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OCTOBER 2013
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
S ec t i on A
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MONTHLY FEATURES
Classified Ads ...............................................................................................
Shipping Directory ........................................................................................
Calendar of Events .........................................................................................
Association News .........................................................................................
Deaths ..........................................................................................................
Educational News .........................................................................................
Suppliers News...............................................................................................
COLUMNS:
A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen..........
Changing Lives Through Laughter by Nancy Weil .........................................
Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman .........................
Greening the Funeral Industry by Jonas A. Zahn .........................................
John A. Chew................................................................................................
Leadership and Life Enrichment by Ralph L. Klicker, Ph.D. .........................
Legal Speak by Atty Harvey I Lapin..............................................................
Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean ...........................................................................
Observations by Steven Palmer ...................................................................
OSHA Compliance by Gary Finch ................................................................
Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks..........................
The Gift of Aftercare by Sherry Williams.........................................................
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FEATURED
“My family is always looking for more ways to share our story. Be-
ing featured on the directory cover was a great opportunity to share our
roots and our core values with funeral professionals across the country.”
– Linda Darby, CEO
Sunset Funeral Home and Trigard, Danville, IL
2009 Cover
“It was indeed an honor for our
funeral home to be featured on
your cover with the story on the in-
side of our history which reinforced
that “We did build our business”
and did it well.”
“I am truly honored and humbled that
Russo’s Hillside Chapels was chosen
to be the featured funeral home of
the year and shared with the funeral
industry across the nation. I hope my
story inspires all other funeral homes
to always pursue their goals because,
“Dreams do come true!””
– Joseph A. Russo, President
Russo’s Hillside Chapels, Hillside, IL
2013 Cover
– John Vincent Scalia
Scalia Home for Funerals, Inc., Staten Island, NY
2011 Cover
HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN?
The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc.
Anyone with information should immediately contact the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or (703)235-3900
MAYNOR GARCIA
GOMEZ
Endangered Runaway
Circumstances:
Maynor was last
seen on April 15, 2012. He may still
be in the local area or he may travel
to Oregon, Culpepper, Virginia
or Palm Beach County, Florida.
Maynor’s left ear is pierced.
Date of Birth:
11/26/1994
Date Missing:
4/15/2012
Age Missing:
17 Yrs
Age Now:
18 Yrs
Sex:
Male
Race:
White/Hisp
Height:
5’0”
Weight:
140 lbs
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Brown
Missing From:
Phoenix, Arizona
Endangered Runaway
Circumstances:
Both photos shown are of
Adolfo. His ears are pierced. Adolfo may go by
the nickname A.J.
RENEE DELAPENA
Endangered Runaway
Circumstances:
Renee was
last seen on April 8, 2013.
When she was last seen her
hair was dyed pink. Renee’s
lip is pierced.
Date of Birth:
8/27/1996
Date Missing:
4/8/2013
Age Missing:
16 Yrs
Age Now:
17 Yrs
Sex:
Female
Race:
White/Hisp
Height:
4’11”
Weight:
119 lbs
Hair:
Red
Eyes:
Brown
Missing From:
Elgin, Illinois
ADOLFO RODRIGUEZ
Date of Birth:
2/26/1997
Date Missing:
2/16/2012
Age Missing:
14 Yrs
Age Now:
16 Yrs
Sex:
Male
Race:
White/Hisp
Height:
5’5”
Weight:
130 lbs
Hair:
Lt. Brown
Eyes:
Hazel
Missing From:
Casa Grande, Arizona
US Postal
Service
announces
Cremated
Remains
Label
WASHINGTON,DC—
Effective September 3,
2013, the U.S. Postal
Service has revised the
mailing standards of cre-
mated remains. Label
139, Cremated Remains
is for use in marking
shipments containing
cremated remains to en-
hance visibility for these
types of sensitive ship-
ments. Additionally, the
Postal Service also re-
defined its definition of
cremated remains to in-
clude both human and
animal (pet) ashes, when
mailed domestically.
The revision to the
DMM 12.9.3 manual
states: Human and ani-
mal ashes (cremated re-
mains) are permitted to
be mailed provided they
are in a strong and dura-
ble container and pack-
aged as required in 9.2.
The identity of the con-
tents should be marked
(Label 139 is preferred)
on the address side next
to the shipping label.
Mailpieces sent to do-
mestic addresses must
be sent via Priority Mail
Express or Registered
Mail service.
Correction
The article “Shaw appointed NAFSPI Texas
Governor” appearing on page A38 of the August
2013 issue contained an error. The correct name
of the featured organization is
National Associa-
tion of Funeral Service Professionals, Inc
.
Parthemore Funeral
Home & Cremation
Services Named Simply
The Best
NEW CUMBERLAND,
PA—
Parthemore Fu-
neral Home & Crema-
tion Services
has been
honored as the 2013
Simply The Best Funer-
al Home by
Harrisburg
Magazine.
This is the
eighth consecutive year
that Parthemore Funer-
al Home has been hon-
ored. Every year, the
readers of
Harrisburg
Magazine
vote for their
favorites in categories
including area business-
es, services, destinations
and many others. Over
13,000 ballots were cast
for this year’s selection.
“We are proud that
our family tradition of
caring has been recog-
nized as Simply The
Best for all these years,”
said
Gilbert J. Parthe-
more
, Supervisor. “We
would like to sincerely
thank the community
for the honor and prom-
ise that we will contin-
ue to dedicate ourselves
to understanding their
unique needs and pro-
viding the outstanding
service that the com-
munity has come to ex-
pect.”
For over four decades,
Parthemore
Funer-
al Home & Cremation
Services has been com-
mitted to the families
they serve and the com-
munity in which they
live. An independent,
family-owned funeral
home, Parthemore of-
fers pre-arrangements,
cremation and tradi-
tional services suited
to each individual. For
more information, visit