NewBridge Group Advised Nebraska Funeral Home Owner and the Buyer, Rollings Funeral Service

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 Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services (Grand Island, NE), and Westlawn Memorial Park (Grand Island, NE).  The six locations were formerly owned by William F. (Bill) Dugan.

Greg Rollings said “I was so excited when the opportunity presented itself to bring Bill’s firms into Rollings Funeral Service.  Collectively, the group represents over 200 years of providing excellent service and high-quality funerals and I just knew they would be a fantastic addition to our growing number of firms.”  This marks his first acquisition in Nebraska.

The Dugan Funeral Group can trace its beginnings back over 50 years when Dugan was running a small firm in Scottsbluff, NE.  Through various acquisitions, Dugan was able to grow the group to 14 firms at its height.  Currently, with six firms and decades of service, Dugan wanted to start looking at the next chapter of his life.  While there were other interested parties, he ultimately chose Rollings Funeral Service due to their honesty.  “Both Greg and I were very realistic when it came to negotiations and timing and I felt we were on the same page when it came to value too,” mentioned Dugan.  Bill Dugan views all employees as family and felt secure that his work family was becoming part of a larger family led by Greg and Debbie Rollings.

Rollings Funeral Service continues to seek independent, family-owned funeral homes focused on quality of service that are based in the Midwest as well as the Eastern half of the U.S.