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Last update: 5/8/08 3:16 PM

Ads are placed in the order received, newest at the top of each section.
Two sections make up the classifieds page:
Employment ads (below) and For Sale/Services Offered/Wanted.

Employment

HELP WANTED CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ARIZONA
Excellent opportunity to join our family owned funeral homes with two locations including a crematory. We are located 110 miles northPhoenix in beautiful Prescott and Prescott Valley. Good schools and a hometown atmosphere. Our funeral homes average 600 calls per year with 70% cremation rate. Provides a challenge to all to give personalized and celebrate services even including receptions catered by our staff. We have an opening for a licensed funeral director and embalmer that can pass the Arizona State Boards. Duties include all phases of funeral service; embalmer, arranger, graphic computer skills, accounting and pre-need. We are looking for old fashion values and a commitment of being involved in the community. Check out our web page at www.ruffnerwakelin.com and email resumes to ejhunt@cableone.net if you are a team player who loves helping families.

WANTED
As part of our expansion programmer's, Russell Thomas Associates,LLC is looking for part-time, work-from-home account managers, accountants and sales representatives. Positions are needed to work on their own flexible schedule time. Salary: $3000-$4000 a month plus benefits. Positions take only a little of your time. Please contact us for more details. Requirements: candidates should be computer literate; have 2-3 hours of access to the internet weekly; must be 20 years and above of age; and must be efficient and dedicated. If you are interested and need more information, please send your resumes to jrussell1003@gmail.com.

CALIFORNIA RECENTLY LICENSED EMBALMER
High volume locations, great pay, overtime and weekends required Send resumes to LWalsh@LAFuneral.com.

CALIFORNIA LICENSED EMBALMER NEEDED FOR HIGH VOLUME LOCATIONS
Great place to work with excellent benefits, must be willing to work some overtime and weekends, Previous management experience helpful. Send resumes to LWalsh@LAFuneral.com.

EMBALMER/FUNERAL DIRECTOR
THE LIFEMARK GROUP/SKYLAWN/CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES seeks a licensed embalmer/funeral director for our new Lifemark Center at Skylawn Memorial Park, located atop the San Mateo hills in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. The ideal candidate will have dual licenses, minimum two years experience, excellent communication and embalming skills, be service-oriented, computer literate and possess a valid CA driver’s license. Bi-lingual skills a plus. This is an exciting opportunity at a fast-growing location with opportunities for growth and to make a real difference. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life, short and long term disability insurances, Flexible Spending, Stock Purchase and Stock Ownership plans, 401(k), paid vacation and sick leave. Please send resume to jobs@lifemarkgroup.com or by fax to (510) 429-1029.

EXPERIENCED EMBALMERS WANTED
One full-time Embalmer, one part-time Embalmer. Must have experience. Fax resume to: (562) 865-4356. Suarez Funeral Service Cerritos, California.

FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER
QUEEN OF HEAVEN MORTUARY DIOCESE OF PHOENIX Queen of Heaven Mortuary seeks a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer to assist in its funeral ministry in the Diocese of Phoenix. The ideal candidate must be able to obtain Arizona state license for funeral director and embalmer, have a minimum of two years experience, excellent communication skills, computer literate, excellent embalming skills, and possess a valid AZ driver’s license. Must be familiar with and be able to subscribe to Catholic principles and teachings. This is a very exciting opportunity for someone looking for a challenge and career growth into a management level position. Bilingual a plus. Send resume to Catholic Cemeteries, Attn: Harry N. Antram, 1562 East Baseline Rd., Mesa, Arizona 85204, or fax to (480) 813-2826.

IMMEDIATE OPENING
Our family-owned Funeral Home has an immediate opening for an experienced Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer. We are located in Portland, Oregon and serve over 800 families a year. The success candidate should be a motivated self-starter who is ready to serve a multi-cultural clientele and exceed their expectations. We offer a warm, family-like work atmosphere and a competitive wage and benefit package. The Portland area offers many outdoor and cultural opportunities, that should appeal to anyone's taste. Please contact Erin or Kathy Phelps at 503-231-6030 or e-mail resumes to omegafuneral@msn.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER PLUS APPRENTICE EMBALMER NEED
Independent Mortuary in the Central Valley of CA is looking for Experienced FD/EMB with good management skills that enjoy working with families. Excellent pay with full benefits. Apprentice Embalmer must have completed Mortuary School. This is also a full time position with benefits. Send resume to Abbott and Hast 2361 Horseshoe Dr. BOX 003 West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

IMMEDIATE OPENING: FULL TIME FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER.
Excellent salary plus benefits including health insurance compensation, paid vacation, paid sick leave, excellent work schedule, the best 401K program around, pleasant working atmosphere. We are Berg Mortuary, located in the beautiful Utah Valley, close to many ski resorts, fishing, hunting and boating at your doorstep. Excellent family environment, good schools, two universities. Call Todd Jenkins at (801) 373-1841 or email me at bmort@fiber.net.

For Sale / Services Offered / Wanted

FUNERAL HOME FOR SALE
Southwest Rockey Mountain Funeral Home, doing 60’s to 70’s caseload. Good prneeds, with great potential for growth. Steady influx of population. Also included in package is a three-bedroom residence, with acreage and spectacular views of the mountains. Bring hunting and sking gear! May partially finance to the right folks. No brokers please. Please send inquiries to Abbott and Hast, 2361 Horseshoe Dr., Box 006, West Bloomfield, MI.

NEW FUNERAL COACHES AND LIMOUSINES
Ed Axton Funeral Cars, purveyor of premium funeral and specialty vehicles since 1961. Call for equitable and very competitive pricing. (Toll-free) (877) 399-9908, mobile (425) 239-8000.

MORTUARY/CREMATORY FOR SALE
Mortuary/crematory business, property to include three bedroom two bath detached home. 180 case load per year, 500k gross located in beautiful and scenic Northeastern California. Owner retiring to other interests, price negotiable w/owner financing possible. Please send inquiries to Abbott and Hast, 2361 Horseshoe Dr., Box005, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

FINDING CEMETERY PROPERTY
Funeral Directors, do you have families looking for a grave/niche/crypt in a sold out area of a cemetery in LA or Orange Counties in Calif? Call us – we resale cemetery property and may have the unavailable available. Graham and Associates, Cemetery Broker (562) 943-3415 or (800) 256-7111

NEW FUNERAL COACHES AND LIMOUSINES
Ed Axton Funeral Cars, purveyor of premium funeral and specialty vehicles since 1961. Call for equitable and very competitive pricing. (Toll-free) (877) 399-9908, mobile (425) 239-8000.

WANTED
Used funeral coaches, 1960s through current. Call Doug Scott at (800) 551-1454, fax (818) 249-0005.

BOOKS OF INTEREST

OUT OF PRINT HARDCOVER EDITION
There’s a new customer out there — one who no longer implicitly values the funeral and the role of the funeral home. Where did these new customers come from and how do you make them happy? The answer may be found in Funeral Home Customer Service A-Z: Creating Exceptional Experiences for Today’s Families by Alan Wolfelt, PhD, the director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. This motivational (yet extremely practical) resource, written by one of North America’s leading consultants to funeral service, explains the evolution and expectations of today’s “experience economy” customer, then offers practical guidance for exceeding those expectations every step of the way. With the more than 70 issues addressed, funeral professionals will be able to meet and exceed the sensitive necessities of bereaved families. This first edition hardcover mint copy, which sells for $100 on Amazon, is available for $59.95 plus $5.95 Priority Mail shipping. A must-have for your library! Send check to Greg Abbott, 456 Larkin St. #1, Monterey, CA 93940, or call (831) 521-9515 with credit card information.
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THE LAST DANCE — 25% OFF
Widely recognized as the best-selling textbook in the field, The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying is an interdisciplinary introduction to death, dying and bereavement. The text’s comprehensive treatment, sensitive writing and unbiased presentation try to balance academic intellectual content with examples and anecdotes to bring emotion and compassion into the picture. It’s well-illustrated with photos and boxed illustrations that complement the text. This sixth edition places more emphasis on cross-cultural perspectives on death and the diversity of ethnic traditions in heterogenous modern societies. Other chapters are devoted to grief, bereavement, funeral practices, suicide, and attitudes about immortality and the afterlife. This hardcover book has 652 pages and is offered at $73.60, 25% below its retail price of $98.13. Priority Mail shipping is $5.95. Send check for $79.55 to Greg Abbott, 456 Larkin St. #1, Monterey, CA 93940 or call (831) 521-9515 with credit card information.
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SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
From the author of A Cemetery Should Be Forever, John Llewellyn’s Saying Goodbye Your Way explores religious, cultural and social traditions and demonstrates how they can be blended with an individual’s character and personality to transform services into life celebrations. This is a comprehensive guide from the consumer’s perspective in crafting a powerful personalized memorial. Llewellyn is President of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries in Southern California and has more than 30 years’ experience in the field. Saying Goodbye Your Way is soft cover with 208 pages. This is a pristine first edition print singed by the author, available for $14.95 plus $5.95 for Priority Mail shipping. Send check for $20.90 to Greg Abbott, 456 Larkin St. #1, Monterey, CA 93940 or call (831) 521-9515 with credit card information.
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TOMB INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE ANCIENTS
From the touching to the transcendent, the universal sentiments expressed in this anthology of inscriptions and epitaphs portray a poignant slice of ancient lives: their joy in the temporal life, their grief at its passing and their faith in an eternal life of bliss. Rest Lightly: An Anthology of Latin and Greek Tomb Inscriptions by Paul Shore includes 30 engaging inscriptions and 13 plates/illustrations from the 1st through the 7th centuries with transcriptions, annotations and verse translations into English. Their very strangeness, newness and offbeat character, as well as their frequent beauty, stimulate interest and command attention. This soft cover book has 74 pages and is available for $17.95 plus $5.95 Priority Mail shipping from Greg Abbott, 456 Larkin St. #1, Monterey, CA 93940, or by calling (831) 521-9515 with credit card information.
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If multiple books are ordered, shipping price will be adjusted to actual shipping cost rather than the sum total of shipping for each book individually. Call (831) 521-9515 for price.

CELEBRITY DEATH CERTIFICATES
Few people besides funeral directors realize how much information can be gleaned from a death certificate. Celebrity Death Certificates features the death certificates of 185 of the world's best-known movie stars, writers, directors, singers and gossip columnists. Each entry has a brief biography and includes deaths as recent as the murder-suicide of Phil and Brynn Hartman, and the shooting of Bonny Bakley. From 1957 until 1990, Abbott & Hast participated in nine of these services.

CELEBRITY DEATH CERTIFICATES 2
This follow-up edition features 185 new entertainers, including the Marx brothers, Jim Backus, Mel Blanc, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Lloyd Bridges, Charles Bronson, Johnny Carson, James Coburn, Rodney Dangerfield, Norman Fell, Ella Fitzgerald, Red Foxx, Alexander Gudinov (only 45 years old), Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, Robert Stack, David O. Selznick and many more.

Available for $40.00 each, plus $5.00 for Priority Mail (2-3 days) or $3.00 for Media Mail shipping (8-10 days).
To order, send check to the address below:
Allan Abbott, 566 Pine St., Monterey, CA 93940.

MINT SCHERMERHORN CUSTOM MADE PLATINUM PEN IN BURL WOOD

A pen made by Martin Schermerhorn is custom made and a ONE-OF-A-KIND piece of artwork that exudes quality and elegance. This Schermerhorn rollerball pen is crafted from beautiful Carolina Cherry Burl with platinum and 24 K gold plating, and features a premium German-made Schmidt black rollerball cartridge. Assembled components are hand polished and checked to ensure a flawless fit. Complete pen size is 5/8" x 5 5/8". This stunning pen comes in its own wooden case and is also accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the craftsman. The Certificate of Authenticity states, “A one of a kind creation completed in my workshop in Claremont, California, USA, in 2003. I have personally selected the most beautiful woods, then sanded, sealed, turned and massaged the wood in a 12-15 step process to bring forth a beautiful, durable deep luster.” The certificated is signed by Martin Schermerhorn and dated December 9, 2003.
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Similar pens on the craftsman’s website sell for $220-$250. You can own yours now for $139! This is the only one I have. I will delivery by Priority Mail for $7.95 with insurance and tracking. Call (831) 521-9515.

LAST KIT AVAILABLE!

If you have not yet taken steps to protect yourself in this litigation-vulnerable profession, you can take a huge step forward with Jay Mitton’s asset protection kit, Creating Your Financial Fortress. As one of the most renowned tax attorneys in the country, Jay has advised thousands of individuals regarding financial preservation matters. Known as “the father of asset protection,” Jay has been written about and interviewed by such prestigious institutions as CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine. The kit features 75 legal documents containing numerous unique clauses per form that are not available elsewhere. Unsealed and in mint condition, this complete set includes several binders, booklets, sample documents, audio tapes and video tapes, including a 10-minute quick start video. Other topics covered are estate planning and tax secrets revealed.
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The kit, available for $695, is in a hardcover case with wheels and extendable handle. Last kit available, so please act quickly! Parcel Post shipping is $25 or call for other options. Send check to Greg Abbott, 456 Larkin St. #1, Monterey, CA 93940 or call (831) 521-9515.

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