Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal |Horror|Incompetent owners in Control-your funeral guy

There is more horror in the Burr Oak Cemetery, Perpetua the old owners are back!

OUTRAGE-The incompetent owners  whose questionable (criminal?) behavior brought on the great Burr Oak Cemetery Grave desecrations are back in Control.

The Cook County Sheriff has vowed to do what he can to wrestle the keys away from Perpetua, Inc. The Cemetery is still closed. How do the owners think they will operate here in Illinois. All Hell is about to break lose!

Snippet From the Chicago Tribune:

“Roman Szabelski, the receiver appointed by a court to sort out the Burr Oak mess left the cemetery shortly after 9.30 a.m. after handing the cemetery keys to Perpetua spokeswoman Trudi Foushee. Perpetua is now in charge of clean-up operations at the cemetery.”

The problem with settling sca ndals like burr Oak cemetery in court is that the wheels of justice turn way too slowly.

The two other active Perpetua Scandals happening are

Wade Funeral Home  in St. Louis and from another Chicago Newspaper:

“Reports show Slivy Edmonds Cotton, who remains listed under Perpetua management, and Portico LLM Enterprises took over the Pet Cemetery of Tucson in 2008.

Portico sued the former owner this summer, alleging fraud and misconduct, including selling headstones that were not provided and breaking into Portico offices to delete files.

At Perpetua, Edmonds Cotton oversaw Cedar Park, 12540 S. Halsted St. She told the Daily Southtown in 2000 she was inspired by Cedar Park’s uniqueness and beauty.——-Daily Southtown. http://www.southtownstar.com/burr-oak/1723194,081909perpetua.article”

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Your Funeral Guy: Wall Street Journal says its in left field-Green Burial/Funeral

Breaking News-Jan 2nd- The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) implies that   Green Burial Folks  are a bunch of left wing, crazies. Lower cost funeral options were not explored. Green Burials are coming to from the the UK just like cremation did in the 1970’s. Traditional funeral industry folks like this one.

The title of the article is:

“Green Revolution Hits Dead End In Georgia Cemetery Proposal

Ms. Collins Thought Natural Burials Were a Killer Idea; Locals Saw Grave Threat”

The article refers to a cult leader who supports the green funeral movement. This in itself is extreme. Referring to Ms Collins somewhat eccentric behaviors implies that all green burial/funeral advocates are that way.

Many green cemeteries are located away from metropolitan areas and towns. This goes a long way to putting an end to water table concerns. There are also leak proof inserts and shrouds available. The Macon- Bibb county  residents objected to leakage into the water table.

What is worse? Embalming fluid in the water table or simple decay? Like it or not Embalmed Bodies eventually decay and yes the embalming fluid (carcinogen) gets into the water table as well.

Some blog reactions on the right saying Amen to this story calling the woman who is the focus of the story moonbat.

Green burial advocates are on the left coast and the right coast. lefties and righties.

Change is always resisted especially by the funeral industry but it always comes.

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Your Funeral Guy: Average Funeral Cost Today.

The FTC United States the average funeral cost is around S6,000.00 This does not include the cemetery. A popular website gives the average basic funeral cost example again without the cemetery as $7,293.00

“Professional and administrative services (embalming, funeral home staff during the visitation, and so on) … $1,650

Facilities and equipment (preparation room, visitation room, reception room, chapel) … $850

Transportation (transfer from the place of death, funeral limousine, and cars for the family) … $450

Merchandise (casket, vault, prayer cards, temporary grave marker) … $2,515

Cash disbursements (flowers, cemetery plot, obituary, death certificates, honorariums, headstone) … $1,828

Total (not including taxes) … $7,293″

Source:http://www.funeralswithlove.com/funeralcosts.htm

This quote from an article by Mike Testa CPA gives a summary  of the average cost of a funeral today that includes the cemetery.

“Here is a reasonable “ballpark” estimate of the main costs that are involved:

• fee for the funeral director’s services: $1,500
• cost for a casket: $2,300
• embalming: $500
• cost for using the funeral home for the actual funeral service: $500
• cost of a gravesite: $1,000
• cost to dig the grave: $600
• cost of a grave liner or outer burial container: $1,000
• cost of a headstone: $1,500

In this example, total costs would approximate $9,000 ….and that’s just for the “main” items. There could be additional charges for things like placing the obituary in the newspaper, buying flowers, and limousine rental. There could also be additional charges for prayer cards, use of the hearse, and a donation to the organist, soloist, or officiating clergy.”

http://www.articlealley.com/article_679429_27.html

Above is the lower end of the average of the basics from 2 Sources other than your funeralguy. In Many cases the cost is much more.The average cost of a funeral is going up. Traditional funeral cost is rising. But at the same lower funeral cost funerals putting more pressure on the traditional funeral directors to raise funeral expenses.

The details on how to lower your average costs of a funeral are in this funeral book. There is also lots of information on your lower cost funeral here:

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by  Morgan James Publishing.This is your funeral cost book.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy:Knowing Low Cost Funeral options

Knowing Low cost Funeral options such as cremation and direct burial is not the same as choice. It is always best to know your options. Here is a good explanation of cremation. This comes from Jill Essy

“The process of cremation takes about two to three hours. Upon completion of the actual cremation service, the remains which had been cremated are swept into a temporary container. The ashes are placed in a temporary container until a permanent container had been selected and then returned to the family members or placed in another specific location.”

This is an excellent link and explanation of cremation.

http://funeralonline.info/2008/08/27/helpful-information-about-cremation/

A good video on Cremation is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ynU6aTzac

It is pretty much common knowledge that cremation anad direct burial can lower the average cost of a funeral

More information can be found here:

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy:Another Great Low Funeral Cost Video!

Business Week put out a great Low Cost Funeral Video. In the video green funerals are explained…and a low cost casket is put together with handles. It does not get much better than this.

Funeral Directors have a vested interest in keeping  a traditional things going on! That will not be your lower cost funeral. Be sure to watch this one!

http://feedroom.businessweek.com/index.jsp?fr_story=FRsupt20503

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy: Green Funeral Homes/Burials-low funeral cost- are Happening Now

A Funeral Director in New Jersey is taking the lead  in Green by selling solar pannels and advocating lower funeral cost(low funeral cost =green funeral/burial. The Director’s name is Bob Prout

“Prout is also leading the way as a proponent of natural or

“green” burials, which further protect the environment and give people

another option in the end of life planning process. “More and more people

who truly loved the earth in life are choosing to continue their conservation

efforts in death by opting for natural burials,” Prout says.”

Here is the full post and an excellent one at green Funeral Homes and Green funeral cost.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,229869.shtml

This is predicted in the work "Rest in Peace"

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy: 2nd Secret to Funeral Cost(Cash)

When your loved one dies in most States a Funeral Director must come to transfer
your loved one to a funeral home. Usually a  member of the family is present. This is where funeral cost begins. Usually a Family Member is present.

An honest helpful funeral director will make sure All the Personal effects are inventoried
and returned to you.

Be careful because an unscrupulous fuueral director or nursing home staff member may pocket
your personal effects. (rings, jewelry,etc)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS SOMETIMES DEVIOUS.

The Funeral Home representative will ask for permission to Embalm your
Relative.

1st-You have the right to say no

2nd-You have the right to say I do not want to decide Now.

Even if the State or Local Authority says the Embalming must occur in 24 Hours you can still
say I need to wait to decide.

Many Funeral Homes do not have refrigeration so as to force embalming upon you.

All you have to say is I cannot decide now and tell the Funeral Director to take the Friend or
Relative to a refrigerated Facility.

You also Have the option of Contacting A trade embalming service in the interim and get pricing.

Embalming Charges vary from Funeral Home to Funeral Home and your family may need to talk together about the whole process before a decision will be made. Written permission is required to Embalm….You can run into problems if you give verbal permission. Do it only in writing…….

3rd- You are NOW IN THE FUNERAL PROCESS. You Must stay in charge and take responsibility for Funeral Cost and negotiate with the funeral director and funeral home.

More information on lowering the average cost of a funeral is here.

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of
More info at http://www.lowercostfuneral.com

Summary: R. Brian Burkhardt is a Funeral Director in
Illinois and Virginia. Summary: From the start Funeral Directors usually do not let you
in on the whole truth on Embalming or the funeral cost.

Funeral cost video#3 Traditional Funeral cost

The “PBS Frontline” is video serious. A look at funeal service and funeral cost. It is truly from the Tratidional Funeral cost persprctive

This post on the upcoming emmy conideration of this video can be attributed to connecting directors.

“The Undertaking” presented a moving, insightful view of funeral service and the important work performed by funeral service professionals every day. The documentary featured multi-generation, National Funeral Directors Association-member (NFDA) firm Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, which operates from several locations in suburban Detroit, Michigan. More information about “The Undertaking” can be found at www.pbs.org/frontline/undertaking. View the show and them come back to Rest in Peace so you can consider low cost through the Valery Booth Blog.

Rest in Peace:

REVIEW: Rest in Peace Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral

July 8th, 2008

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Death, Dying and Funerals – who wants to even think about it, much less PLAN for it?

Last week I found myself reading R. Brian Burkhardt’s book, “Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral.” I’m sure you’re wondering why I’d ever read from this genre; more on that in a minute…

“Rest in Peace” is a primer for those who have never been to a funeral and an excellent guide for those who must plan a funeral. The author’s voice is, at the same time, compassionate and pragmatic, gentle yet firm. And his call to action can serve you best in your time of need.

Imagine having the right words for a grieving spouse, parent or child. Or saving money because you knew exactly what you are legally obliged to pay for and what you can do for yourself. How about a funeral without family drama?

“Rest in Peace” shows you how you can take charge of the process, saving money and preserving relationships at the same time.

So why would I read a book in this genre? I blame it all on Facebook. R. Brian Burkhardt and I have a mutual friend in common. I can’t remember who wrote on whose wall first, but Robert and I became friends. Since I love to read, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse. I just didn’t expect to be so impressed with the way he handled the subject.

My complete book review is available at Amazon.com.

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Your Funeral Guy: Three videos on Funeral Cost

The First of the Three Videos on Funeral Cost is covered here to day.

This “last lecture” covers the dreams in your life and how you may achieve them  This is a real lesson on how you can continue through life with funeral cost that will count. It is nothing to do with the monetary cost in funeral. The funeral cost of one’s life….is the subject here.

What is stated leaves out religion and spirituality, but  not the true funeral cost of death and dying. The virtual reality guy takes us right into reality of death, funeral and funeral cost.

The video and last lecture of Randy Pauch.

He died of complications from pancreatic cancer at age 47.

Here is the best lecture on Funeral Cost, Death, Dying etc, of recent times. Viewing the whole video is well worth your time.

http://theimpactfactor.com/blog/

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy: The Low Cost Funeral at Church.

Using a different location obviously lowers the average cost of a funeral. “Location Location Location.”Low or high Funeral Costs are the charges billed by the funeral owner for a casket, for cremation, for the use of the funeral director, funeral home or viewing of the loved one, and related costs. These costs can range from $6000 to $11,000 or more.

There are some Funeral cost associated with having a funeral service in a church. These may include:

1.An honorarium for the minister.

2.An honorarium for the organist.

3An honorarium musicians.

4.A fee for the custodian who prepares the sanctuary for the service

5 Flowers in the sanctuary

6 If the person who died was not a church member, some churches charge additional funeral cost .

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Using a different location obviously lowers the average cost of a funeral. “Location Location Location”

Ministers can be helpful and compassionate on the low cost funeral by having as service at the church and acting as an advocate during arrangements. Or they just collect their check from the funeral home. Look inside the funeral cost book.

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

The “Google Books Search” give a look inside the book.

http://books.google.com/books?q=r+brian+burkhardt&btnG=Search+Books

Be sure to let me know how you did your lower cost funeral.