Mark P Gacek Funeral Director
Dracut, MA:
Dracut Funeral Home
DRACUT, MA- John A. (Jack) Murray, 88, died peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Palm Center Nursing Home in Chelmsford. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen C. (Enwright) Murray, with...
What Funeral Homes Aren't Telling You
The Consumer Federation of America and Funeral Consumers Alliance surveyed 150 funeral homes and had big trouble getting price information.
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Make the process of finding a funeral home easier by knowing what to look for.
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The answer depends on whether you ask the family or the funeral director. If you ask funeral directors, some would say they’ve been doing it for years and think it’s crazy not to be texting families.
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To help you think through the process and come to terms with selling your funeral home, we’ve compiled the five most common questions from owners about selling their funeral businesses.
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If you aren’t backing up your data, then you’re putting it at risk. Cybercrime, hardware damage, human error – the list of ways you can lose data goes on and on.
5 Steps to Telling Your Funeral Home’s Story
Your funeral home website is often the first place families go to choose a service, so how will you tell them your story? Check out a few of these tips!
Can I Sue for Mortuary or Funeral Home Negligence?
The law recognizes that death is sacred and that it is not to be treated lightly. Society reserves death as the most severe punishment for its worst criminal law offenders and it recognizes that neglect in the context of death...
These websites unearth funeral homes’ tight-lipped pricing practices
The funeral home industry is being dragged kicking and screaming into the latest century — by a pair of Web sites that have begun to shed light on their prices.
Know Your Rights When Shopping for a Funeral Home [SPONSORED]
As a consumer, you have rights and the treatment of your loved one’s remains is protected in many ways. Here are some of the protections provided for the deceased. The Funeral Rule There is no “con…
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Gibbons Family Funeral Home Understands “Details aren’t Little Things”
Eileen O’Grady Newell refers to little details that make a great big difference. She understands how much stress grief causes. She understands that there are only a few days to account for ev…
How Can You Reduce Cyber Risk For Your Funeral Home?
You need more than a conventional security system to stay secure. Do you also have cybersecurity measures in place? If not, your data may not be safe.
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More couples are tying the knot in an unusual place — funeral homes.
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Learn how to turn a funeral into a celebration of life and discover the unique ways that others have incorporated their passions into their memorial service.
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It’s a question we all hear almost every day. “Hi, how are you?” But it has a different feel when you have recently lost someone you love. It just feels heavier. So how do you deal with that question?
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