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NOVEMBER 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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Behrens designs Trimble Funeral Home and CityView
Celebrations Event Center
turndowns and a number of challenges, the business is
now being very ably run by their daughter,
Heidi Poor,
the second generation of the family.
The Boston Prayer Card Company, from its incep-
tion, has supplied funeral directors with custom me-
morial cards with a 24 hour turn around. From Cal-
ais, ME to Anchorage, AK expertly designed photo
cards of the deceased have continued to be the special-
ty of their expert graphic arts department. They have
the ability to create something special that cannot be
found elsewhere…something that is truly unique to
each family, which seems to be the way the business
is turning. The BPCC also prides itself on staying loy-
al to the traditional religious and saint cards. They
have over 1,000 designs from cards to bookmarks to
personalized acknowledgements. In addition to their
lovely new office, they are in the process of updating
their website to further assist funeral directors with the
families they serve.
The Boston Prayer Card
Company Expands Office
Duncan Stuart Todd
Names New Office
Manager
Lauren Berley
BOULDER,CO—
Dun-
can Stuart Todd, Ltd,
the
Preparation Room Special-
ists, announces that
Lau-
ren Berley
has joined the
company as office man-
ager. In addition to her
administrative skills, she
brings a varied background
in marketing, publicity,
and film to the position,
offering clients a broad
perspective when address-
ing their concerns.
“I am very pleased to join
the DST family, and to
take part in such a client-supportive environment. The
American family-business model still exists within funer-
al service and I feel blessed to be a member of this team
that serves them,” Berley commented.
Born in New York, reared in Los Angeles, and world
traveled, Berley is also an accomplished photographer
and food writer.
Physicians Mutual
Appoints Rob Reed as
New President and CEO
Robert “Bob” Reed
OMAHA,NE—
Physicians Mutual,
a premier provid-
er in individual health, life and retirement insurance
products, has announced that its board of directors
named
Rob Reed
as president and chief executive of-
ficer, effective January 1, 2015. Reed currently serves
as executive vice president and chief operating offi-
cer and has been a member of the board of directors
since 2005.
“Rob is an accomplished business leader with a com-
bination of financial and operational acumen, making
him uniquely positioned to lead the company,” said
Physicians Mutual Chair-
man of the Board
Wil-
liam Hamsa,
M.D. “This
leadership change comes
at a time of strength and
growth for Physicians
Mutual. The company
has the right strategy and
the right people in place
to ensure future success.”
Current Physicians Mu-
tual president and CEO,
Reed will become chair-
man-elect of the board
of directors and remain
involved as an advisor
to the new president and CEO, effective January 1,
2015. Bob has served as president and CEO of Phy-
sicians Mutual for the past 40 years and is only the
fourth individual to serve in this capacity since the
company’s founding in 1902.
“We appreciate Reed’s many contributions and dis-
tinguished tenure as president and CEO,” said Ham-
sa. “He has expanded our footprint and provided us
with a solid foundation for continuous growth. His
leadership, both within the company and throughout
the community, has served as a wonderful example
for our next generation of leadership.”
“I am excited about the future,” said Reed. “Physi-
cians Mutual is a strong and reliable company with
enduring values, a diversified product-line that meets
the needs of our customers, as well as passionate em-
ployees and agents who work hard for our customers
and make a difference in their lives every day. Our fu-
ture is very bright.”
Reed has a long history with Physicians Mutual. He
joined Physicians Mutual in 1989. As a member of
the executive leadership team and the board of direc-
tors, he has helped the company achieve consistent
sales growth and maintain a strong financial position
in the market through expansion into new product
categories and sales channels. Reed has held past di-
vision leadership positions in financial analysis, mar-
keting and group and individual insurance lines. As
COO and executive vice president, he currently over-
sees the company from an operations standpoint, in-
cluding marketing, sales, government relations and
strategic planning.
Rob is a graduate of
Georgetown University
and
holds a master’s degree from the J.L. Kellogg Gradu-
ate School of Management at
Northwestern University.
Reed is active in the community and has served on the
board of directors of a number of organizations, in-
cluding the American Red Cross – Heartland Chapter;
Camp Fire USA (now Completely Kids); Heartland
Family Service, Metropolitan YMCA; Jesuit Partner-
ship Council of Omaha; Community Health Chari-
ties; and as vice-chair and division chair of the United
Way of the Midlands annual fund drive. Reed was ap-
pointed as a Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Councilor in 2007
and remains an active councilor. Reed currently serves
on the board of directors, executive committee and in-
vestment committee for the Omaha Symphony, and
on the board of the River City Rodeo and Stock Show.
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and
Physi-
cians Life Insurance Company
are members of the
Physicians Mutual family. Physicians Mutual Insur-
ance Company offers reliable Medicare Supplement,
dental and supplemental health insurance. Physicians
Life Insurance Company provides important life insur-
ance coverage and annuities. They entered the funeral
pre-planning market to help meet the growing needs
of funeral home owners and the families they serve.
The companies have more than $3 billion in assets and
consistently maintain some of the highest financial
strength ratings in the nation from independent in-
surance analysts, including A.M. Best Company and
Trimble Pointe CityView
MOLINE,IL—
Behrens Design
& Development
is proud to an-
nounce the completion and open-
ing of
Trimble Pointe
, a multi-
faceted development in downtown
Moline. Trimble Pointe will be
home to
Trimble Funeral Home
and Crematory
,
Worry Free Cre-
mation Care
,
Veterans Funeral
Care
,
Trimble Funeral Planning
,
and
CityView Celebrations
, a re-
ception and celebration center.
The anchor of the development
will be the new Trimble Funer-
al and Cremation Center. Trimble
was forced to move from its pre-
vious location in downtown Mo-
line because of the new bridge con-
struction, and is now located at 701
12th Street, overlooking the down-
town area and Mississippi River.
The new funeral home has mul-
tiple and adaptable visitation areas
to comfortably accommodate the
largest services or the most inti-
mate gatherings, and also features
many enhancements to serve the
varying needs of client families,
including a café serving refresh-
ments to funeral guests, an on-site
crematory, state of the art digital
screens and equipment for memo-
rial tributes, a consumer-friend-
ly virtual casket selection room, a
welcoming and inviting children’s
area, and an outdoor deck patio.
Eric Trimble
, president of the
family owned firm, said the new
building incorporates many func-
tions under one roof that will re-
define the experience for Trimble
client families. CityView at Trim-
ble Pointe, a fully licensed recep-
tion center with a panoramic view
of downtown Moline and the river,
is located on the north side of the
complex. This facility has a separate
entrance and parking and features
Trimble’s innovative approach to fu-
neral service offering families and
their guests an on-site upscale ven-
ue for funeral luncheons and hos-
pitality visitations, and is also avail-
able to the community for meetings
and celebrations. The features of the
new building allow Trimble to ca-
ter to the changing wishes and de-
mands of the community, and to of-
fer unparalleled options for funeral
and memorial services.
Reid Trimble
, Eric’s son and
business partner, stated “Ninety
years ago, our present building was
one of the very earliest examples of
the new ‘funeral home’ concept in
the Midwest, an innovation over
the store-front mortuary buildings
prior to that time. We are excit-
ed to again provide the communi-
ty with innovative, contemporary,
unparalleled options for all of their
memorial needs.” The building’s
unique exterior design was care-
fully created by Behrens Design’s
architectural services. The interi-
or design was expertly created by
Paragon Interiors
of Davenport,
IA. The new facility features many
progressive new ideas and features
which create a remarkable and one
of a kind facility.