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On Oct. 22, 2024, the full Montana Board of Funeral Service met in Helena.

The meeting started off on a somber note as Board Chair Jim Axelson and Board Executive Officer Susie Osborne both acknowledged the recent passing of Board Member and Montana Funeral Director Jayson Watkins. Jayson was a longtime Montana funeral director and general manager at Buffalo Hills funeral home in Kalispell as well as a conscientious member of the Montana Board of Funeral Service.

Judy Martz, Montana’s first woman to become governor, was memorialized with a larger-than-life bronze statue at the state Capitol in Helena. The bronze statue of Judy Martz stands near the entry to the governor’s office on the second floor.

Barry Dean BrekhusJune 19, 1957-Oct. 22, 2024 After a courageous battle with cancer, Barry Dean Brekhus, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, mentor and friend, passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2024, with his loving wife, Bobbie, by his side. The family would like to extend a special thank you to all the doctors,

Kelly Lasater has been awarded $2,500 through the Dennis Schoepp Memorial Scholarship. Kelly is currently studying mortuary science at Des Moines Area Community College and works at the Dahl Funeral Chapel in Billings, Montana. Well done, Kelly!

The largest safety and OSHA compliance course in funeral service, cemetery and cremation industries.

The 2025 Mid-Winter Conference will be held at the Great Northern Hotel, Helena, Montana Click to Register Today to secure your spot as a vendor. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 12:30 p.m.MFDA Board Meeting Iron HorseLunch served 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.Cocktail Legislator Reception Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 Earn up to 6 CE Credits 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.Registration, Foyer

Pictured is the Davis Whitehall booth at the NFDA Expo. Hurricane Ida was a deadly and extremely destructive hurricane in 2021. Not only was life disrupted for the living, but several of the small town’s cemeteries — and others across the region — were damaged by a massive tidal surge. The NFDA Welcome Reception was

FTC staff issued a report on the commission’s undercover Funeral Rule phone sweep it conducted in 2023, which is available by scanning the QR code. The report presents the FTC’s findings on its ability to obtain price information from funeral providers by phone from the agency’s first-ever undercover Funeral Rule phone sweep.

Well, here we are starting a new year. Wow, how time has passed.

Here’s an update on what the NFDA has coming up. We will be flying into D.C. for the Advocacy Summitt in April of 2025. With the new administration and some new Montana lawmakers it should be an interesting event. This is our opportunity, as MFDA, to join NFDA in meeting with with the Montana delegation and their staff to bring our issues and concerns to Washington, D.C.