May 2, 2008

John Adams:
Before HBO, There was American Funeral Director

To celebrate the success of HBO's miniseries featuring our second president, John Adams, Kates-Boylston Publications is opening up its archives and sharing the Funerals of the Famous of one of our founding fathers. The success of the American Revolution can be credited to one man: John Adams. He was the legal brains and financial genius behind the war effort. In short, he was so "obnoxious" that he would never give up the fight until he had won. Click here to download the full story... Read about other individuals that changed the world in our Funerals of the Famous books. Available for purchase online. For more information, >> click here

Motorcycle Stunt at Funeral Leads to More Death

WEST CHESTER, PA. - After one man died while performing a motorcycle stunt, his friends paid tribute to him by doing stunts of their own.

But the end result was tragedy … read more...

Theft of Bronze Vases Outrages Community

TINTON FALLS, N.J. - When workers at Monmouth Memorial Park arrived at the cemetery April 11, they were met with a scene of destruction.

Flowers were strewn all over the cemetery, and later, they discovered that 88 bronze vases with a value of about $19,000 had been stolen from graves. read more...

Lawsuit Targets Funeral Directors in Body Parts Scandal

PHILADELPHIA - A collection of families who claim the corpses of more than 1,000 relatives were dismembered before their body parts were illegally sold sued funeral directors and companies with which they worked in a class-action lawsuit April 29, Reuters reported. read more...

Did you place your ad in the NEW 2009 American Blue Book of Funeral Service?

If not, here’s why you should... New for 2009, this issue is fully updated and now includes a Web site designed to increase the availability of your listings at no extra cost. Place an ad in our 2009 issue, and receive: • A listing on the New Blue Book online directory at no extra charge. • An interactive map of the United States making your listing available with the click of a mouse. • A free link to your Web site from our online directory.

Take advantage of this offer, place your ad today! Deadline is May 19, 2008.
For an online demo, >> click here.

For more infromation, or to place your ad, contact:
Yadira Defilippo, Coordinator of the American Blue Book of Funeral Service
732-730-2581
ydefilippo@katesboylston.com