June 2020

Page B6 JUNE 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B By Mike Jamar Parts & Services Inventory for Funeral Vehicles now available There is at least one thing good about this Stay Home Order: it has given us time to work on some of our systems. One such system was our Parts & Services inventory. Due to this work, we are pleased to announce that HearseHub now offers a Parts & Services Inventory for Fu- neral Vehicles. It is available through the HearseHub.com website as well as under the new heading of Hearse/Limousine Parts in the Classified Pages of the Funeral Home & Cemetery News . We expect this to be a great place to find need- ed parts and services, as well as sell parts or ser- vices you have to offer. If you have hearse or limousine parts that you would like to sell visit www.nomispublications. com or call 1-800-321-7479. If you are in need of parts or services, check out HearseHub.com. Mike Jamar is founder and co-owner of Advanced Integration Technology. Mike has been working with computers since the early 80s and started Advanced Integration in 1994. Advanced Integration specializes in Internet inventories designed for specialty vehicles and equipment. HearseHub was created through a collaboration between Advanced Integration and Nomis Publications, and is now in its fifth year of service. HearseHub brings together funeral vehicles from a number of dealerships that specialize in high quality funeral vehicles. HearseHub offers funeral directors a large, and easy to shop inventory, of funeral vehicles. You can reach him at Mike@AITAdvantage.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS www.nomispublications.com Monthly Columns online at Casket Rollers & Bier Pins  Flagstaff & Vehicle Specific Mount Kits Replacement Funeral Vehicle Parts Here are some parts that are currently available in the inventory: DESIGN l PRODUCTS l VENTILATION 7 2 0 . 5 8 3 . 1 8 8 6 l V I S I T OU R I D E A G A L L E RY l D U N C A N S T UA R T TOD D . COM COVID-19 INDUSTRY RESPONSE MERRICK,NY— Body containment has become an ever-growing issue during the coronavirus pandemic, and funeral direc- tors and morticians are left holding the bag. However, the BodySealer, hermeti- cally sealed biocontainment body bags, may be the solution that our morgues and funeral homes need right now. The BodySealer was designed as a mass fatality system to be utilized by the mili- tary, hospitals, government agencies, and disaster response teams. The sealed pouch- es are accepted by many domestic and in- ternational airlines for the shipment of caskets or human remains. With the grow- ing number of deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the BodySealer system could help morticians and funeral directors face the magnitude of their role in our world’s current plight. Many states are facing an un- precedented number of deaths associated with the coronavirus pandemic. New York is proba- bly dealing with the highest mor- tality rates, with New York City alone reporting 14,753 confirmed deaths as of May 10th, with an additional 5,178 probable deaths. The death rate is so high that one funeral home thought he had run out of options and, in despera- tion, stored bodies in trucks. He simply had no more space. Fu- neral homes across New York and other states that are hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic are try- ing everything to help families af- fected by this devastating virus. These locations can benefit from the BodySealer biohazard contain- ment system. The pouches are de- signed as a roll that can be affixed to a wall or placed on a stand- a body or transfer case and comes equipped with three clips to secure the material when heat sealing. The BodySealer is a biosafety level 4 containment system with a metal-foil fluid and vapor barrier. It is made in the USA to military specification and quality control and can accommodate approxi- mately 25 deceased. Irwin Maltz, co-owner of Shiva Shade Funeral Supplies, produc- ers of BodySealer, stated, “We had this tested at Clemson University packaging for odors, gases, and liq- uids. The results were off the chart at 4000 PSI when sealed correctly.” Hospitals and funeral homes across the country are already placing orders for the BodySeal- er and voicing praise at how great the product is. For more information, go to https://www.bodysealer.com or call 516-665-8323. The Body Sealer Can Help Prevent Tragedies alone hold- er with lock- ing casters. It is more af- fordable than NECS introduces New Stillborn and Infant Cremation Containers Stillborn Cremation Container Infant Cremation Container Infant Cremation Container Insert Kit ROCHESTER,NH— New England Cremation Supply (NECS), one of the largest manufacturers/distributors of cremation supplies in New England, is proud to intro- duce their newest cremation containers to the funeral in- dustry. NECS saw the need to create a more dignified cremation con- tainer for stillborn and deceased infants. Rather than the tradi- tional, institutional look- ing containers, their new fiberboard containers come with child appropri- ate design printing, cou- pled with an optional in- terior kit that includes the bed, sheet, pillow, skirt and pink and blue bow. For more information, call 800-664-8365 or visit www.necremation.com. heroes through a fire rescue emblem on the corners and panel. Clients can also request a custom panel, which in- cludes the name of the Fire Department for which their loved one worked or other custom lettering. The company has also introduced new urns, including an elegant option designed with reclaimed oak wood. New pet urns are available in five different sizes, ranging from sixteen to 270 cubic inches. They fit into one an- other for easy storage and are sold only in sets. All hardwood caskets from Behalt Casket Company are available with a selection of options, such as color, styles, and panels. For more information, call the office at 330-359-6123 and ask for Miriam or call one of the sales representatives directly. Ned can be reached at 330- 241-3365 or nedspangler46@gmail.com. Mark can be reached at 330-317-2054 or mark.siders78@gmail.com. Behalt Caske t Continued from Page B1