National Prearranged Services was barred from doing business in Illinois. I received a report on Saturday that NPS laid off (gave everyone a layoff) everyone? Are they out of business? Pre-Paid funeral funds have gone out of business before!
This shows that just because someone has a fancy website they may not be the best place to do business.
The Illinois Funeral Directors Association (IFDA)has declared a 40 Million Dollar Deficit in the IFDA Preneed Trust. The State of Illinois took away their license to Manage the fund. If they were a corporation they would be out of business. They are not even letting us know how they are staying afloat.
Certainly they if the were not on association, or maybe a “Funeral Director’s Association” they would be out of business.
Responsible parties in the Funeral Industry, in the State of Illinois, have not spoken up on this matter State Senator Randall Hultgren, of Hultgren funeral home and State Representative Dan Brady.
Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Author, Blogger,
Funeral Director, State of Illinois, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Author of “Rest In Peace, Insiders Tips To the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral”
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The Illinois Funeral Directors Association Refuses to Say Where 40 Million Dollars went. It is very important for funeral directors to be truthful about funeral cost. IFDA purports to give you a lower cost funeral when pre-planning a funeral. Congressman and state legislators so far have failed to bring them to account on this $40,000,000,deficit on funeral cost,
All they are saying is that they are still paying death claims. This is a good thing. The problem is they are refusing accountability on funeral cost to the tune of 40,000.000 Dollars.
Refusing accountability is a pattern for funeral directors. It is very important that they tell “IFDA Preneed Trust Families” where the 40,000,000.00 went. This will set a precedent for funeral directors accounting for funeral cost and other associated costs like cremation.
This is what the IFDA says on their website.
“IFDA ISSUES A RESPONSE TO STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER ARTICLE
Families can be reassured that funeral benefits for participants of the IFDA Preneed Trust are still being paid in full at the time of death-as they have always been. Now IFDA is working with Regions Morgan Keegan Trust as trustee to move forward.”
State Representative and funeral director Dan Brady and State Senator Randall Hultgren ( Hultgren Funeral Home, Wheaton, IL)have refused to hold the IFDA Preneed TRUST people to the fire.
Again here is the list of people to contact:
President: GeoffreyW. HurdCFSP,Hurd Hendricks Funeral Home and Crematory 120 S.Public Square Knoxville, IL 61448 1-309-289-4129 Fax 1-309-289-4123 gwhurd@grics.net
President Elect: James D.Boma, CFSP, Bosma-Renkes Funeral Homes LTD404 Lincolnway East Morrison, Illinois 61270 1-815 -772-2322 fax1 815-772-4202 jim@bosmarenkes.com
VicePresident: Chris Woodbridge, CFSP, Targehetta & Woodridge Funeral Homes, Inc. 501 W. Center St. P.o Box 715 Brighton, IL 62012 618-372-3712 Fax 618-372-3311 ifda15@sbcglobal.net
Secretary/Treasurer: David M McReynolds, CFSP, Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home PO Box 370 900 N.Court St Marion, IL 62959 618-993-2131, Fax 618-993-3143 davemcreynolds@mchsi.com
These are some other folks on the IFDA TRUST Committee.
Charles S. Childs, Jr CFSP AARaynor and Sons, 318 E.71st St, Chicago, IL 60619, 773–846-8415 fax 773-846- 8415 CChildsAARaynor@aol.com
Dennis R Davidson, Dawson and Wikoff, 515 West Wood 217-429-4421, fax 217-429-3153 ddavidson@dawson-wikoff.com
Please ask these folks where the $40,000,000 USD Went.
Your Funeral Guy, Author, Funeral Director, State of Illinois, Commonwealth of Virginia,
