Funeral Home

Starting a funeral home business is an intimidating endeavor. It requires a considerable investment of both time and money, and the success of your business depends on proper planning. A funeral home business plan is a crucial document that outlines the goals of your business, the strategies you’ll use to…

Two Newspaper Columns I Wrote About William Lee, a/k/a “Deaf Bill” by John J. Dunphy Author’s note: I wrote these columns a decade apart. The temper and tone of the second column is much different than that of the 1986 piece. Let the record show that Lee was (finally) laid to rest on June 24, 1996. I also wrote a piece on “Deaf Bill” for issue 3:5 of Springhouse magazine (www.springhousemagazine.com).

I’ve been helping people plan and pay for their own funerals for almost 4 years now. Although I’m still very new to this profession, I’ve learned a lot about funeral rites in Colorado and can see how the industry is changing all over the country. Cremation rates in the United…

Trending: Orchestrated Boutique floral Shrouded in imported silk Catered Timely Filmed Not trending: Third story walk up Chaos Stalks of weeds in bows Dirty dishes A coffin made of doors The body is dead In both The cry runs deep In both Surrounded by The Way It Is Let it be The Way It Is

A retired human resource executive, I’ve been observing people at funerals of their family and friends for the past five years. They’re at their best and their most vulnerable; their grief sometimes public, always poignant. — The text message to employees of the funeral home company was matter-of-fact: there was to be a cop’s funeral two days from now, and everyone available would be needed. Those who work in the funeral industry already know that the death of an active-duty cop or firefighter will bring a…

The business was booming during the first leg of COVID. Can’t say I was doing my best work, though. Rush, rush, the next round is a comin’. I did wish for the times before when I could sit down with the bereaved and sell them my best. Two years ago…