2014 minnesota funeral directors conference brochure

MAY 19-21, 2014Earle Brown Heritage Center

Brooklyn Center, MN

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2014 SPONSORS

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Michael R. DahlPresident

Mike graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and completed his mortuary studies at the University of Minnesota. He has been affi liated with the

Anderson Funeral Home in Montevideo since 1975. He has served as an offi cer in and represented District IV as a District Director for many years. He has served MFDA in many capacities, including all offi cer positions and as MFDA President in 1995 - 1996. He has spent over half of his funeral service career serving MFDA on the Board of Directors. He has served on various MFDA Committees and Task Forces including Continuing Education, 149 Revision Task Force and is currently a member of the 149A Task Force. He was a Trustee for the Funeral Service Benefi t Trust, served on the Master Trust Board and represented MFDA on the NFDA Policy Board. He has been a member of the Academy of Funeral Service Practice since 1979 and is a certifi ed Funeral Service Practitioner. Mike has been very active in and supporter of the Children’s Grief Connection and has been a staff member numerous times at the Hearts of Hope Camp. He is a third generation funeral director. Mike’s family includes his wife, Judy, two daughters, Christy and Laurie and four grandchildren.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Tuesday, May 206-9 p.m.

• Dueling Guitars with SongBlast

• Photo Booth

• Food/Beverages

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MFDA INCOMING PRESIDENT

Michael CudmoreIncoming President

Michael Cudmore was raised in Internation-al Falls, Minnesota where my father owned and operated Cudmore Funeral Home for 42 years. After graduation from the Falls

High School, I attended the University of Minnesota, De-partment of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1970.I served my internship at John Billman Funeral Service in Minneapo-lis. In 1972 I moved to Rochester and worked for the Macken Funeral Home for a short time moving to Perham in 1972 and worked for Schoeneberger Funeral Home. I moved to Bagley in 1976 to work for Ed and Wayne Cease at the Cease Funeral Home. I was a member of the Bagley Volunteer Fire Department for 17 years and served as Fire Chief for 14 years, EMT volunteer on the ambulance service and taught C.P.R. classes. I am past president of the Bagley Lions Club and Bagley Rotary Club. I served as treasurer for Ducks Unlimited for 10 years and served as president of Clearwater Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunter’s Association. I am a member of the Koochiching Masonic Lodge of Internation-al Falls. I am past president of Faith Lutheran Church and am currently serving as treasurer of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association.

I have served as Deputy Coroner/Coroner Investigator for Clearwater County for over 35 years. I enjoy hunting, fishing and spending time at my cabin in the woods and at Upper Red Lake. I was united in marriage to Linda (Drellack) Arnold on April 9, 2011 in Bagley. Linda works as a supervisor of dietary and housekeeping at the Sanford Bagley Medical Center in Bagley. I have three children, Kristin (Kirk) Willberg who lives in Bagley and teaches in Fosston, MN; Scott Cud-more, whose home base is Bagley and works construction in Stanley, North Dakota and Michelle Cudmore, who lives in Bagley, MN and is a registered nurse in the ICU at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, MN. I have four beau-tiful grandchildren, Hillary Cudmore, Marryn, Kendra and Kailin Willberg. I also have three step-children, Katie, Matt and Chris Arnold and four step-grandchildren, Logan and Landen Vettleson and twins- Levi and Loryn Vettleson. Linda and I live South of Bagley and north of Itasca State Park.

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Monday, May 196:00 - 9:00 p.m...................................Mississippi River Cruise Cost: $40 (Includes dinner and drinks. Non-members welcome).

Tuesday, May 207:00 a.m. ................................................................ Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. ............................... Past President Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. .............................................................. OSHA

9:00 - 9:50 a.m. ...........................................Keynote: Jerry Kill

10:00 - 11:50 a.m. .....................................Breakout Sessions

12:00 - 1:15 p.m. ...........................Luncheon, 50 Year Awards

1:15 - 2:00 p.m. ...........................Keynote: Glenda Stansbury

2:00 - 2:45 p.m. ..............................Service of Remembrance

3:00 - 3:50 p.m. ..........................................Breakout Sessions

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ..................................................... Exhibit Hall

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ...................................Toes Up Saloon Social featuring Dueling Guitars

Wednesday, May 217:30 a.m. ................................................................. Registration

8:00 - 9:30 a.m..................................Keynote: Thomas Lynch

9:45 - 11:45 a.m. ................................................... Exhibit Hall

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. .....................................................Luncheon Annual Meeting/NFDA Installation of Offi cers

1:10 - 3:00 p.m. ..........................................Breakout Sessions

3:00 p.m. ................................................. Grand Prize Drawing

3:10 - 4:00 p.m. ............................................................... OSHA

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2014 SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

Richard C. Estes February 5, 1929 – May 29, 2013

Estes Funeral Chapel, Minneapolis, Mn

Arthur Snustad August 14, 1921 - August 22, 2013

Snustad Funeral Home, Blackduck, Mn

Richard “Pat” Louis Ranfranz February 28, 1922 – September 14, 2013 Ranfranz Funeral Home, Rochester, Mn

Neal Robert Huemoeller October 12, 1921 – September 25, 2013

Olson Funeral Homes, Truman, Mn

Keith Nordby June 22, 1926 – August 2, 2013

Evans-Nordby Funeral Homes, Osseo, Mn

**Beth C. Nerison July 22, 1949 – September 15, 2013

The Deaton-Kennedy Company

Burton Oliver Dalin August 28, 1927 – October 19, 2013 Dalin Funeral Home, Wintrop, Mn

Arve A. Grimsmo November 3, 1936 – January 20, 2014

Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel, Monticello, Mn

Michael Craig Gray November 4, 1948 – January 11, 2014

Boschert-Norman Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, Mn

Gordon Frank Root June 20, 1939 – January 24, 2014

Sorenson-Root Funeral Home, Aitkin, Mn

Earl Joseph Holcomb July 5, 1915 – February 12, 2014

Holcomb-Henry-Boom-Purcell Funeral Home, St Paul, Mn

**Daniel B. Garrity April 3, 1946 – February 13, 2014

Brown-Wilbert Vault Company, Roseville, Mn

Tuesday, May 20 | 2:00-2:45 p.m.

AGENDA OVERVIEW


MFDA DIRECTORS/HONORS

50 Year Licensees to be Recognized

MFDA Board of Directors

Everett Hantge Thomas Sanger

President .............................................................. Michael Dahl

Treasurer ......................................................Michael Cudmore

Secretary ............................................................... Shawn Kirby

Past President ................................................ Roger Bengtson

District 1 Director ...................................................Ashley Hoff

District 2 Director ................................................. Shawn Kirby

District 3 Director ............................................... Jeff Hartquist

District 4 Director ................................................ Michael Dahl

District 5 Director ........................................ Raymond Bartlett

District 6 Director ............................................................OPEN

District 7 Director ............................................................OPEN

District 8 Director .......................... Doug R. Dingmann, CFSP

District 9 Director ..................................... Steve Sheets, CFSP

District 10 Director .....................................................Dan Dahl

District 11 Director .......................................... Chris Jacobson

Policy Board Representative ..................................Leif Larsen

Past President Rep. .........................................Norman Larsen

Executive Director ........................................Darlyne Erickson

MFDA Convention StaffDarlyne Erickson, CAE / Executive Director Kathy Sheridan, CAE Amy BeckhamMiki TuftoSue Sack

Graphic Design Team: Todd Pernsteiner Jen Haislet

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Cost: $40 (Includes dinner and drinks. Non-members welcome).

Join us in kicking off the convention on Monday evening with a cruise down the Mississippi River. Sponsored by Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company (FDLIC), the Paradise Lady yacht will depart from Bohemian Flats Park in downtown Minneapolis and cruise down the Mississippi while you take in beautiful skyline views.

Join us for an evening of music and laughter with the dueling guitar group SongBlast at our Toes Up Saloon! Entertainment, food/drinks and photo booth are sponsored by Batesville Casket Co, Doric Dealers of MN and Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association.

Mississippi River Cruise Monday, May 19, 6-9 p.m.

Toes Up Saloon Social Tuesday, May 20, 6-9 p.m.


This year we are offering the WALL OF WINE! All proceeds will benefi t the Children’s Grief Connection. Purchase a cork for $10 for a guaranteed bottle of wine (valued between $10-$100). Pick up time will be announced at the event.

NEW! Wall of Wine (WOW)

DONATE A BOTTLE OF WINE

in addition to purchasing a cork!

Donations will be collected at registration

Tuesday, May 20.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Jerry Kill Tuesday, 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. | Garden CityNamed head coach of the University of Minnesota football program on December 7, 2010. He completed his 20th year of being a head college football coach in 2013 and his overall collegiate head coaching record is 144-94.

Kill’s rebuilding of the Minnesota program is also taking place in the classroom. The Gophers recorded a 994 Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2011-12 season, the first under Kill’s leadership. The 994 score is the highest single-season score that the Minnesota football team has ever recorded and only 10 teams have tied or beaten a score of 994 since the NCAA has made single-season scores available.Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at NIU. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl games during his tenure and also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill was 23-16 in his three seasons with the Huskies.

Glenda Stansbury MA, CFSP Tuesday, 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Garden City Marketing & Development Director of In-Sight Books, Dean of In-Insight Institute. Glenda has worked as an educator, teacher trainer and seminar developer. She is a practicing Celebrant adjunct

professor at the University of Central Oklahoma Funeral Department and is a licensed funeral director/embalmer. At the end of 2012 Doug and Glenda had conducted almost 90 Celebrant trainings for over 1800 participants. They have presented at the NFDA, FSAC, ICCFA & CANA conventions as well as many state funeral director conventions.

Doug Manning Tuesday, 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Garden City Founder & President of In-Sight Books, Inc. For 30 years Doug has been writing and speaking in the areas of grief and elder care. From his very first book, A Minister Speaks About Funerals, he has carried the

message that a funeral is an important and healing time for the grieving family. Doug has written or produced over 40 books and resources and is one of the most respected speakers in the area of grief throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Thomas Lynch Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Garden City Licensed Funeral Director and Author of The Good Funeral Thomas Lynch is a funeral director and the author of several books of essays, poems, and short stories. His

book The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His work has been the subject of two documentary films, including the Emmy Award-winning The Undertaking (PBS Frontline, 2007). He recently co-authored the Good Funeral with Thomas G. Long.

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AGENDA OVERVIEWSESSION DESCRIPTIONS

TUESDAY SESSIONS | MAY 207:30 - 8:15 a.m.

Past President Breakfast ......................................Harvest A

OSHA ...........................................................Captain’s, 1 CEU

9:00 - 9:50 a.m. | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jerry Kill .................................................. Garden City, 1 CEU

10:00 - 10:50 a.m. | BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Understanding Suicide ................................Captain’s, 1 CEUAnthony DelPercioThis seminar will take a look at the facts & myths surrounding suicide and give a better understanding to the causes that can lead someone to suicide. We will also explore ways that we can support and help families who have experienced a suicide.

Employment-Related Practices ..................Harvest A, 1 CEURyan Steele, Federated InsuranceSurrounding employment issues in a business can be daunting. This 45-minute presentation by Federated Insurance is directed toward owners, managers and human resources directors to help avoid the pitfalls of employment actions. Claims of these types have become an emerging trend in the insurance industry, up 25% over the last 5 years. The presentation specifi cally reviews necessary documentation, hiring practices and termination procedures. Tips for avoiding litigation and additional resources are also included.

What Every Funeral Director Should Know About Probate ................................Harvest B/C, 1 CEUWilliam G. Peterson, Attorney at Law

• An overview of the probate processed • Is probate always necessary for an estate? • How can Funeral Expenses be paid through Probate? • What can I tell the Family about probate

(without appearing to practice law)? • What can be done if I don’t get paid for the mortuary services? • What simple steps can I take to assure I will be paid for my

services? (in other words, without an attorney) • What is a “Fiduciary” and why should I care?

As part of the presentation, there will be several sample documents that the funeral director can use as necessary in the probate process.


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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

11:00 - 11:50 a.m. | BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Protecting Your Business, Reputation and Pocketbook: Advance from the Trenches ........................Harvest A, 1 CEU Michael Sharkey, Attorney and Licensed Funeral DirectorThis session will discuss 4 major topics: General trends in funeral litigation: Risk Management for the Funeral Operator; proper methods and responses when a funeral operator is being investigated by a State agency and the best practices to use when a State agency launches an investigation of a funeral establishment or a funeral director; commentary by Mr. Sharkey regarding cross-border funeral practice and the potential pitfalls for a funeral operator when transporting human remains across State lines

Timelines in the Eye Donation Process ...Harvest B/C, 1 CEU MN Lion’s Eye Bank This course will review the eye donation timeline from death referral to when funeral directors can perform the body pick up. This includes a review of the following timeline topics: (1) recording a donor screening with an RN, (2) time of referral to the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, (3) time of screening, (4) time of contact with the family along with reasons for delay, (5) consult with possibly several family members, (6) donation decision is made, (7) time family left the hospital, (8) time body went to the morgue, (9) time tech was dispatched and reason for any delays, and (10) time tech arrived at facility and time tech actually approached the body.

Innovation Showcase ..................................Captain’s, 1 CEUPassare – Todd Carlson, FDLIC Passare is an online service that helps funeral homes improve the customer experience and the efficiency of the arrangement process, while attracting new families and increasing revenue per event. Passare’s unique network of independent service providers connects families while enabling funeral homes to strengthen relationships through online communications and collaboration.

Funeral First Call App – Tyler Schwichtenberg The Funeral First Call App is a quick, effective and organized way to collect first call information on your iPad. While you are on the phone taking the first call or after all of the information has been received, you can easily save and email or print the information from your iPad.

Life Story – www.lifestorynetwork.com Life Story Network is a company founded on the belief that the needs of the grieving public are forever evolving. It is founded on the belief that the grieving public moved beyond the casket and what is known in the industry as “traditional” funerals over a decade ago. It is founded on the belief that the grieving public would rather participate in a person’s life through the sharing of stories, primarily the Life Story® of the deceased.

TUESDAY SESSIONS | MAY 20

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12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch ...................................................... Garden City, 1 CEU

Introduction of Current MFDA Board

MN Department of Health Update

Presentation of 50 Year Licensee Awards

1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Becoming a Ceremony Specialist ............ Garden City, 1 CEUGlenda Stansbury, Marketing & Development Director of In-Sight Books, Dean of In-Insight Institute. Today’s families are seeking more from a funeral or memorial service. They want to honor their loved one and often feel that they don’t have a choice or a voice if they use a funeral fi rm. They see it as an either/or situation—either they have a traditional service or they do not use the funeral home, or use it only for cremating the body, and have a service that meets their needs.

This presentation focuses on the need to provide a unique, personalized and individualized experience for each family from fi rst call until fi nal disposition. It focuses on how to actively provide a ceremonies and service that exceeds that family’s expectations and hopes and generates revenue and return business for the fi rm.

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.

Service of Remembrance .......................................Captain’s

3:00 - 3:50 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Hospitality Strategy in Funeral Service .......Captain’s, 1 CEUKris Seale (FDLIC)A hospitality strategy helps funeral homes meet the changing needs of baby boomers and dispersed families while adding increased profi t to your bottom line. With a hospitality program in place, you can create value for families and become known as the leading provider of service in your community.

Medical Assistance Basic Eligibility Regarding Funding burials ...........................................Harvest A, 1 CEULisa Pluto Medical Assistance Basic Eligibility, the issues with pre-funded burials and issues with estate recovery. The importance of making sure that your pre-funding policy is Medical Assistant compliant. Counties are becoming very strict in making sure that they are following all the steps regarding the prepaid burials. Do not put your clients in jeopardy when funding their funeral with a Certifi cate of Deposit. Please attend so that you are current with what is happening when it comes to Funerals, Medical Assistance and the Counties.

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WEDNESDAY SESSIONS | MAY 218:00 - 9:30 a.m. | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Good Funeral: Death, Grief and The Community Of Care .....................................................Garden City, 1 CEUThomas Lynch, Funeral Director and Author

9:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall ........................................................Carriage Hall

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Luncheon .................................................Garden City, 1 CEU

Legislative Update

Installation of MFDA Officers by guest Bob Rosson, NFDA past president

TUESDAY SESSIONS | MAY 203:00 - 3:50 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Advance Care Planning: An Essential 2014 Funeral Director Conversation ................................Harvest B, 1 CEU Michael LuBrant and Barbara Greene, MPH. (This is the “Honoring Choices” group) It’s not easy to talk about planning for the end of life. But it’s one of the most important conversations a funeral director can have with their clients and families. Through the Honoring Choices Minnesota advance care planning (ACP) initiative, we have learned that many Minnesotans and individuals throughout the nation prefer to have this conversation outside of their healthcare system. Funeral Directors are in an ideal position to begin this often challenging conversation.

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall ....................................................... Carriage Hall

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Toes Up Saloon Social ........................................ Garden CityDueling Guitars, Cowboy Cookout, Photo Booth, Food/Beverages

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When to Call the Coroner ............................ Captain’s, 1 CEUMary Ann Sens, M.D., Ph.D. Medical Examiner: Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Red Lake and Mahnomen Counties; Coroner: Grand Forks County, NDThe session will feature several cases illustrating when Medical Examiner / Coroner notifi cation is required in MN 390.Dr. Sens is Professor and Chair of Pathology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In 2003, she established an autopsy and forensic pathology consulting services which has grown to include counties in Eastern ND and NW Minnesota. The group now includes three Board-certifi ed Forensic Pathologists serving counties and hospitals in MN, ND and SD. A new, 7800 square foot autopsy facility is in place and operating in Grand Forks, ND serving the Northern Plains region for private, hospital, family and forensic autopsy services.

Dr. Sens is former President of NAME (National Association of Medical Examiners), MN Coroners and Medical Examiners Association and is active in numerous forensic and pathology professional organizations.

Where Will We Be in 2018? ........................ Harvest A, 1 CEUTim HoffDiscussing the changes in funeral service over the past 30 years. Offering ideas on how to adapt our service offerings to the new consumer, including: Funeral Celebrants, event rooms for both funeral and non-funeral use, the importance of ‘Telling the Story’ of the deceased. How do we best leverage the skills of the next generation of funeral directors.

Tim Hoff graduated from the University of MN, Program of Mortuary Science in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mortuary science. From 1983 to present he serves as President of Hoff Funeral Homes, Inc. of St. Charles, Winona, Lewiston, Rushford, and Houston, MN. He served as a Past President of MFDA in 2001-2001 and was a co-founder of what is known as Children’s Grief Connection

Managing & Optimizing Your Digital Marketing .................................... Harvest B/C, 1 CEUJason Sem, J.B. Sem Consulting, Virtual Digital DirectorThe ever growing use of smartphones and tablets is driving more and more interaction online and has formed an interlinking bond with digital content, social media and search engine rankings. Thus, mobile now matters more than ever with regards to marketing your business. Forbes estimates that by 2017, 87 percent of connected device sales will be smartphones and tablets. In this session, participants will learn how social media has changed the way businesses communicate with the public and what businesses can do make this medium work for them effectively.

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WEDNESDAY SESSIONS | MAY 21


When to Call the Coroner ............................ Captain’s, 1 CEU REPEAT SESSION – Mary Ann Sens, M.D., Ph.D. Medical Examiner: Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Red Lake and Mahnomen Counties; Coroner: Grand Forks County, ND

Death in the Digital Age ............................. Harvest A, 1 CEU Elizabeth Steen, Carly Gaytan, Chelsea Coone, Rose Anne Hoxmeier (Students from the University of MN Mortuary Science Program) Panel will explore measures that individuals and funeral directors can take to manage the digital presence of the deceased. Presentation will include general tips as well as information specific to email, social media, smartphones, personal computers and preventing online identity theft after death.

Managing & Optimizing Your Digital Marketing .................................... Harvest B/C, 1 CEU REPEAT SESSION – Jason Sem, J.B. Sem Consulting, Virtual Digital Director

3:00 p.m.

Grand Prize Drawing ...............................................Captain’s

3:10 - 4:00 p.m.

OSHA ..........................................................Captain’s, 1 CEU

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DOOR PRIZESTICKET-2-WIN-IT!

TICKET-2-WIN-IT is back again this year. $100 from each exhibitor booth registration will be applied to cash door prizes. Tickets will be distributed at each of the sponsored events as well as given out by Exhibitors as they visit booths. Drawings will occur throughout the convention in the form of $100 gift cards. And the grand prize on Wednesday afternoon will be $1000! The more you participate, the more chances you will have to win– Now that’s a DEAL! Below is a list of where and when tickets will be available.

DATE/TIME EVENT # OF TICKETS

Monday, May 19

6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Evening Dinner Cruise 2

Tuesday, May 20

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Past President’s Breakfast Osha 1

9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Keynote: Jerry Kill 1

10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Federated Insurance, Anthony DelPercio, William Peterson 1

11:00 - 11:50 a.m. Innovation Showcase, Michael Sharkey, MN Lion’s Bank 1

12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch/50 Year Awards 1

1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Keynote: Glenda Stansbury 1

3:00 - 3:50 p.m. Kris Seale, Lisa Pluto, Michael Lubrant/Barbara Greene 1

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall 1

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. SOCIAL: Dueling Guitars 2

Wednesday, May 20

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Keynote: Thomas Lynch 1

9:45 - 11:45 a.m. Exhibit Hall 1

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Annual Meeting, Installation of Officers 1

1:10 - 2:00 p.m. Dr. Sens, Tim Hoff, Jason Sem 1

2:10 - 3:00 p.m. Dr. Sens, Steen/Gaytan/Coone/Hoxmeier, Jason Sem 1

3:00 p.m. GRAND PRIZE $1000 DRAWING


EARLE BROWN FLOOR PLANFLOOR Plans

A Location As Unique As Your EventOnce serving as Earle Brown Farm’s riding ring, the Carriage Hall has been completely restored and refitted, and serves as a flexible and com-pletely column-free space that can be easily and quickly reconfigured to fit your event perfectly - be that an exhibit, trade show or corporate gathering.

the Carriage Hall offers 13,000 square feet of floor space, with a banquet capacity of 1,000, plus more than 4,300 square feet of pre-function and reception space. Sparing no expense, our restoration process included outfitting this grand space with exceptional audio-visual, lighting and sound equipment.

Additional meeting rooms are also available, providing you with even greater flexibility and more than 26,000 square feet of space. these rooms are located in the Stable, the H Barn, the G Barn, the Loft, and the lower level of the Carriage Hall.

And, for outdoor and seasonal events, the Carriage Hall is flanked by the courtyard, Earle Brown Heritage Center’s exquisite historic grounds. You’ll be captivated by the abundance of gorgeous flowerbeds, broad green lawns, antique streetlights and fountains.

With over 40,000 square feet of event space and the choice of 18 meeting rooms, the Earle Brown Heritage Center is the perfect place to turn your next event into an experience.

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FLOOR Plans

A Location As Unique As Your EventOnce serving as Earle Brown Farm’s riding ring, the Carriage Hall has been completely restored and refitted, and serves as a flexible and com-pletely column-free space that can be easily and quickly reconfigured to fit your event perfectly - be that an exhibit, trade show or corporate gathering.

the Carriage Hall offers 13,000 square feet of floor space, with a banquet capacity of 1,000, plus more than 4,300 square feet of pre-function and reception space. Sparing no expense, our restoration process included outfitting this grand space with exceptional audio-visual, lighting and sound equipment.

Additional meeting rooms are also available, providing you with even greater flexibility and more than 26,000 square feet of space. these rooms are located in the Stable, the H Barn, the G Barn, the Loft, and the lower level of the Carriage Hall.

And, for outdoor and seasonal events, the Carriage Hall is flanked by the courtyard, Earle Brown Heritage Center’s exquisite historic grounds. You’ll be captivated by the abundance of gorgeous flowerbeds, broad green lawns, antique streetlights and fountains.

With over 40,000 square feet of event space and the choice of 18 meeting rooms, the Earle Brown Heritage Center is the perfect place to turn your next event into an experience.

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REGISTRATION


EXHIBIT HALL FLOOR PLAN

Car 1 ............Great Country Motors

Car 2 ............ Fleet Systems, Inc.

Car 3 ............ Johnson Williams Funeral Car Service

100 ...............Midwest Medical Examiners Office

101 ................Keith M. Merrick Company, Inc.

103 ...............MN Funeral Directors Association

105 ...............Children’s Grief Connection

107................Northern Design Caskets, Inc.

200 ............... LifeSource Organ and Tissue Donation

202 ............... Shiva Shade

203 ...............Vertin Family Funeral Homes

204 ...............American Express Open

205 ...............Minnesota Honor Guard

207-209 ........Artco Casket Company

302 ............... Federated Insurance

303 ...............Kelco Supply

304 ...............Medical Disposal Systems

305 ...............Asphalt Associates

306 ...............University of MN Program of Mortuary Science

307-309 ........ The Northwestern Casket Company

308 ............... Life Story Network

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FA - Fire Alarms

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ALL AISLES ARE 9' WIDE

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400-401 .......Batesville

402 ...............Doric Dealers of MN

404 ............... Photo Memorials

405 ...............Advance Planning Services

407-409 ........Brown-Wilbert, Inc.

408 ...............MAS Communications

501-600........Messenger

503 ............... Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company

504 ............... Pluto Legal, PLLC

505 ...............Directors Choice Assignment Services

507 ............... Pierce Companies

506-508 .......Brown-Wilbert, Inc.

509 ...............Minnesota Lions Eye Bank

601 ............... Pinnacle Group

602 & 604 ....The Dodge Company

603 ...............Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care

605 ............... Firefl y Gift Boxes

606 ...............Angel Cancer Foundation

608 ...............United Heritage Life Insurance Company

700 ............... Shephart, LLC

701-703 ........Baines Professional Vehicles

702 ...............Homesteaders Life Company

704-706 ........Aurora Casket Company, LLC

709 ...............Gorder Mortuary Supply Bass-Mollett Publishers

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EXHIBITORS

Advance Planning Services ......................................................405 www.advanceps.com

American Express Open ...........................................................204 www.american express.com

Angel Foundation ......................................................................606 www.mnangel.org

Artco Casket Company ......................................................207-209 www.artcocasket.com

Asphalt Associates.....................................................................305 www.asphalt-associates.com

Aurora Casket Company, LLC ...........................................704-706 www.auroracasket.com

Baines Professional Vehicles............................................. 701-703 www.4hearse.com

Batesville ..............................................................................400-401 www.batesville.com

Brown-Wilbert, Inc. .............................................407-409, 506-508 www.brown-wilbert.com

Children’s Grief Connection .................................................... 105 www.childrensgriefconnection.com

Directors Choice Assignment Services .................................505 www.directorschoiceservices.com

Doric Dealers of MN ..................................................................402 www.wieser-doric.com

Federated Insurance .................................................................302 www.fedins.com

Firefly Gift Boxes ........................................................................605 www.fireflygiftboxes.com

Fleet Systems, Inc. ..................................................................Car 2 www.fleetprocars.com

Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company ..........................503 www.funeraldirectorslife.com

Gorder Mortuary Supply/Bass-Mollett Publishers ............. 709 www.gordersupply.com

Great Country Motors ...........................................................Car 1

Homesteaders Life Company .................................................. 702 www.homesteaderslife.com

Johnson Williams Funeral Car Service ...............................Car 3 www.careympls.com

Keith M. Merrick Company, Inc. ............................................. 101 www.keithmerrick.com

Kelco Supply ................................................................................303 www.kelcosupply.com

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Life Story Network ....................................................................308 www.lifestorynetwork.com

LifeSource Organ and Tissue Donation ................................200 www.life-source.org

MAS Communications ...............................................................408 www.mascommunications.net

Medical Disposal Systems ........................................................304 www.mds-mn.com

Messenger ........................................................................... 501-600 www.messengerstationery.com

Midwest Medical Examiners Offi ce .......................................100 www.midwestmedicalexaminer.com

Minnesota Lions Eye Bank .......................................................509 www.mnlionseyebank.org

Minnesota Funeral Directors Association ............................ 103 www.mnfuneral.org

Minnesota Honor Guard ...........................................................205

Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care ..............603www.mnhpc.org

Northern Design Caskets, Inc. ................................................ 107

Photo Memorials by Peg Wellendorf.....................................404

Pierce Companies ......................................................................507 www.wilbert.com

Pinnacle Group ...........................................................................601 www.pinnaclegroup4u.com

Pluto Legal, PLLC .......................................................................504 www.plutolegal.com

Shephart, LLC ..............................................................................700 www.shephart.com

Shiva Shade .................................................................................202 www.shivashade.com

The Dodge Company .....................................................602 & 604 www.dodgeco.com

The Northwestern Casket Company ..............................307-309 www.nwcasket.com

United Heritgage Life Insurance Company ..........................608 www.unitedheritage.com

University of MN Program of Mortuary Science.................306 www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu

Vertin Family Funeral Homes ..................................................203 www.vertin.com

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PAST PRESIDENTSTerm President 1895-1896 ................................N. F. Warner, Minneapolis1896-1899 ................................George R. Corsby, St. Cloud1899-1901 ................................A. E. Losey, Brainerd1901-1903.................................G. F. Baird, Austin1903-1904 ................................W. L. Grapp, Waseca1904-1905 ................................W. H. Davies, Minneapolis1905-1906 ................................M. J. Gill, Minneapolis1906-1907 ................................Thomas Davidson, Mankato1907-1908.................................W. B. Marr, Aitkin1908-1909 ................................Orlando Simon, Glencoe1909-1910 ................................J. A. Willwerscheid, St. Paul1910-1911 .................................M. J. Filiatrault, Duluth1911-1912 .................................Fred Gee, Monticello1912-1914 .................................George J. Hillyer, Winona1914-1915 .................................E. T. Barnard, Fergus Falls1915-1916 .................................W. R. Earl, Austin1916-1917 .................................L. W. Andrist, Mankato1917-1918 .................................Martin Benson, Fergus Falls1918-1919 .................................E.C. Schroeder, St. Paul1920-1921 ................................L. E. Willwerscheid, St. Paul1921-1923 .................................R. E. Dare, Elk River1923-1925 ................................A. P. Knaeble, Minneapolis1925-1926 ................................Burd P. Johnson, Minneapolis1926-1927 ................................George Berggreen, Sauk Centre1927-1929 .................................A. C. Larson, Zumbrota1929-1931.................................R. P. Lee, Minneapolis1931-1932 .................................W. C. H. Gordon, Mankato1932-1934.................................Thomas G. Bell, Duluth1934-1935 ................................Leo Thompson, Little Falls1935-1936 ................................J. F. Willwerscheid, St. Paul1936-1937 ................................Oscar C. Sathe, Jackson1937-1938 .................................W. L. Landkamer, Mankato1938-1939 ................................Fred F. Palen, Rochester1939-1941 .................................Walter H. Quast, Hutchinson1941-1942 .................................Leo E. Rainville, Minneapolis1942-1943 .................................Wayne Conings, Blue Earth1943-1945.................................John Werness, Minneapolis1945-1946 ................................B. S. Boman, Mankato1946-1947.................................Fred Johnston, St. Paul1948-1949.................................O. L. Johnson, McGregor1949-1950 .................................Ray Gleason, Minneapolis1950-1951 .................................N. L. Hanson, Worthington1951-1952 .................................Gene Willwerscheid, St. Paul1952-1953 .................................Dwight West, Detroit Lakes1953-1954 ................................Peter Daniel, St. Cloud1954-1955 ................................Harry B. Hanson, Minneapolis1955-1956 ................................Jens J. Bonnerup, Albert Lea1956-1957 ................................Owen V. Wulff, St. Paul1957-1958 .................................Henry Filiatrault, Duluth1958-1959 ................................John Hoepner, Redwood Falls1959-1960 .................................N. Lawrence Enger, Minneapolis1960-1961 .................................John Mayer, Austin 1961-1962 .................................L. H. Thompson, Ortonville

AGENDA OVERVIEW


Term President1962-1963 .................................Vernon Iwanoski, St. Paul1963-1964 ................................Keith Nordby, Osseo1964-1965 ................................Edmund Cease, Bagley1965-1966 ................................John Thorsell, St. Paul1966-1967 ................................Maynard Heitner, Wells1967-1968 .................................Arthur E. Johnson, Hopkins1968-1969 ................................Arnold C. Anderson, Montevideo1969-1970 .................................William McReavy, Sr., Minneapolis1970-1971 .................................Orin Green, Thief River Falls1971-1972 .................................Morris A. Nilsen, Richfi eld1972-1973 .................................Dale A. Shelley, Little Falls1973-1974 .................................John Carroll, Deer River1974-1975 .................................William Sandberg, North St. Paul1975-1976 .................................Walter Kinder, Waseca1976-1977 .................................Donald Johnson, Litchfi eld1977-1978 .................................W .H. Tellmann, Minneapolis1978-1979 .................................Glen Hansen, Moose Lake1979-1980 ................................John T. Huber, Excelsior1980-1981 ................................Raymond Benson, St. Cloud1981-1982 .................................Robert C. Caturia, Hastings1982-1983.................................Howard Friedrich, New Richland1983-1984 ................................Harvey H. Hustad, Minneapolis1984-1985 ................................Rolf A. Peterson, Willmar1985-1986 ................................Thomas F. Glodek, Minneapolis1986-1987 ................................Bernard J. Schad, Melrose1987-1988 .................................O. J. Fawcett, Winona1988-1989 ................................James H. Bradshaw, St. Paul1989-1990 ................................Thomas G. Bell, III, Duluth1990-1991 ................................Jack C. Rehkamp, Minneota1991-1992 ................................Everett G. Hantge, Hutchinson1992-1993 ................................Wayne E. Cease, Bagley1993-1994 ................................Ken B. Peterson, White Bear Lake1994-1995 ................................Norman S. Larsen, International Falls1995-1996 ................................Michael R. Dahl, Montevideo1996-1997 ................................Thomas J. Weber, Osseo1997-1998.................................Stephen P. Shelley, Little Falls1998-1999 ................................Timothy L. Johnson*, Chisholm1999-2000 ................................Morris N. Nilsen*, Richfi eld2000-2001 ...............................Brian Junker*, Winona2001-2002 ................................Tim Hoff*, St. Charles2002-2003 ................................William W. McReavy, Jr., Minneapolis2003-2004 ...............................Joel Pilgrim, Madelia2004-2005 ...............................David A. Karsnia, Detroit Lakes2005-2006 ...............................Mark Stohlberg, Minneapolis2006-2007 ...............................Pat Patton, Sauk Centre2007-2008 ................................Dan Dingmann, Adrian2008-2009 ...............................Ken Peterson, White Bear Lake2009-2010 ................................Cory Michaelson, Owatonna2010-2011 ................................Marquis Madison, Fulda2011-2012 .................................Leif Larsen, International Falls2012-2013 ................................Roger Bengtson, Willmar2013-2014 ................................Michael R. Dahl, Montevideo

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