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Last update: 1/28/10 4:01 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

CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston, ND has a full time position available for a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer. Great salary/Benefits, excellent working conditions and excellent time off in a 200 call business. Interested persons should send resume with photo to rick@fulkersons.com, or mail to Fulkerson Funeral Home, 218 West Highland Drive, Williston, ND 58801.

WANTED
Indepentently owned funeral home In the eastern Sierra is seeking a California licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer for a position available March. 2010. An opportunity of a lifetime awaits for just the right person. If you and your family are tired of the big city rat race and are interested in moving to a rural area, you are welcome to email your resume to leonbrune@verizon.net. Looking for a California licensed funeral director/embalmer. Competitive wages and benefits packages available. Our community is located in the most beautiful area of California. We offer good schools, an expanding hospital and medical care, skiing, hiking, and fishing and many other outdoor sports. If you and your family are interested in a new and rewarding lifestyle, please email your resume or telephone Leon Brune at (760) 873-4266.

WANTED
Funeral Director FL. FO Lic. FD Manager — Great Salary — Multi. Locations — Fax Resume to 386-615-0070

FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER WANTED
Central Utah funeral home looking for fulltime funeral director/embalmer. Paid vacation, sick leave. Health and Dental insurance, excellent retirement benefits. Great staff and excellent surroundings. Please email resumes to: libing_155@yahoo.com.

TRADE EMBALMER WANTED
Mason’s Embalming Service is currently seeking a part-time embalmer for the Greater Los Angeles area. Candidate must be skilled in all aspects of restorative art and possess a willingness to follow the specific requests of our clientele. References a must. Please email résumé to masonsembalming@ymail.com or send a hard copy to P.O. Box 187, Highland, CA 92346. No phone calls please.

WANTED
Small mortuary needs licensed California Mortuary Manager/Funeral Director. Salary is negotiable and may include a 3 bedroom home. Holiday, vacation and sick leave benefits only. Cemetery-Mortuary combo with offices in the Admin. Bldg. Full time, perm. start immediately. FAX resume to 818-890-4606 or call Caren at 818-899-5211

WANTED
FuneralStaff, LLC, the industry leader in recruiting and staffing for the funeral industry, has immediate openings for Managers, Funeral Directors/Embalmers, Arrangers and Sales Reps nationwide. If you are career minded and looking for opportunities for advancement, then visit our website and complete a FREE and PRIVATE Job Seekers profile at www.FuneralStaff.com. We are always accepting new client companies in need of quality talent. FuneralStaff also offers Pet Cremation Consulting! Call Now For Information – 770-966-8048.

CALIFORNIA LICENSED EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Recently retired licensed funeral director/embalmer and insurance agent. Looking for part-time work in the Sacramento area. Call Jerry Wittmeyer (916) 684-7941.

WANTED
Virginia Licensed Funeral Director needed for family owned funeral home. Offering a salary position, bonus program, health benefits, 401K and an excellent schedule. Please send resume to PO Box 62949 Virginia Beach, VA 23466.

WANTED
Retired California peace officer/California licensed funeral director #3142 - licensed embalmer #6270. Available for fill-in vacation coverage or part-time employment. Also interested in purchase or buy into a small California mortuary business . Experienced in all aspects of the business. PO Box 2551, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 burle@msn.com. - Call (916)599-3677 or (916) 966-5120.

For Sale / Services Offered / Wanted


FUNERAL HOME FOR SALE

San Francisco, California – Funeral Home will stunning Ocean views Located just southwest of the city in a wonderful seaside community of Pacifica, you will find Chapel by the Sea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Built in 1956, the business has over five decades of quality service. Many improvements have been made to the facility including modern amenities, casket showroom, lighting, sound system and beautiful art. The front office, along with the entire property, has wonderful ocean views. The building is 4,000 sq. feet, with small living quarters. There is ample parking, great location, circular drive, separate flower shop (1,200 sq. feet) plus so much more. In the 1990s the city of Pacifica’s official Veteran’s Memorial was built in front of the mortuary. The sale is for Real Estate only! Property is on 1.19 acres — existing tenants are long-term and have short-term remaining on lease. If you have any interest or questions, please contact Steve Murphy of Century 21 Hometown Realty. He can be reached at (805) 550-1234 or email Stevem@c21home.com. Owner financing. Please do not disturb tenants.

OBITUARY PODCAST
For as little as $10.00 (plus one time set up fee of $35.00) begin offering your families an audio recording of their loved one’s obituary that can be listened to on a computer, downloaded to a personal listening device such as an iPod or loaded on to your funeral home website. For further information contact Charles Garefino at info@garefino.com or visit www.garefino.com to hear a sample recording.


WIDE VARIETY OF CREMATION EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

American Crematory Equipment Co. is your one stop shop for all of your cremation needs. New and pre-owned cremation units are finely manufactured in 30 days and sent to your location for installation. From cremation units and processing stations to safety wear and clean-out tools we have just about everything you need! For details please call 562-222-BURN or visit our website at www.americancrematory.com

CALIFORNIA LICENSED EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Recently retired licensed funeral director/embalmer and insurance agent. Looking for part-time work in the Sacramento area. Call Jerry Wittmeyer (916) 684-7941.

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

MARKETPLACE


Hoyt Matise

Whatever you're planning you need the right financing. That's what we do! www.matise.com

Derman Pro Mortuary Cosmetics / Nadene Cover-Up Cosmetics
(800) 531- 9744 email: cosmetic@wtrt.net


Always On Call Answering Service

(800) 974-5197 www.alwaysoncall.com

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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