Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homes Receives Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction

Posted June 27, 2019 11:00 pm

Richard Hamilton

Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homes in Chicago was recently recognized by the Illinois Funeral Directors Association as a recipient of the Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction for its second year running.

There were eleven funeral homes that achieved this prestigious honor at the 139th Illinois Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention. The convention was held June 25th - 26th, 2019 at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, Illinois.

"We are proud to have these eleven funeral homes represent the Illinois Funeral Directors Association, and look forward to their contributions serving as an example to future award recipients," said 2018-2019 IFDA President Mark Sherfy.

This is the second year that the association has established the awards program as a way to recognize the exemplary and enduring contributions that its members make to the communities they serve, as well as to the funeral profession. The Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction has been instituted to recognize IFDA members for their outstanding achievements in select areas and to promote initiatives in social and educational areas. These firms inspire future generations of leaders to higher levels of achievement.

Entries and the accompanying criteria were carefully reviewed by the IFDA Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction Committee. Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homes completed stringent funeral service criteria related to Community Outreach, Family Outreach, and Professional Development.

IFDA represents 459 funeral homes and 1,300 individual licensed Illinois Funeral Directors and Embalmers who adhere to the IFDA Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct in addition to the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.

2019 Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction Award Recipients

• Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory, Washington

• Henderson Funeral Home & Crematory, Pekin

• Macz Funeral Home, Centralia

• Mueller Funeral Homes, Inc., Peru

• Officer Funeral Home, P.C., East St. Louis

• Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Homes, Coal City

• Smith & Thomas Funeral Homes, Inc., Chicago

• Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homes, Chicago

• Sunset Funeral Home, Danville

• Trimble Funeral Homes & Crematory, Moline

• Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon

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