Pub. 2 2023 Issue 2

Awards will be presented at the Convention & Trade Show in Miles City. 1963 — 60 yearsJered Scherer 1973 — 50 yearsTerry Bullis 1978 — 45 yearsDick BrownGreg Kirkwood 1993 — 30 yearsDenis PitmanDan Whitted 1998 — 25 yearsJennifer KinsellaKeith Kneeland 2003 — 20 yearsBrian BellJulie BriggsShawnee KrauszerJohn RaeFred Thompson 2008 — 15 yearsMatthew O’Brien […]

MFDA Convention & Trade ShowJune 11–13Miles City Event Center MFDA Board MeetingJune 11 Miles City Hotel and Suites MFDA Annual Golf TournamentJune 11 NFDA Leadership ConferenceJune 25–28Phoenix, AZ NFDA ConventionSeptember 10–13Las Vegas, NV NFDA Scholarship Submission CycleSeptember 15–November 1 Fall Board MeetingNovember 9 District Meeting November 16Virtual

This break-out session during the upcoming 2023 MFDA Convention and Trade Show in Miles City, will give funeral directors the opportunity to craft welcoming words to build their business reputation. The use of welcoming words has the possibility to change lives and truly show people that you care. The April 2023 edition of the American

June 11–13 Miles City Event Center Award Ceremony Service of Remembrance CE Classes Vendors on Exhibit Golf Tournament Registration Open Go to https://montanafda.org/2023-convention or email Terri at info@montanafda.org to register. Convention Schedule SUNDAY, JUNE 11  8:00 am–11:00 am MFDA Board Meeting Miles City Hotel and Suites 11:00 am MFDA Annual Golf  TournamentMiles City Town & Country

The 68th meeting of the Montana Legislature has come to a close. This session was action-packed and very successful for the MFDA. The MFDA had two priority bills that we proactively carried, and I am pleased to announce that both made it through the House and Senate and to the Governor’s desk. The first bill

Happy summer. I hope everyone is finally enjoying some good weather and time outdoors. After a hiatus of three years, we were finally able to attend an Advocacy Summit Fly In, held in Washington, D.C. The NFDA set up hotel arrangements and opportunities for meetings with Congress. MFDA President T.J. Stevenson, his wife, myself and

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Anthony Joseph Damiano and his funeral service companies — Funeral & Cremation Group of North America and Legacy Cremation Services (doing business as Heritage Cremation Provider, Evergreen Funeral Home and Crematory, and Carolina Central Crematory) — to pay civil penalties and abide by strict requirements on how they communicate

LifeNet Health is a non-profit global leader in regenerative medicine and the world’s largest provider of allograft bio-implants and organs for transplantation. Since 1982, LifeNet Health has helped to save lives, restore health and give hope to thousands of patients each year. The following is a story from one of their recipients. Fran Albrecht has

Gerry Ann Grymes September 9, 1941 – March 23, 2023 Gerry Ann Grymes, 81, of Hamilton passed away at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. Gerry was born September 9, 1941, in Santa Cruz, California, the daughter of the late Gerald C. and Margaret E. Bales Stanley. When Gerry was young, her parents were asked if