an

Idaho Funeral

Service Association

Quarterly Publication

Published

September 29, 2015

by the IFSA offices

Kenneth L. Mallea

Executive Secretary

Ph (208) 888-2730

Fax (208) 888-2789

P.O. Box 820

Meridian, Idaho

83680-0820

email: ifsa@ifsa.us

web: www.ifsa.us

Newsletter Editor:

Kate Wake

In This Issue

President’s Note 1

IFSA Officers/Trustees 2

Federated Insurance Mission

Statement 2

In Remembrance 3

Save The Date! 3

Classifieds 4

Allied Members 4

Midwest Casket Announcement 5

NFDA Spotlight 6-7

2015 Convention 8-9

Calendar 10

Greetings to all,

As a new season approaches and we look forward to beautiful fall colors, cooler temperatures, harvest and hunting, I must say, it is my favorite time of the year. I hope everyone has had a good summer and had the chance of getting away with friends and family. I would like to Introduce myself for those who may not know who their new IFSA President is for this year. Kerry Morrison is my name. I am an Idaho Boy! I grew up in the big city of

Oakley. I tell people I graduated 16th in my class and they think I was smart. I just don’t tell them that 16 students is all we had in our class. I participated in all the school sports including football, basketball, track and also enjoyed bowling, golf and the love of the outdoors with hunting and fishing. (As I am writing this it sure sounds like an obituary, sorry) I served my apprenticeship in Nampa with Alsip Funeral Chapel. I attended Mortuary School at Mt. Hood in Gresham, Oregon graduating in 1990. I worked in Twin Falls with White Mortuary, Payette with Schaffer - Jensen, Hansen and Payne Mortuary in the Burley area and most recently opened Morrison Funeral Home and Crematory in Rupert. I have a wonderful wife; Natalie, four children; Carlie and her husband Marshall who live in Logan where she

is working on her Masters degree at Utah State; Lacy, who is a BYUI graduate and works for Novell and her husband Kalin who lives Provo where he attends BYU.(Go Cougars!), Kasiah who is serving a full time mission in Roseville, California, my one and only son, Hayden who is a sophomore at Burley High School. So there you have it, a little about me and my family. I would like to say a big thank you to Eli Yates for the great job he did as our president last year and especially for all his work in providing us with an excellent convention this past June in McCall. Speaking of the convention, I would encourage everyone to mark your calendars for June 19-21 at Shore Lodge in McCall. We are actively in the process of planning speakers, and other activities that I know you will really enjoy. Those of you who have

attended our convention know what kind of an experience that can be had with you and your family. We really do have one of the best conventions that is fun and family friendly. This is stated by many of our vendors, and they should know because our vendors attend many different conventions and meetings around the United States. More detailed information regarding speakers and activities will be announced in the coming months as we get closer to convention time. In the meantime, I would recommend that each of your districts hold district meetings. I know Ken and I would love to attend and keep you in the loop regarding issues concerning our profession

in our great state of Idaho.

Kerry Morrison

Information contained in this newsletter is obtained from various sources and may not represent all available data or be complete statements. An attorney or accountant should be consulted on any legal or tax matters. Content and advertisements

do not necessarily reflect the opinion or endorsement of the Idaho Funeral Service Association.

IFSA 2015 3rd Qtr.

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is

what makes life meaningful.”

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Federated Insurance Change in Mission Statement

As a mutual insurance company,

we believe our value is measured

by the success of our clients.

It's Our Business to Protect Yours.

President

Kerry Morrison

(208) 436-1800

First Vice President

Kevin Bodily

(208) 522-7424

Second Vice President

John Yraguen

(208) 442-8171

Past President

Eli Yates

(208) 664-3151

Coeur d’Alene District

Eric English (‘14-’19)

(208) 664-3143

Eastern District

Brian Wood (‘10-’15)

(208) 522-2751

Lewis & Clark District

Jason Harwick (‘11-’16)

(208) 743-4578

South Central District

Dustin Godfrey (‘13-’18)

(208) 944-3373

Treasure Valley District

Charlie Grunig (‘12-’17)

(208) 344-4441

Trustee At Large

Adam Krause

(208) 459-0833

IFSA Officers

IFSA Trustees

The 2015-2016 IFSA officers were elected and sworn in at the 2015 IFSA Annual Convention in McCall, Idaho on June 30, 2015. New

IFSA President, Kerry Morrison, was sworn in by IFSA Past President, Eli Yates. Vice president and second vice president were sworn in

by Eli Yates.

2015-2016 IFSA Officers

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Mark your calendars now and plan to attend the

Idaho Funeral Service Association 2016 Annual Convention

June 19-21, 2016 Shore Lodge—McCall, Idaho

1- 800-657-6464

www.shorelodgemccall.com

www.mccallchamber.org

SSAVEAVE THETHE DDATEATE!!

In Remembrance

Dick was born November 3, 1947 in Cottonwood, ID, the son of Clayton Butcher and Grace (Morrow) Hollandsworth. Dick spent his childhood between Apple Valley, Parma, and Ontario. After graduating from Ontario High School, class of 1966, Dick moved to Portland, OR where he received a degree in History from Portland State University. Soon after, he attended Mount Hood Mortuary School. Dick began his career in funeral service at Lienkaemper Chapel in Nyssa, and enjoyed volunteering at the Fire Department. In the spring of 1976, Dick purchased Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapels which he owned and managed for nearly 13 years. Dick had a passion for community service and helping others, serving as Mayor of Payette for three terms. In addition, he served on many boards, including a term as President of the Association of Idaho Cities and President of Idaho Funeral Service Association. Dick eventually moved to Los Angeles where he spent the last 10 years working for Los Angeles Funeral Service and later Snyder's Care Center. Dick is survived by his three children Melissa (David) Baker of Kennewick, WA, Anna (David) Augusto of Boise, and Ben

Butcher of Boise; two granddaughters, Amelia and Chelsie Baker; and former wife, Mardi (Tensen) Skinner of Boise. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, and two brothers.

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Classifieds -Great opportunity available for full-time licensed funeral director, intern, management positions. We are currently seek-ing applicants who are interested in a long-term career with our family owned and operated funeral homes in Montana and North Dakota. We value compassionate customer service and communications skills for those who wish to join our team. We focus on care of the families and meeting their needs. We appreciate someone who wants to make a real dif-ference helping families during difficult times through compassion, understanding and providing the utmost in service. Benefit Options: Competitive salary based on experience, Health benefits, 401 K retirement savings plan, Paid vacation, Other benefits, For more information, visit our website at www.stevensonandsons.com. If you are interested or have any questions please call Joe or Todd Stevenson at 406-853-4460 or office number 406-232-4457 or email your resume to

stevenson@midrivers.com.

-Anderson’s Tribute Center of Hood River, Oregon in the center of the Columbia River Gorge is seeking a licensed FSP/Embalmer to join our caring professional team. We are a small family owned funeral home & crematory and looking for someone that is licensed in Oregon (or that can reciprocate licensure). We are looking for someone with a great atti-tude, social skills and a high funeral service IQ. This is a FT position with a competitive salary and benefit package. If you

are interested please send resume and cover letter to; JackTrumbull@hotmail.com. For more information about

Anderson’s visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com

-Immediate Employment, Funeral Director or Director/Embalmer, The Daniel family is searching for the right person to blend into our family of funeral homes. Please don’t hesitate to call or email Sally at: service@niswonger-reynolds.com or

call 541-382-2471

Batesville Company (812) 943-7500

Lloyd Fledderman

Community Tissue Services (208) 389-2194

Sally Kurdy

Federated Insurance Co. (800) 527-5999

FSN Funeral Homes (807) 215-5444

Loranne Atwill

Great Western Insurance Co. (800) 621-5688

Chad Iverson (801) 557-4094

LifeCenter Northwest (425) 201-6656

Matthews Cremation Division (800) 327-2831

Michaeal Marganti x 126

Matthews NorthWest (800) 426-6555

Scott Raines

Memorial Monuments & Vaults (208) 888-2665

Robert L. Chandler

Midwest Casket Company (801) 328-9849

Mick Skola

Precoa (208) 629-6754

Dennis Beverlin

Ric’s Capital City Florist (208) 377-0120

Ric Martindale

SinoSource, International (801) 589-0222

Jess Hunsaker

The Dodge Company (800) 443-6343

Bill Martin (206) 953-0269

Scott Whittaker (503) 313-7833

United Heritage Life Ins. Co. (208) 475-0999

Patty Blaine

Wells Fargo Master Trust (208) 393-5449

WMS Financial Group (303) 843-0782

Don Williams

IFSA Thanks Our Allied Members

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Midwest

Casket

Company

Welcomes

Bill and

Loretta

Scouten Midwest Casket Company in Salt Lake City

would like to introduce Bill and Loretta Scouten,

our two new sales representatives who will be

covering sales and contacting new and current

customers throughout Idaho beginning

September 1, 2015.

Bill and Loretta are mostly lifelong residents of SE Idaho. Bill was born in Idaho Falls and

was raised in the Lost River Valley. He attended Idaho State University in Pocatello where he

earned his BS degree majoring in Biological Science and Business. He has spent most of his

working career in SE Idaho minus a brief stint of employment in the sprinkler fire protection

business in Portland, Oregon installing fire suppression systems in multi-story buildings.

Loretta was born in Ogden, Utah but grew up in the Rigby-Idaho Falls area and graduated

from Rigby High School. She has experience working in retail sales but most of the time she

has been privileged to be a stay at home mother where she has enjoyed serving her family. Bill

and Loretta have eight children and 18 grandchildren.

Bill and Loretta are very happy and proud to be representing Midwest Casket Company. They

look forward to serving our current and future customers and are excited about the friendships

they will develop during their travels throughout Idaho. Welcome aboard Bill and Loretta!

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention launches resource to help survivors of suicide loss.

Run by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Survivor Outreach Program is a national network of volunteers who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide and who receive training to visit others who have experienced a similar loss. These visits are free and available to the public. The program, first developed in 2007 and initially serving only loss survivors in regions of the country where AFSP had local chapters, has now been

expanded to include the whole country.

The Survivor Outreach Program currently has 375 trained volunteers who are available on request for home, phone, video chat or email visits. Visits last from an hour to two hours, depending on the person's need and the volunteer's

availability. Generally, visits are requested by the newly bereaved within about two months of their suicide loss and

sometimes around the anniversary of a death.

NFDA members came out in force on Monday, June 15 to make a difference in Washington, D.C.

With such a large and active membership, NFDA was able to really have an impact on Capitol Hill. Imagine what it

was like for Congressional offices to receive dozens of calls from funeral director constituents, all on the same day,

about issues that impact you as funeral directors.

You can bet members of Congress paid attention - they listened to NFDA advocates and have already begun

reaching out to NFDA’s advocacy staff about

supporting our legislation.

A big thank you to all our advocates who took time out of their busy day to raise a voice in support of funeral service and the

families we serve!

Even if you were not able to participate in this nationwide initiative, you can still make a difference! Advocacy should not be a once a year thing - our legislators need to hear

from us on a regular basis.

There are two easy ways to contact your members of Congress to educate them about NFDA's four pieces of

legistation:

Congress-at-a-Click: NFDA has provided pre-written messages within this simple online tool. All you have to do is add your contact information and the system will end your message right to your members of Congress.

Call your members of Congress: Download the 2015 Legis-lative Directory to find your state's contact information. Using a smart phone? Search "NFDA" in your app store to download the NFDA Advocacy app. You'll find the

Legislator Directory under Tools. Or, if you know who your representatives are, you can call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to their

offices.

Please reach out to your legislators at your convenience and ask for their support. If you have any questions about legislative issues, please contact Lesley Witter, Senior VP,

Advocacy.

2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report Released

Brookfield, Wis. – The national rate of cremation is projected to surpass that of burial in 2015 according to a report released today by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA). The 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report: Research, Statistics and Projections features statistics and in-depth analysis of consumer attitudes toward cremation. NFDA is the world's leading and largest association representing funeral

professionals.

According to the 2013 final data in the report, the rate of cremation was 45.4 percent and the rate of burial was 48.7 percent. By the end of 2015, the rates of cremation and burial are projected to be 48.5 percent and 45.6 per-cent respectively. Should the 2015 projections bear out, the cremation rate will have increased by more than 50

percent over the last 10 years.

"Cremation isn't just a trend – it's a service that funeral professionals like me have been offering for years," said NFDA President Robert Moore, IV, CFSP, CCO. "Whether a family chooses a viewing and funeral before cremation or a memorial service after, our duty is to help families understand their options so they can gather to honor

the life of their loved one in a meaningful way."

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He continued, "The 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report will help NFDA members understand consumer preferences so we can better support the families we

serve."

In addition to statistical information for the United States and countries around the world for which reliable data is available, the 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report also contains data about consumer perceptions of

end-of-life ceremonies and cremation.

There are many reasons why consumers choose cremation, including cost considerations, environmental concerns, fewer religious prohibitions, and changing consumer preferences, such as a desire for less ritualized funerals.

The majority of families who choose cremation also commemorate their loved one's life: 28 percent choose to have a funeral with viewing before cremation and 37 percent have a memorial service after.

When talking about their own funerals, more than one-half of adults 40 and older would encourage their loved ones to plan a funeral or memorial ceremony. Only 17 percent of adults would discour-age their loved ones from commemorating their life.

The state and national death, cremation and burial projections contained in the 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report were compiled with the assistance of experts from the University of Wisconsin – Madison Applied Population Laboratory Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. Other

findings presented in this report are from proprietary NFDA research studies, such as the 2015 Consumer Awareness & Preferences Study and 2015 NFDA General Price List Survey.

The 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report: Research, Statistics and Projections is available to NFDA members at no charge. It can be downloaded from the NFDA

website, www.nfda.org/tools/cremation.

The 2015 NFDA Cremation and Burial Report: Research, Statistics and Projections is part of the association's effort to offering cutting-edge cremation tools and resources to funeral professionals. As the leading and largest funeral service association in the world, NFDA offers comprehensive cremation-related education; the profession's leading cremation certification program, the Certified Crematory OperatorTM (CCO) program; a cremation consultation hotline; informational resources, such as the NFDA Guide to Selected OSHA Standards for Funeral Homes & Crematories and Opening a Crematory - Frequently Asked Questions for Funeral Directors; and

more.

NFDA is the world's leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent more than 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 39 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit

www.nfda.org.

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2015 IFSA Convention

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2015 Idaho Funeral Service Association Convention! The convention was again, a great success. Thank you to everyone who helped out during the event, you are greatly appreciated! Special Thanks to Eli and Ingrid Yates (Yates Funeral Home) for being a huge part in organizing the entire convention including booking speakers, shopping for bingo prizes, Ladies Luncheon, and helping Kate out at the IFSA office and during the convention. Thank you to Doug Coltrin (Coltrin Mortuatry & Crematory) for organizing and presenting a very lovely and touching Service of Remembrance. Thank you to John Yraguen (Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel) for his part in organizing the golfing event.

Thank you to all of our sponsors, we could not have done it without them. Our sponsors include Matthews International, Great Western Insurance, Memorial Monuments, NFDA, Federated Insurance, United Heritage, and Batesville. A special thank you goes out to Bill Martin and Scott Whitaker of The Dodge Company for hosting a gathering place in their room as well as calling bingo for us!

A shout-out to our speakers Billy Riggs and Walker Posey. Both presentations were thoughtful, informative, and enjoyable. We look forward to possibly having them back in the future.

While we are sad to see Eli Yates exit his position as Association President, we welcome incoming President, Kerry Morrison from Morrison Funeral Home & Crematory and Morrison Payne Funeral Homes in Rupert and Burley respectively. Kerry is already thinking ahead to our 2016 convention and we are very excited. Welcome Kerry!

All feedback from the convention was positive and everyone had a great time. The rafting trip was another great success and fun for the whole family. The food from the Shore Lodge was wonderful as well as their service. Everyone had time to relax, network, and earn continuing education hours. The young and old all enjoyed Billy Riggs magic show. Children were later noticed trying to figure out how Billy did some of this magic tricks!

If you were unable to attend this year’s convention, we hope to see you next year! Please book your rooms at the Shore Lodge ahead of time for the IFSA 2016 Convention to be held June 19-21, 2016. We hope to see everyone there!

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IFSA Convention Photos

Gavin Wemhoff,

Ron Hodge's (Hodge

Funeral Home)

grandson selected

licorice for his Bingo

prize

Stefan Wood (Wood

Funeral Home) & wife,

Becca

Brian Wood (Wood Funeral Home) & Family

2015

October 12 ...................................... Columbus Day

October 16 ...................................... Boss’s Day

October 31 ...................................... Halloween

November 3 .................................... Election Day

November 11 .................................. Veteran’s Day

November 16 .................................. Thanksgiving

November 27 .................................. President’s Day

December 25 .................................. Christmas Day

December 31 .................................. New New’s Eve

Idaho Funeral Service Association

P.O. Box 820

Meridian, ID 83680-0820

208.888.2730

2016

January 1 ..........................................New Year’s Day

January 18 .......................................Martin Luther King Day

January 18 .......................................Idaho Human Right’s Day

February 14 ......................................Valentines Day

March 4 .............................................Employee Appreciation Day

March 17 ..........................................St. Patrick’s Day

March 27 ..........................................Easter Sunday

April 15 .............................................Tax Day

April 27 .............................................Administrative Professionals Day