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FAQs

Who owns the most funeral homes? ›

Three large corporations now own 15% of the 23,000 homes in the funeral home industry. Service Corporation International (SCI), based in Houston, is the largest of the three, followed by Loewen Group Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada and Philadelphia, and Stewart Enterprises Inc., based in New Orleans.

Forest Lawn has some of the most affordable cemetery property and services in Southern California. Review pricing at Hollywood Hills.

This collection is an index of information taken from online obituaries published by cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States between 1847 and the present. Many of the obituaries were found on funeral home websites, and the index may include links to the original sources.

As with any business, owning a funeral home can be profitable, provided you practice good business habits. Death care is also considered a recession-proof profession, as funeral home spending remains relatively constant even during times of economic downturn.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

A plot in Glendale starts at $5,900, a plot in Hollywood Hills starts at $6,800 and a plot in Long Beach starts at $12,950.

The cemetery was founded in 1906 and has been used for many funerals of film stars and other celebrities since then.

Millard Fillmore – Thirteenth President of the United States (1850-1853) Buried in section F of Forest Lawn.

A house near a cemetery is typically valued at 12.3% less than a home elsewhere in the same neighborhood. According to Realtor.com, a cemetery is on the list of things that drag down the value of a home.

In most cases, when you buy a plot, you own it forever. There are some states with laws that allow them to reclaim the space if a certain amount of time passes with no activity at the gravesite. This time span is usually 50 years or more. Check with your estate attorney to see if this type of law applies to you.

What did funeral homes used to be called? ›

Many undertakers (as morticians were once called) used their homes to care for the deceased. Funeral homes were originally run by undertakers who would use their homes to do business. This is probably where the name “funeral home” comes from.

The sale of caskets happens to be one of the most profitable ventures that funeral homes engage in. Usually, they make the caskets necessary for each family. And to say the least, the coffins are priced to make a profit.

Francisco, announced a settlement with Service Corporation International (SCI), the nation's largest funeral service provider, which does business in California as the Neptune Society and the Trident Society.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for funeral home managers is $72,110 per year (as of May 2022). The median annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers was $51,570 that same year.

Just ask the Blumberg family – Heather, Arryn and their children Rafferty and Noa – who purchased an 1880s "Gothic mansion" to transform into their family dream home. In an episode of We Bought A Funeral Home, which you can watch for free on 9Now, the family were visited by a former resident named Linda.