Death Care News

The family of Melody Ross announced services for the 16-year-old Wilson High junior will be held Nov.

Cremations increasing, funeral industry squeezed Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 15:19 "The economy has impacted people's willingness to spend on funerals and memorial services, and we see that being translated to lower-priced products being sold," said Joseph Bartolacci, president and CEO of Matthews International.

Carnegie Mellon University's Lucio Soibelman, H. Scott Matthews and Jose M.F. Moura received a three-year $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to identify inexpensive ways to track energy consumption in buildings.

Matthews International Corporation announced that Alvaro Garcia-Tunon was elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

The cost for the average funeral, including cemetery expenses, a memorial service and embalming fees, ranges from about $9,000 to $12,000. But the price of an extraordinary funeral costs considerably more, especially if it includes the Promethean Bronze, the top-of-the-line product from Batesville Casket , the biggest casket company in the world ...

Steven Nicola, chief financial officer of Matthews International Corp., and Joseph Bartolacci, president and CEO, stand with some of the bronze plaques made with their digital technology.

It happened in the normally quiet hamlet of Holtsville on Long Island. Police believe the attacker didn't know his victim, but rather, took advantage of a situation while he was lurking around the neighborhood.

A recent report by Human Rights Watch found an alarming number of Indian cancer and HIV patients are left to suffer without adequate, if any, pain control.

The owner of several Valley cemeteries has to pay millions, after losing an appeal.

Batesville Casket Company, the leader in the funeral service industry, announced an alliance with Legacy.com, the largest provider of online memorials and obituaries, combining the reach and resources of two industry innovators to give funeral homes access to the largest nationally networked obituary system.

POSTIES on strike in North Devon claim bullying tactics are being used by Royal Mail to force through privatisation.

SNW's "Best Practices in Storage" Awards Program identifies and acknowledges excellence among users of storage technology in the following categories: -- Storage Resiliency, Data Protection and Recovery -- Storage Virtualization and Cloud Computing -- Planning, Designing and Building a Strategic Storage Infrastructure -- Green Computing, Energy ...

State police say a western Pennsylvania high school teacher reported her cell phone was missing soon after she supervised three students during a detention class.

Final passage of the American Energy and Security Act this year would provide tens of thousands of new jobs for urban blacks and Hispanics in vibrant new technologies like solar and wind power that will help the U.S. regain its lost leadership in state-of-the-art manufacturing.

Service Corporation International, an owner and operator of funeral homes and cemeteries, has announced an agreement with Keystone North America Inc., under which SCI has agreed to purchase all the outstanding common shares of Keystone at $8.00 per share.

Medical marijuana advocates, users, and suppliers recently received some good news.

Expert opinion is divided on the proper opening bid with five spades and five clubs.

In a deal that would combine two major providers of death-care products, Service Corporation International has a definitive agreement to offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Keystone North America Inc.

Picksthatmove.com Alerts include Service Corporation International ; Stewart Information Services Corporation ; Avnet, Inc.

Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange : Keystone North America Inc.