home and crematory industries, as well as supplier and related businesses worldwide. Continued from Page A30 Photos Courtesy Elizabeth Roberts, Roberts and Downey Chapel Equipment, Argenta, Illinois