June 2021

Page A29 JUNE 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Pay Us ONLY If You Decide to KEP it! Load aLone The Affordable Automated Mortuary Cargo System Designed & Built by a Funeral Director Our beautiful laminate surfaces make a passenger vehicle a dignified alternative to the expense of buying a hearse! 1-Person Loading with WATCH OUR VIDEOS ONLINE: www.LoadAlone.com TM Save up to 50% with Federal Tax breaks on the purchase of the LoadAlone ADA lifting assistance device! Call David Murphy at (585) 330-5772 to see if you qualify. F U N E R A L P R O F E S S I O N A L S ESSENTIAL NOT ONLY BUT ALSO Thank You EXCEPTIONAL 1-800-868-9950 myASD.com News Association ContinueD OGR hosts Virtual Conferenc e Summer Olympics. Oliverie’s latest venture is the business’s new Life Cele- bration Funeral Home in Jackson, due to open soon. It will feature a banquet facility, store and cafe offering a com- pletely new funeral experience. Brunswick Memorial Home of East Brunswick, NJ was presented the Com- munity Service Award for the 4 th time in the award’s 13-year history. No other funeral home has won more than twice. Three Exemplary Service Awards are given out each year based on feedback submitted by family clients. Recognized this year were Freitag Funeral Home of Bridgeton, NJ, Montgomery & Stew- ard Funeral Directors, Inc of Pueblo, CO, and Plummer Funeral Services of Litchfield, IL. OGR Foundation Awards of Excel- lence scholarship recipients were recog- nized. Mariah Banks, Pittsburgh Insti- tute of Mortuary Science, received Gold Level ($3500) and Kenneth Wortman, Fayetteville Technical Community College received Silver level ($2,000). “Mariah and Kenneth each exemplify the heart for personal service that OGR stands for, and we are excited to welcome them into our profession,” said OGR Execu- tive Director Wendy King. Evan J. Strong of Evan J. Strong Fu- neral Services, Calgary, Alberta, be- came president of the Board of Di- rectors for 2021-22. Mary F. Steele, Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pin- eville, KY transitioned to Immediate Past President. Paul A. Hummel, III, Hummel Funeral Homes, Inc., Akron, OH was installed as President-elect and Christopher B. Miller, Thomas Miller Mortuary & Crematory, Corona, CA, was named Secretary/Treasurer. Return- ing board members are Kim R. Hunter, Humphrey Funeral Home, Toronto, Ontario; Raffy S. Jose, Arlington Me- morial Chapels & Crematory, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines; and Jamie L. Wieting, Wieting Family Funeral Home, Inc., Chilton, WI. Peter A. Urban, Jr., Anton B. Urban Funeral Home, Ambler, PA joined the board as a director after serving two years as chair of OGR’s Young Profes- sionals Council. Taking over as head of the YP Council is Arianna Rule of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, NJ. Founded in 1928, OGR is an associ- ation of independently owned and op- erated funeral homes throughout North America and overseas that share com- mon goals of exemplary service, un- compromising care and compassion to families in their time of need. For more information, visit www.OGR.org. Continued from Page A28 CLOSEOUT PRICING! ON THE 2021 EDITIONS Order Today! Call 1-800-321-7479 orvisit www.nomispublications.com