StatesmanJournal.com
by KEN MCGHEHEY
Salem OR
Aug 27, 2012
Ken McGhehey of McMinnville is semi-retired from the funeral industry.
Recently I conducted a survey of six area funeral homes. The survey resulted from my desire to see consumers become better educated about funeral costs.
I spent 40 years in the industry, and I know from experience that investigating and planning for funerals usually is put off until the need is unavoidable.
After a death has occurred, the next step is often to call a funeral home. Sometimes it is a business recommended by a friend; sometimes it is whatever name we remember or whatever advertisement we see in the phone book.
But the public has options, and it’s wise to look into them ahead of time.
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Thanks to the DeathCare Discussion List for alerting us to this article.
