FINE Mortuary College, LLC: A Private Two Year College,Located at 150 Kerry Place in Norwood, MA is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the Spring 2013 Term.

The following part-time students earned High Honors: Alex Archer, John Davies, Debra Laaperi, Edward Mederios and Julie Thibault.

Homesteaders launched its all-new myHomesteaders.com business management portal for funeral homes May 13. The new design features a state-of-the-art dashboard that allows funeral home owners and users access to information in a more dynamic and easy-to-use format.

The company, which developed the original Crematory Operator Certification Program (COCP) in 1985, will begin offering the first Advanced Crematory Operations and Executive Cremationist courses this summer.

Commencement exercises were recently held for the February 2013 graduating students of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service at the Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia. The graduate speaker was Starr Hutchings Purdue of Hutchings Funeral Home in Macon, Georgia. In addition, Purdue is the National Treasurer of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.

April 26, 2013 - Homesteaders Chairman-President Graham J. Cook announced today that preparations are underway for his transition from day-to-day management of the company.

April 24, 2013 - Marshall, Ill. - Doric Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of lined concrete and metal burial vaults, is pleased to announce the addition of Mossy Oak Breakup® and Mossy Oak Breakup Infinity® personalization to their already extensive offering of vault personalization options.  When making funeral arrangements, families are consistently looking for ways to make the service unique and reflect the interests of the person they lost.  Personalization graphics provide a way for them to add a custom

April 19, 2013 - Des Moines, Iowa - A.M. Best Company announced today that it has affirmed Homesteaders’ financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) with a stable outlook.