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Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association

The Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association is the funeral directors’ professional community a We share our vision with this public-facing page.

The Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association is the recognized voice and resource for information, expertise and opinion on issues affecting the funeral service profession. We also offer members a private Facebook group.

08/19/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Our 2025 Embalmers Professional Development Session will be held Thursday, November 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Massachusetts Medical Society's Conference Center at Waltham Woods in Waltham. Space is limited to 80 attendees, and this popular event sells out quickly. For more information, email info@massfda.org.

08/12/2025

There are still slots available for a Certified Celebrant training session scheduled by the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association for September 16-18 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The registration deadline has been extended to August 15. Learn more by clicking below:
https://web.njsfda.org/public/Portals/0/Production/CEU/2025/2025_Certified_Celebrant_Training_Promo_PDF_NJ.pdf

08/11/2025

FINE Mortuary College in Norwood held its graduation ceremony late last month. Class of 2025 graduates were Patrick Barclay, Megan Demers, David W. Dery, Emily Paige DiBiase, Kristen Lanae Farrar, Melanie Anastasia Faucher, Marianne Fleurent, Alec Michael Giezycki, Abby Elizabeth Giguere, Richard Matanzas Hall, Katherine Elizabeth Haynes, Jennafer Keane, Gabrielle Robin Kujawski, Cheyenne May Kushner, Troy Jamison Lopes, Daniel J. Maynard, Sarah McCune, Marci Rose McEnroe, Victoria Mojkowski, Sierra Pena, Josdalys M. Rodrigues, Heather L. Short, Nathan Smeltzer, Alycia Spargo, Brittin Danni Welch, and Amber Wilson. We are excited to welcome this great group of new colleagues to our funeral service community.

07/30/2025

Solimine Funeral Home in Lynn recently sponsored its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Pine Grove Cemetery. Tattered and worn flags are dropped off at the funeral home, Lynn fire stations, or brought to the ceremony for respectful retirement. Our members’ dedication to caring for the bereaved and commitment to their communities do not go unnoticed, and we’re proud to share this with you.

07/28/2025

Congratulations to our Connecticut colleague – Daniel J. Ford, CFSP, CCO, of Alderson-Ford Funeral Home in Cheshire, Conn. – who will lead the National Funeral Directors Association as the 2025-26 president and will be installed in October at the Chicago convention.

07/25/2025

The Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association has announced that a 2025 Presidents’ Award has been awarded to Troy J. Lopes of the Aubertine-Lopes Funeral Home in New Bedford. Troy, a resident of Acushnet and a July 2025 graduate of FINE Mortuary College in Norwood, “strives to make the journey of grief more bearable through his compassion, understanding, and patience,” according to the nomination submitted to the MFDA to recommend his selection.

07/24/2025

Waring Sullivan Funeral Home at Cherry Place recently hosted its annual Appreciation Cookout to honor employees of the City of Fall River. The event is run as “a small, but heartfelt gesture of our gratitude for the essential work these individuals do every day.” Our members’ dedication to caring for the bereaved and commitment to their communities do not go unnoticed, and we’re proud to share this with you.

07/23/2025

Anthony O’Donnell of O’Donnell Cremations-Funerals-Celebrations of Salem recently presented a session on green burial to the Environmental Science class led by Dr. Lisa Delisso at Salem State University. Dr. Delisso was integral in having Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem designated as an arboretum. Our members’ commitment and dedication to not only caring for the bereaved but also their communities do not go unnoticed, and we’re proud to share this with you.

06/24/2025

North Shore Community College's Funeral Service Program students Christine Jesoraldo of Beverly and Francis Murphy of Salem were the recipients of Funeral Service Foundation academic scholarships. They were two of 33 students nationwide given awards during the spring cycle. Christine received the Foundation '45 award, and Francis received the Louis and Josephine Pontine Memorial award. Congratulations to both!

06/23/2025

We welcome the following new licensees to our Massachusetts funeral service community: Christopher Cook, Matthew Crump, Lilly Darling, David Davis, John Domenicis, and Kristen Farrar. All were sworn in by the Board in Embalming and Funeral Directing at their meeting held last week:

06/19/2025

O'Donnell Cremations - Funerals - Celebrations in Danvers, in partnership with Care Dimensions, recently held a Massachusetts certified continuing education event and funeral home tour for nurses, social workers and case managers from Care Dimensions, North Shore Medical Center, and various nursing homes throughout the North Shore. The 45 attendees had the opportunity to see the similarities of challenges that we all face and to demystify the funeral home to those helping families in advance of passing.

06/17/2025

Interested in exploring funeral service as a career? Here’s a great opportunity to learn more!

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