May 2018

Page A2 MAY 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Published Monthly by: Nomis Publications, Inc. PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 FAX 1-800-321-9040 www.nomispublications.com info@nomispublications.com Subscription: United States $25.00 - Canada/Mexico $50.00 Circulation 21,000 per issue. Overseas rates available. Deadline for Press Releases: 5th of the Previous month. Advertising: Display Ad rates sent upon request. Classified and Shipping Directory rates published in each issue. All advertising must be received by the 5th of the previous month. Due to the vast amount of sources, the publisher is not responsible for the content of any news articles or advertisements. Nor is the publisher responsible for any loss of revenue by failure to insert an advertisement. 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ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads.............................................................................................. ..B19 Shipping Directory....................................................................................... ..B16 Calendar of Events....................................................................................... ...B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A29 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A42 Educational News........................................................................................ .A35 Suppliers News............................................................................................ ...B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Designing Woman by MaryAnne Scheuble.................................................. .A10 Embalming Tips & Tools by Matt Black........................................................ .A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar............................................................................ ..B6 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A36 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A20 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A38 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks......................... .A18 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A44 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B24. If you do not receive both sections please call 1-800-321-7479 or email info@nomispublications.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Online Directories US & International Funeral Homes • Supply Companies Cemeteries • Pet Memorialization Companies Trade Associations • Plus Much More... www.nomispublications.com Like Us On 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 AMELIA MUNOZ Circumstances: Amelia was last seen on March 21, 2017. Missing Since: 3/21/2017 Missing From: Pasadena, California Date of Birth: 7/16/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’7” Weight: 110 lbs JACKUB HILDRETH Circumstances: Jackub was last seen on June 7, 2017. He may travel to San Antonio,Texas orTampa, Florida. Jackub has multiple tattoos. Missing Since: 6/7/2017 Missing From: New Waverly, Texas Date of Birth: 5/8/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5’4” Weight: 150 lbs SELVIN CRUZ HERNANDEZ Circumstances: Selvinmay still be in the local area or he may travel to San Francisco, California or Utah. Missing Since: 6/7/2017 Missing From: Azusa, California Date of Birth: 11/20/1999 Age Now: 18 Yrs Sex: Male Race: Hispanic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’3” Weight: 130 lbs Submit your photograph or line drawing and Include: • your firm’s name, address, phone number(s) • name of contact person • a short description of your facility Send to FRONT COVER c/o Nomis Publications, Inc PO Box 5159 • Youngstown, Ohio 44514 For more information, call Kim 800-321-7479 kim@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com FEATURING HERE Guidebook now Available Elizabeth Fournier’s Green Burial BORING,OR— If you live your life to “re- duce, reuse and recycle,” your greener life naturally should be followed by a greener death.  A green burial, or natural buri- al, is a modest method for your eco-end- ing: The deceased body is buried in an ecological casket or simple shroud with no chemical additives for embalming or the grass. Green burial may seem like a trending choice, but in the not-too-dis- tant past, we kept our recently departed family member in our home, would have a local carpenter craft a basic box for a casket, we would prepare a burial site in the backyard, and then handle the burial as a community with some gentle reflec- tion and repose. Funeral director Elizabeth Fournier’s Green Burial Guidebook  showcases the wild popularity of the green burial move- ment. This is a great book for understand- ing the cultural imperative for eco-disposi- tions which is attracting significant media interest and an upsurge internationally. It will help families navigate through natural burial choices by providing support and the facts behind this type of burial, and by providing DIY instruction needed to take care of a loved one. About ten years back, Elizabeth’s call- ing as an undertaker took on new mean- ing. Her funeral parlor phone rang, and a woman asked if she could meet her and some friends at their favorite pub to dis- cuss funeral arrangements for a woman named Wanda, who had just died. Wan- da’s friends were a close-knit group of gentle people. While filling out the death certificate, they were stumped as to why they weren’t allowed to list Wanda’s occu- pation as “Wanderer” and her industry as “the Earth.” After all, that was howWan- da saw herself. Wanda’s family and friends conducted her funeral in their own way, and Elizabeth could see how much comfort it gave them to be able to stay with her and take care of her body themselves. They were with her through the whole process: from the time she died un- til the time she was buried. She felt she’d been true to her calling as a funeral director to help a loving group of family and friends get what they needed from their send-off. Since then, Elizabeth has turned her attention towards advocacy for natural death practices. Elizabeth Fournier owns and operates Cor- nerstone Funeral Services in Boring, OR, where she is affectionately known as the Green Reaper for her green burial advoca- cy. She serves on the advisory board for the Green Burial Council, the environmental cer- tification organization setting the standard for green burial in North America. The book is available on Amazon.com.