Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA)

03/11/2026

CFDA Honors All Funeral Service Professionals on this "National Funeral Directors and Morticians Recognition Day!"
Today, on March 11, we take a moment to recognize and celebrate the dedication, compassion and professionalism of funeral directors and morticians across the nation. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the essential role you play in helping families navigate loss, honor loved ones and find comfort in meaningful farewells.

Funeral Service is not just a profession – it’s a calling. We are there for families during their most difficult moments, offering guidance, care and support when they need it most. We provide a steady presence in times of uncertainty, ensuring that every final tribute is carried out with dignity and respect.

At CFDA, we see and appreciate the hard work, long hours, and emotional strength it takes to serve our communities and we celebrate you. And while you spend your days caring for others, we encourage you to take a moment to care for yourself, too. Whether it’s connecting with peers, reflecting on the impact you’ve made, or simply pausing to acknowledge your own dedication, know that your work is valued and deeply appreciated.

FROM ALL OF US AT CFDA – Thanks to All of You for Everything You Do!

03/04/2026

MEET JONATHAN L. GREEN, CFSP, CPC, CCSP, 2026 President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Green, who chairs CFDA’s Legislative Committee, most recently was the association’s 2025 Vice President, and has served on its Executive Committee for the past five years.

Green is a licensed funeral director/embalmer at Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, where he works with his father, Samuel A. Green, also a licensed funeral director/embalmer. The funeral home was founded in 1948 by Jonathan’s grandfather, Abraham L. Green. He became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 2013 after receiving his professional schooling from American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York City, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

The Fairfield, Conn. resident is recognized as a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. He is a CPC (Certified Planning Consultant) from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), making him qualified to help families plan appropriate and customized services, manage funding options and ensure consumer protection for the families he serves. He also holds a CCSP (Certified Cremation Services Provider) designation from NFDA.

Green received a Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in New York and attended graduate school at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He also is a former licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

He is President of KAVOD – The National Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels, and is President of the Men’s Club at Mozaic Senior Life in Bridgeport, Conn. He is a member of Congregation B’nai Israel and Congregation Rodeph Sholom, both in Bridgeport.

For more information about CFDA’s Leadership Board and Staff, go to https://www.ctfda.org/leadershipandstaff

02/25/2026

Meet Dan Ford, a Connecticut Funeral Director, a Past President of the CT Funeral Directors Association, and current President of the National Funeral Directors Association, as he talks funeral service with WTNH News 8's Dennis House. Informative!

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Talking about funerals can be a tough discussion with your loved ones, but a necessary one according to Dan Ford, a Cheshire funeral home director and the new president of…

02/06/2026

Thanks to WTNH News 8 and "This Week in Connecticut with Dennis House" for welcoming Dan Ford as a guest on this Sunday, Feb. 8's 10 a.m. show. Dan is the 2026 President of the National Funeral Directors Association, is a past President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, and is the President of his family's Alderson-Ford & Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Homes in Connecticut.

We are grateful for the opportunity to provide information to Connecticut consumers in this meaningful way. Thank you, Dennis!

If you miss this Sunday's 10 a.m. show on Channel 8, it can be viewed online at www.wtnh.com, any time after the show concludes at 10:30 a.m.

In studio with Dennis House, Laura Soll-Broxterman, Dan Ford.
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12/22/2025

An NBC "Today Show" www.today.com reporter dove into the trending topic of The Funeral Theory, and contacted us for the funeral director perspective. Check out her interesting story:

A funeral director weighs in on the viral theory and shares what went into the most meaningful services he's witnessed.

12/16/2025

Thanks to everyone who helped to make our 2025 Connecticut Funeral Directors Association's (CFDA) collection of toys and gift cards for The Connecticut National Guard (CTNG) Family Support program, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program. Over the past week, CFDA leaders delivered carloads of toys to all three entities. It's the 19 year of our wonderful holiday tradition!

PICTURED: CFDA Board members with hundreds of toys collected at our 2025 convention in December; and delivery of toys and $2,150 in gift cards to the CTNG; toys to Yale New Haven; and 3) toys to Connecticut Children's with Santa.

12/06/2025

12/05/2025

Last night at our 137th convention, we concluded our successful 2025 Connecticut Funeral Directors Association collection of toys and gift cards for The Connecticut National Guard’s Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), Connecticut Children's, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program. TODAY, CFDA leaders delivered carloads of toys to the CT State Armory for Operation E.L.F. and to Toy Closet volunteers in New Haven. More to come…

12/05/2025

Congratulations to Lissa Lovetere-Stone (pictured with ASD Sales Representative Joey Kelley) from Munson - Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc. in Woodbury, CT on winning our Lego Cemetery set raffle at the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) Convention. A big thank you to all of the funeral directors who stopped by to visit with us in Bristol yesterday. We had a great time catching up with all our friends from the Constitution state.

12/04/2025

Today is the 137th convention of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) at the Bristol Event Center, Connecticut. Terrific turnout, excellent speakers, and very generous donation of toys and gift cards from CFDA members for the The Connecticut National Guard’s Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), Connecticut Children's, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program.


12/04/2025

Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) .members across the state have been collecting toys and gift cards for Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families) of the The Connecticut National Guard which assists military families, AND for young patients at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital's Toy Closet program and Connecticut Children's.
Tomorrow/Thursday, Dec. 4th, the public may bring their own donations from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at CFDA’s 137th Convention at Bristol Event Center, Connecticut in Bristol.
Thank You Alll for your support and Happy Holidays to all!
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12/01/2025

THERE'S STILL TIME for the public to join the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) members' 19th statewide Holiday Collection Drive!
Now thru this Wednesday, Dec. 3, funeral homes across the state, along with Goodwin University's Main Campus Lobby and our CFDA office in Wethersfield are welcoming donations of toys and gift cards of any value for the The Connecticut National Guard's Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), which assists military families AND for young patients via Yale New Haven Children's Hospital's Toy Closet program and Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Donations of unwrapped toys and gift cards may be dropped off during regular business hours at any of the following collection locations through Dec. 3rd, and then on Thurs., Dec. 4th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at CFDA’s 137th Convention at the Bristol Event Center, Connecticut.
BELOW is the full list of funeral homes welcoming items now through December 3rd:

Avon: Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center
Branford: W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home
Bristol: O’Brien Funeral Home
Cheshire: Alderson-Ford & Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Homes
Cromwell: Doolittle Funeral Home & Cromwell Funeral Home
Derby: Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home
East Hampton: Spencer Funeral Home
East Hartford: D’Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel
East Hartford: Goodwin University’s Funeral Services Program in Main Campus Lobby
East Windsor: East Windsor Community Funeral Home
Enfield: Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels
Fairfield: Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home
Greenwich: Castiglione Funeral Home
Manchester: Holmes-Watkins Funeral Home
Meriden: John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home
Middletown: Doolittle Funeral Home & Cromwell Funeral Home
Naugatuck: Alderson-Ford & Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Homes
New Britain: Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill
Newington: Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial
Newington: Neptune Cremation Service
Prospect: Prospect Memorial Funeral Home/The Palmerie Family Funeral Home
Rocky Hill: Rose Hill Funeral Home
Seymour: Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home
Shelton: Riverview Funeral Home, Inc.
South Windsor: Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home
Southbury: Munson - Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc.
Southbury: Stone Family Cremation Services
Stafford Springs: Introvigne Funeral Home
Stratford: Adzima Funeral Home
Torrington: Cook Funeral Home
Unionville: Ahern Funeral Home
Vernon: Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home
Wallingford: Wallingford Funeral Home
West Hartford: Molloy Funeral Home
West Hartford: Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home
Wethersfield: Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) offices at 364 Silas Deane Hwy.
Wethersfield: D’Esopo Funeral Chapel
Wethersfield: Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home
Willimantic: Potter Funeral Home
Windsor: Carmon Community Funeral Homes
Woodbury: Munson - Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc.

Thank You for your support!
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