Articles about the Funeral Industry

'Personal feeling' wins out Molly Moorhead June 30, 2005
Funeral home giants forced to retrench - Chains that spent freely to acquire assets now find themselves in a cash crunch Financial Post March 18, 2004
Canadian Corporate Predator - The Alderwoods Group formerly The Loewen Group by Montana Jones September 2003
Six Feet Under Daniel Fisher July 7, 2003
When it Comes to Monopoly-Busting, There is No Resting in Peace for the Feds (Even if the Target Happens to be Involved in a Piously Inclined Business) Center for Regulatory Effectiveness September 2, 2000
Fortis and Service Corporation International agree on terms of sale of American Memorial Life Insurance Company   July 27,2000
Service Corporation International Divests Roswell, New Mexico Funeral Home As Part of FTC Settlement Federal Trade Commission May 18, 2000
The Dying Giant Robert Bryce September 29, 1999

Funeral costs: How to survive the maze

Steve Wiegand and Steve Gibson April 18, 1999
Summary Service Corporation International And Plantsbrook Group Plc: A Report On The Merger Situation   April 1999
In Surprising Numbers, Chains Are Buying Up Funeral Homes But Keeping The Names, Making It Difficult To Tell The Chains From The Independents. Robin Fields and Mitch Lipka March 21, 1999
SCI must divest two facilities David R. Corder February 5, 1999
Funerals are big business - Local ‘Jewish’ homes no longer Jewish-owned Merry Eisenstadt and Marcia Kay February 1-9, 1998
Grave Concerns - A local author exposes the darkest side of the mortuary business Jana Bommersbach February 1998

The Art of Restoring Consumer's Last Rights or.. . Embalmer, Pickle Yourself!

The Commerce Of Corpses

The Blind Spot

Karen Leonard 1998
The Cost of Death Robert Bryce 1998
The Deathcare Business- The Goliaths of the funeral industry are making lots of money off your grief Miriam Horn March 23, 1998
Fight To The Death - A Battle Between Rival Funeral-Home Dynasties Puts The Spotlight On A Vast But Quiet Transformation In The Way We Bury Our Dead Erik Larson December 9, 1996