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Cremation Questions Answered

By Joe Kalmer | June 13, 2013 |

I am asked many, many questions regarding the funeral industry; particularly cremation. Being involved in the process daily, I seem to forget how little the general public actually knows. So I’d like to take this opportunity to answer a few common questions. What exactly are “ashes”? The only element of the human body which can…

Being a Funeral Director…and a Dad

By Joe Kalmer | March 14, 2013 |

Last week my older daughter, Kelsie, had a doctor’s appointment in St. Peters, MO. As a student athlete at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO, she was suspected of having a stress fracture in her foot.”Dad, could you please drive over here and take me? I’m not sure that I can find it,” she said.”I’ll…