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JULY 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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“Opportunities for funeral
suppliers to collectively re-
flect on what makes our pro-
fession challenging, reward-
ing, maddening and thrilling
are too rare to pass up. I
urge you to gather with colleagues, buy-
ers, sellers, industry experts, competitors
and allies for two days of exploration that
are sure to leave us charged up and
ready to tackle the next phase of our
business.”
- Kevin L. Thomson, Dixline Corporation
An Exclusive Event for Funeral Suppliers Seeking Customers, Distributors and Supply Partners
2014 FALL CONFERENCE &TRADE SHOW
November 10-11, 2014 • JW Marriott Indianapolis • Indianapolis, Indiana
48 funeral supplier exhibits featuring the latest funeral products and services
Access to 300 prospective customer decision makers
Keynote address by Kim Ryan, President of Batesville Casket Co.
Opportunities for networking with fellow industry business leaders
Exhibitor registration now open. Register today—exhibit space is limited. Early-bird discounts expire
August 15
.
Doric employees receive anniversary awards for years of service. Pictured (l-r): Tommy L. Padgett,
Veronica Shumaker, Kelly Grooms, Darrell Horsley, James Hill, Lee Hagen.
Directors’ Choice named one of the
Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada
Cooperative Funeral Fund celebrates
25 Years with an Updated Website
hance the quality and availability of informa-
tion to members of the death care industry.
The website boasts a modern, simple de-
sign that is divided into three sections: funer-
al homes, cemeteries and consumers. Each
page provides detailed information on all
three aspects of the organization’s function-
ing. The website still offers quick and easy
access to essential information for CFF clien-
tele, such as customized preneed documents,
24/7 account viewing and payout amounts,
as well as the ability to print claim forms,
trust detail reports, and client balance letters,
view current and past statements, and access
preneed consumer marketing materials. It is
optimized to view properly on smartphones.
The website offers published articles
from the major industry magazines as
downloadable pdf files. It is user-friendly
and provides you with more efficient ac-
cess to the organization’s resources.
Cooperative Funeral Fund manages the in-
vestment, accounting, compliance and pay-
out of preneed, service and merchandise, and
perpetual care funds. CFF manages over 400
million dollars in assets for over 850 death
care clients The company is registered with
the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission as an Investment Advisor. For
more information, please contact www.Co-
dm@cffinc.com or call (800) 336-1102.
MADISON,CT—
As part of
its 25 year anniversary cel-
ebration,
Cooperative Fu-
neral Fund, Inc.
(CFF) has
launched a new website.
This is part of the organiza-
tion’s ongoing efforts to en-
SAINTJOHN,NEWBRUNSWICK,CANADA—
Directors’ Choice
was recently named
one of the Best Places to Work in Atlan-
tic Canada. This eighth annual program
was created by
Progress
magazine and
Best
Companies Group
.
This survey and awards program was de-
signed to identify, recognize and honor the
best employers in Atlantic Canada, benefiting
the region’s economy, workforce and business-
es. The list is made up of 31 companies.
Companies from across the region entered
the two-part survey process to determine the
Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada.
Directors’ Choice was recognized and
honored at the Best Places to Work in At-
lantic Canada awards ceremony on May
20 and was profiled in a special publica-
tion by
Progress
magazine in Vol.21 No.03
(distribution in June).
For more information on the Best Places
to Work in Atlantic Canada program, vis-
it www.BestPlacesToWorkAtlantic.com or
contact Katie Smith at 877-455-2159.
Directors’ Choice is the premier provider of
funeral answering services in North America,
and the only answering service dedicated en-
tirely to funeral professionals. Handling more
than 80,000 calls per year, it offers comfort
and assistance to families and accurate, time-
ly information to clients. It was founded by
Gary Darychuk
in Saint John, New Bruns-
wick in 1997. Vi
more in-
formation or call 888-920-1900.
Doric Products celebrates employees
while hosting Spring Meeting
MARSHALL,IL—
Twice a
year the
Doric
Products,
Inc
. Dealers gather for a
dealer meeting to stay cur-
rent and up to date on the
industry and new things
happening at Doric. As it has
for several years, the 2014
Spring Dealer Meeting was
held in Terre Haute, IN. In
addition to the meeting top-
ics covered, the meeting also
allows Doric Dealers the op-
portunity to get a firsthand
look at the plant operations
in Marshall, IL to see how
the burial vault inner liners
are formed, cultured marble
is handcrafted into urns and
urn vaults, metal liners are
produced as well as where
all of the shipping and office
functions take place.
This year several employ-
ees were also recognized by
the Executive Committee
for their years of service and
dedication to the success of
Doric Products.
Jim Hills
received special recognition
and a gift for being with the
company for 25 years. Hills
has been handcrafting the
Doric cultured marble urns
and urn vaults since the be-
ginning and continues to be
an asset to that department.
Several employees were also
honored with lapel pins for
their years of service. Those
hitting a milestone year in-
cluded:
Veronica Shumak-
er
, accounts payable: 10
years,
Kelly Grooms
, plant
manager: 5 years,
Lee Ha-
gen
, plastics: 5 years,
Dar-
rell Horsley
, metal: 5 years,
and
Tommy Padgett
, plas-
tics: 5 years.
Doric Products, Inc., a
leader in the burial vault in-
dustry since 1955, boasts
over 130 dealer locations in
the U.S. and Canada. Dor-
ic, committed to quality
products and services, of-
fers double-wall, triple-wall,
and quad-wall burial vaults
choices. Doric also offers a
full line of urns, urn vaults,
and air seal Classic Metal
Vaults. For more informa-
tion, please visit the recent-
ly redesigned Doric website,
r
call 1-800-457-0671.
Une Belle Vie Memorial Urns is one of
the industry’s Fastest Growing Startups
DENVER,CO—
Une Belle
Vie Memorial Urns
an-
nounced that, as a result of
a 184 percent increase in
product sales since 2010,
they expanded to a larger
space at I-25 and Arapahoe
in Denver.
The high demand for cre-
mation urns is no surprise
as CNBC recently named
cremation as the hottest
trend in the funeral indus-
try. Startup companies like
Une Belle Vie are changing
the face of the industry by
offering unique products
and services.
“As a result of ongoing
economic concerns, a more
mobile society and religions
softening their views, more
people are choosing crema-
tion,” said
Melody Jamali
,
the president and founder
of Une Belle Vie Memori-
al Urns. “Also, families are
searching for creative and
personalized options to me-
morialize their loved ones.
At Une Belle Vie, we work
with families to completely
customize their loved one’s
urn.”
According to the
Cremation
Association of North America
in 2011, 42 percent of the
deceased were cremated,
which is double the amount
of 15 years ago. In many
states, 70 percent or more are
opting for cremation.
Une Belle Vie, founded
in 2010, sells unique and
custom cremation urns to
consumers through their
commerce website
Decora-
tive-Urns.com
. In the last
four years, they have creat-
ed unique urns such as the
Diva Shoe
urn, an airplane
urn and a globe urn for those
who were travelers.
Une Belle Vie has also ex-
panded to sell through sites
like Amazon.com and part-
nered with funeral indus-
try company
iMortuary
,
among others.
Une Belle Vie Memorial
Urns is a Denver-based com-
pany focusing on providing
a supportive and informed
experience, whether families
are planning for the future
or coping with the passing
of a loved one. Their online
community and urn store
offer artisan-crafted, decora-
tive cremation urns in a va-
riety of materials designed to
celebrate life and personality
and offer fitting memorials
for those we love. Visit their
community of caring and
their continuously updated
library of educational articles
at their cremation blog.