Gushulak Brings to NewBridge Group 30 years of Experience and Provides Expertise for NewBridge Expansion Plans. NewBridge Group, a leading funeral home succession planner, is pleased to announce that Ron Gushulak has joined their team.  Ron has three decades of experience in business operations of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories and companies that provide services to

Attention Funeral home Owners!Did any of your COVID-19 cases have family members that struggled to afford the funeral?  Help might be on the way.   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) is setting aside $2 Billion for reimbursements.  Final guidance will be released soon, but potential applicants are being encouraged to keep and gather documentation.   The

NewBridge recently sat down and had a conversation with Rob Olthof, former owner of Olthof Funeral Home in Elmira, NY.  Olthof, a third generation Funeral Director, operated the business for 25 years.  Olthof, 50, recently decided to sell his 70-year-old family funeral home business to Rollings Funeral Service, Inc.  The NewBridge Group assisted Rob with

GRIFFIN, GA — NewBridge Group is pleased to announce the sale of Heritage Funeral Home to Burden’s Funeral Home, both of Griffin, Georgia.  The large funeral home property will provide Burden’s the opportunity grow and expand services.  The sale also signifies Heritage Funeral Home’s exit from the Griffin, Georgia market.  The NewBridge Group, a full-service

BENNINGTON, VT – JANUARY 2021 NewBridge recently advised Rollings Funeral Service (Rollings) on the successful acquisition of Shea Funeral Homes’ four locations in the Bennington, VT area.  These funeral homes are located in Southern Vermont and include Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service (Bennington & Arlington, VT), Brewster & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service

January 22, 2021 If you are a funeral home owner, every election season can bring questions of tax implications on a sale of your business.  Now that we are fully into a Biden led administration, coupled with a Democratic led Congress, The NewBridge Group continues to receive many inquiries regarding likely tax changes (primarily capital

As you may be aware, due in large part to the lobbying efforts of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), funeral service workers were categorized into the highest priority (Phase 1A) to receive the vaccine, back in early October.  Throughout 2020, the NFDA, along with its members, asked the National Academies of Science Engineering and

FREMONT, NE – DECEMBER 2020: The NewBridge Group is excited to announce the sale of Dugan Funeral Group (Dugan) to Rollings Funeral Service.  Dugan is comprised of Bethany Funeral Home & Cremation Services (La Vista, NE), Braman Mortuary & Cremation Services (two locations in Omaha, NE), Dugan Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services (Fremont, NE), Livingston-Sondermann

MARIETTA, OH – NOVEMBER, 2020 NewBridge recently advised Rollings Funeral Service (Rollings) on the successful acquisition of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes’ three locations in the Marietta, OH area.  The funeral homes, which have been serving their communities for over 40 years, were formerly owned by William (Bill) and Patricia Peoples. Greg Rollings commented “I

HARTFORD, CT – OCTOBER, 2020 The NewBridge Group is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Weinstein Mortuary, by our client, Rollings Funeral Service. The business, operated by cousins, Morton (Mort) and Michael Weinstein, has been well established in the Hartford community for 80 years. Greg Rollings, President & CEO of Rollings Funeral Service, commented