August 2019

Page B8 AUGUST 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on (800) 4-HEARSE 4hearse.com 4 more info visit: Keeper Memorials Selected by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Memorialize Millions of Veterans Online WA S H I NG TON , D C— Keeper Memorials (pre- viously named Qeepr) is honored to announce that its digital memorial- ization platform was se- lected as the product of choice for the United States Department of Vet- erans Affairs latest proj- ect, Veterans Legacy Me- morial (VLM). This past Memorial Day, phase one of VLM launched with millions of digital Veter- an memorials using the Keeper Memorials appli- cation. Veterans Legacy Memo- rial is an interactive on- line memorialization web- site designed to honor the service and sacrifice of American Veterans. Us- ing Keeper’s application, VLM will enable visitors to pay tribute and share the life stories of Veterans, ensuring Veteran history and sacrifice will not be forgotten. “The Veterans Legacy Memorial is a product of the Veterans Legacy Pro- gram (VLP) of the Unit- ed States Department of Veterans Affairs and Na- tional Cemetery Admin- istration (NCA). VLP works to engage Ameri- can communities with the stories of service and sacrifice of the honored Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries. This online memorial extends our mission to the broad- est audiences to share in our statutory mission to memorialize Veterans in perpetuity.” VLM also presents an academic opportunity to allow researchers, histori- ans, students, and profes- sionals to share historical and educational informa- tion about Veterans and the cemeteries themselves, some of whom date from the Civil War and Revolu- tionary War. Mandy Benoualid , CEO of Keeper, exclaimed, “The Keeper Memorials team is privileged to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cemetery Admin- istration alongside Govern- mentCIO, dbITpro and Cognosante on this ambi- tious project. Keeper’s mis- sion has always been to pro- vide families with the tools to preserve and share the life stories of their loved ones with easy to use and collaborative technology. Helping Veteran families celebrate and cherish the legacy of their loved ones is truly an honor.” Visitors can access the Vet- erans Legacy Memorial site by navigating to https:// www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ . Keeper (previously named Qeepr) is a social online memorial platform dedicated to memorial- izing the lives of the de- parted. Users can create a collaborative memorial, where friends and family can leave tribute messages, upload photos, like, share, comment, connect, and remember those who are dearly missed. Keeper also partners with cemeteries and funeral homes to offer a suite of digital memorial- ization tools including on- line memorials, walk-to- grave mobile application, and kiosks. To learn more, visit www.mykeeper.com. Starmark ® Adds Rental Caskets and Expands Solid Wood Line Accord 27” Solid Wood Ceremonial Rental Casket Oakwood 27” Solid Wood Ceremonial Rental Casket Carson Hardwood with Cherry Mahogany Auburn Oak with Fawn Brown Stain The line currently consists of nine caskets crafted from six designs: Coo- per solid wood caskets available with a canyon brown, cherry mahogany or walnut stains; Carson solid wood caskets available with cherry ma- hogany or walnut stains; Legacy sol- id wood oak casket with classic oak stain; Auburn solid wood oak casket with fawn brown stain; Mission sol- id wood oak casket with classic oak stain; and Timber solid wood oak with walnut stain and a rustic finish. “Given the success of our solid wood burial caskets we debuted ear- lier this year, we are excited to intro- duce these new, low cost solid wood caskets that feature more tradition- al casket designs that both burial and cremation families will appre- ciate and funeral homes will value,” said Davis. “These new caskets reflect Starmark’s mission to make products that families want to select and fu- neral directors want to offer.” While many other casket compa- nies have moved production out of the United States, Starmark re-mains committed to manufacturing in the United States. The new caskets are made from a combination of fur- niture grade plywood and locally- sourced poplar and oak hardwoods. Each casket features environmental- ly friendly water-based stains and tai- lored interiors. Starmark® Cremation Products, a division of Vandor Corporation, was founded in 2004 and manufactures in its more than 200,000 square foot space at 1620 Rich Road, Richmond, IN. The company manufactures cre- mation products sold directly to fu- neral homes and crematories nation- wide and through a growing network of distributors. For more information, visit www.starmarkcp.com or contact Starmark at 888-366-7335. RICHMOND,IN— Star- mark® Cremation Prod- ucts, has announced the in- troduction of the Oakwood and the Accord, it’s newest solid wood ceremonial rent- al caskets, as well as the ex- pansion of its line of value- priced solid wood caskets. The expanded line features caskets that are suitable for either burial or cremation, with an adjustable wood bed that is cremation-friendly. Both ceremonial rent- al models feature a gener- ous 27” interior width, extra torso room, a fully-adjust- able bed, and replaceable head panels. The head pan- el area can also accommo- date personalized standard pop-in panels that are read- ily available industry-wide. For those who currently of- fer models in Starmark’s cer- emonial rental casket line, the existing Starmark rental insert will fit both the new Oakwood and Accord mod- els. “It is obvious that as burial casket sales continue to decline and families seek to reduce the cost of a funer- al, many are opting for cre- mation,” said Gerald Davis, president of Starmark Cre- mation Products. “With this in mind, we developed a very low cost, environmentally re- sponsible line of solid wood ceremonial rental caskets.” The Oakwood and Accord, as with every model in Star- mark’s ceremonial rental cas- ket product line, both offer a hinged foot end panel and a patented bed roller system that allow easy initial place- ment of the casket insert as well as its removal following the service. In addition, the caskets feature an industrial grade crank system to adjust the bed hundreds of times, as well as end handles for easier transport. The expanded line of inno- vative solid wood features cas- kets that are suitable for either burial or cremation, with an adjustable wood bed that is cremation-friendly. These cas- kets address the needs of fu- neral homes and their families that seek value-priced wood caskets without sacrificing quality and eye appeal. S E N D U S Y O U R N E W S ! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 info@nomispublications.com

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