November 2022

Page A29 November 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A R&S MARKERS FREE Sample Upon Request CREATE CUSTOM TEMPORARY GRAVE MARKERS FOR AS LOW AS $5.25 EACH PHONE: 561 .963.4732 EMAIL: INFO@RSMARKERS.COM WWW.RSMARKERS.COM US Cremation Equipment leads the way. It all comes down to… PERFORMANCE! www.uscremationequipment.com • info@uscremationequipment.com Service Performance · Rapid Response Times · Attentive to Your Needs · Experienced & Knowledgeable Equipment Performance · Low Cost Ef cient Operation · No Cool-Down Between Cases · Fast Processing Times · Longer Equipment Life · Obese Case Capacity · Fully Automated Controls Call 321.282.7357 We build the best and service the rest. FRISCO,TX— Anthem Partners, a premier operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, has announced that Serenity & Co. Memorial Services has joined Anthem Partners. Serenity is comprised of 19 properties including nine funeral homes and ten cemeteries in four states. Serenity opened its first location in Arkansas in 2007. Since then, the company has grown to include funeral homes and cemeteries throughout Arkansas, California, Nevada, and New Mexico. The funeral home locations include Brewer Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, Farmington, NM; Cope Memorial, Aztec, NM; Cope Memorial Chapel, Gallup, NM; Cope Memorial Chapel, Kirtland NM; Alternative Choice, Farmington, NM; Tse Bonito Mortuary, Tse Bonito, NM; Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial, Las Vegas and Sunrise Cremation Society, Henderson, NV. The cemeteries include Memorial Park Cemetery, Pine Bluff, AR; Rest Haven Memorial Park, Russellville, AR; Woodlawn Memorial Park, Fort Smith, AR; Edgewood Memorial Park, North Little Rock, AR; Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, El Dorado, AR; Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord, CA; Memory Gardens of Farmington, Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation to Join Foundation Partners Group Serenity & Co. Memorial Services Joins Anthem Partners Andrews, president of Anthem Partners–United States. “Our two organizations are dedicated to providing exceptional care and service to our families through compassion, honesty, integrity, and commitment. We are truly fortunate that Serenity has decided to align with us.” Anthem Partners is a privately-held operator of cemeteries and funeral homes. Founded by a group of industry professionals and backed by long-term, patient investors, Anthem Partners is actively seeking opportunities to grow with like-minded professionals and firms who share their vision. The founding principles of Anthem Partners are respecting the unique history of the family businesses and acknowledging the lives lived in the communities they serve. To learn more, visit www.anthempartners.com. ORLANDO,FL— Foundation Partners Group has announced that Mark Krause, president of Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Inc in Milwaukee, WI, has agreed to sell his firm to the company and join Foundation Partners as vice president of industry relations and government affairs. The acquisition will position Foundation Partners as the largest provider of funeral services by number of families served in the state of Wisconsin. Over the last 40 years, Krause, a recognized leader and educator in the funeral profession, has built an innovative portfolio of businesses in the Wisconsin market designed to provide services to families across a wide spectrum of needs from high-touch, traditional funeral service to simple direct cremation. “Mark’s history of expanding funeral service offerings to anticipate how, when and where families want to be served is a perfect match for our vision for the company and the industry,” stated Kent Robertson, Foundation Partners Group president and CEO. “He has played a critical role in the conversation around cremation and the laws that impact the profession. We’re looking forward to working with him to expand his advocacy on behalf of the entire deathcare industry.” Krause, a fourth-generation funeral director, has a long history of leadership in the profession. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the Funeral Service Foundation and is on the advisory board of the mortuary program at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He is a past president of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) and the founder and past president of the Funeral Service and Cremation Alliance of Wisconsin. “Joining Foundation Partners Group is a natural progression of our mission to serve families with proactive, exceptional deathcare services,” said Krause. “We share the belief that to build the funeral home of future we must continuously evaluate new technologies and service delivery models to provide our families what they want and need. The entire Krause team is excited to be a part of Foundation Partners growth and we are looking forward to continuing to lead the profession forward.” Foundation Partners Group is one of the industry’s most innovative funeral solutions providers and the country’s second-largest funeral home group based on the number of families served. Foundation Partners owns and operates a network of over 230 funeral homes, cremation centers and cemeteries across 21 states. Their deep understanding of technology and their ShareLife® customer experience-centered approach allows them to deliver truly innovative and compassionate care to the families they serve. Visit www. foundationpartners.com to learn more. Farmington, NM; Jonesboro Memorial Park, Jonesboro, AR; Greene County Memorial Gardens, North Paragould, AR, and East Memorial Garden Cemetery, Texarkana, AR. “Based on our situation, Anthem Partners best met our needs for the future. It was vitally important to partner with a company that was the best fit for our employees,” stated Steven McDonald, former chief operating officer at Serenity who has assumed a vice president’s role at Anthem. “I look forward to assisting with the smooth integration of the Serenity properties into the Anthem family.” “Serenity is a fine organization, with a strong family orientation,” stated Will @Nomis.Publ ications Like us on

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