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OCTOBER 2013
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
S ec t i on A
Gary Finch is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Texas.
He founded Compliance Plus in 1992. Today, they represent over
700 funeral homes and cemeteries in 37 states. Compliance Plus
also serves as an advisory consultant for the International Order of
the Golden Rule. For more information on Compliance Plus visit
ontact Gary by phone at (800) 950-
1101 or by e-mail at gfinch@kisscompliance.net.
By Gary Finch
OSHA
Compliance
Wars in our Homes and
Workplaces that go Unnoticed
After wrestling with computer issues over the last
year or two, I recently purchased three Windows 8
computers. The issues the computers solve are pale
in comparison to the issues that were created. These
wars have nothing to do with you or me, yet they
have everything to do with us. My learning curve
has increased ten-fold, yet I have learned little that
helps me do things that help you.
I am speaking about computer wars. I don’t mean
what brand or which version you decide to buy. The
real wars take place after the acquisition is made. Mi-
crosoft, Apple, Google, and Adobe all offer clouds
that house projects. Today, each of those clouds is
fighting to house the other’s products. That is to say,
MS wants your photos that are stored in an Adobe
Photoshop Cloud, and those you have stored at on-
line photo services, to be stored on an MS Cloud.
Apple, Google, Adobe, and Microsoft all have
products designed to handle the other’s applica-
tions. There are probably many more that do this.
Dell, the company that shipped me the three com-
puters, also has a cloud. Every single cloud is de-
signed to make your life easier, and every one re-
quires a unique password that is not used anywhere
else. Today, when I call my information technology
(IT) professional to come help, he begs off. “I don’t
know how to sync iTunes to Windows 8. I didn’t
even know they were not compatible. Find a kid to
do it. I’ve had to drop music.”
“What are you focused on now? And how is your
business?” He says it has been slow, but starting off
usually is. I asked, “What is it you are offering?” He
answers, “Oh, another tech guy and I have opened
up a cloud company for medium size businesses.”
“Interesting” I exclaim, “I bet it’s wide open. Hope
you hit a home run.” I say bye and drive home,
wondering whether a 13, 16, or 19 year old might
be best to help me overcome my computer issues.
I come home, turn on the television. They’re
showing more wars. Not the kind fought by our
military. This is a war between the coal miner
unions and environmentalists. The next one is
about the Teamster Union and Obama Care. No-
tice all four of these are Democrat constituents.
Not to be outdone, Republicans are starting to eat
their own over whether the party would be better
off if they opposed Obama or sought a compro-
mise. Both parties focus on what will win. Neither
is focused on what is best.
We cannot help but be defined in part by the
many wars that are taking place in our homes and
workplaces. In this case, we are learning what wins
trumps what is needed, or what is just and right.
It foretells of a time when employers will not really
look out for their employees, they will just pretend
to do it. And for employees, well what goes around
comes around.
The cooperation between employers and em-
ployees has served the funeral industry well. It re-
sults in better customer service as well as a better
and safer work atmosphere. That good working re-
lationship is under attack today. Who will end up
benefitting? Definitely OSHA, definitely not the
employers and employees, and most definitely, it
won’t be the people this industry serves.
Meyer built the
Ziman Funeral Home
on Gibson Street
in Scranton. He continued operating the business for
many years along with his son,
Lewis B. Ziman
, who had
become a licensed funeral director himself. Upon Meyer’s
death in 1982, Lewis continued to own and operate the
family business. In 1974, Lewis hired an associate, Sid-
ney R. DeSantis to help with the business on a tempo-
rary basis. Eventually the temporary label was dropped
and as Sid became involved in all aspects of the business
and well known in the Jewish community. After spend-
ing parts of three decades as an employee, in 1995 he
purchased the business from Lewis. He continued to op-
erate the business at its Gibson Street location until De-
cember 31, 2010. In April 2011 the building, which had
been purchased by the
Commonwealth Medical College
,
was razed to make room for the new school.
On January 1, 2011, the Carlucci-Golden-DeSan-
tis Funeral Home became incorporated and moved
into its brand new 12,000 square foot facility located
on the same property as the former funeral home on
East Drinker Street. At this time its owners, Thomas J.
Golden and Sidney R. DeSantis, combined their sepa-
rate existing funeral homes, the
Thomas J. Golden Fu-
neral Home
and the
Ziman Funeral Home, Inc.
, into
their existing business. The three prominent separate
funeral homes officially became one establishment.
The Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home, Inc.,
as it is known today, has been serving the families in
the region of various religions and ethnicities, for near-
ly a century. In addition to funeral director
Katherine
Williams
, keeping with a tradition of family involve-
ment second generation funeral director
Anthony De-
Santis
, and third generation funeral director
Katie
Golden Smith
, carry on the funeral home’s reputation
of professionalism and trust.
Funeral Home Entrance
Hospitality Room
State Room
Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home Serves
Community with Pride