It’s been predicted that the next couple of years could see massive ownership changes in the business of funeral homes.  While the public companies in the business generally let us know of their acquisitions via press releases and quarterly earnings reports it is a little harder to get an idea on what is happening in the private funeral home ownership sector.

However, at Funeral Director Daily we scour newspaper reports on a daily basis in North America for changes in funeral home ownership.  We find a lot of announced ownership changes. . . . there are a lot more than we can report simply because many times small local newspapers are now putting pay walls up and we don’t feel right about linking articles with pay walls.

However, here’s just a few of the funeral homes that have been reported changing ownership in the past couple of months or so that don’t have pay walls to the articles.

California:  Debbie Plato takes full ownership of Callaghan Mortuary and Livermore Crematory:  Continuing a legacy of compassion and excellence.  Cision PR web

• Callaghan Mortuary-Livermore Crematory website

Ohio:  Talk about Clyde:  New Owners at Auxter Funeral Home.  Fremont News-Messneger (OH)

• Auxter-Recker Funeral Home website

Iowa:  Cranston Funeral Home in Fairfield acquires Gould Funeral Home.  Southeast Iowa Times (IA)

• Cranston Family Funeral Home website

Nebraska:  Marshall finishing 54 years in the mortuary business.  Gude Funeral Home to take over services.  News Channel Nebraska (IA)

• Gude Funeral Homes website

Iowa:  Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Services holds Sidney ribbon cutting, recognizes Marshall’s over 40 years of service.  NMA Land Radio (NE)

• Nishna Valley Funeral and Cremation Services website

Texas:  Broussard’s Mortuary has new owners.  Beaumont Enterprise (TX)

• Broussard’s Mortuary website

Connecticut:  Two Naugatuck funeral homes merge leaving only one other in borough.  CT Post (CT)

• Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Home website 

Pennsylvania:  2 companies partner to purchase central PA funeral home.  Penn Live Patriot News (PA)

• Snyder Bean Funeral Home website

. . . and here’s an interesting expansion in the state of Ohio:

Local family funeral home expanding.  WKBN Vienna News (OH)

• Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home website

More news from the world of Death Care:

• Taking after-death planning out of the unknown:  Know your options.  Seattle Times (WA)
• Can you legally be composted after death in Louisiana?  Here’s what the law says.  KPEL Radio (LA)
• Forest Lawn unveils Legacy Mausoleum among rising burial demand.  Video news story and print article.  WGRZ NBX Channel 2 – Buffalo (NY)
• UC professor advocates for equal death care.  WYSO Ideastream Public Media (OH)

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