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Member Benefits

  The Members of the Montana Funeral Directors Association receive a variety of benefits that service and support their businesses and their employees A few general benefits are:

  •   Year-Round Lobbying and Legislative Representation. When relevant issues arise in state and federal legislation and rules, MFDA is there to defend the interests of Montana’s funeral directors.

  •  Representation before the Montana Board of Funeral Services.

  • 24/7 Access for OSHA Compliance Training

  •   Easy access to continuing education credits

  •   Receipt of quarterly Issues of Directors Digest, MFDA’s professional magazine for Montana’s funeral directors

  •   Monthly Emails keeping you abreast of current issues and events

  •   Free Listing on our website, in our magazine, and in other MFDA materials

  •   Reduced Registration for MFDA conventions, seminars, and events

  •   Close Connection with NFDA, the national voice for funeral directors.

In addition, you are eligible for reduced rates for the following programs and services:

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Federated Insurance is an endorsed MFDA provider. Through this partnership with Federated Insurance members receive discounted rates on insurance for their firms.

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Discounted Credit Card Processing Services

Thanks to a new agreement with Utah-based credit card processing service, MFDA Members are eligible for discounted credit card processing. A sales person will come to your firm to help set up the program at no cost to you and will compare your current processing company to let you know how much of a savings Select can save you. In addition, 20% of all cards processed through Select will be donated back to the association.

Discounted MFDA Convention RegistrationMFDA members and associate members receive reduced registration fees to our popular annual MFDA Convention & Tradeshow, held each June at Montana’s finest resorts & hotels.Vendors have considered Montan…

Discounted MFDA Convention Registration

MFDA members and associate members receive reduced registration fees to our popular annual MFDA Convention & Tradeshow, held each June at Montana’s finest resorts & hotels.

Vendors have considered Montana’s convention is their favorite convention of the year

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ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS

MFDA students have won over$7,500.00 in scholarships annually.

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS

Awarded twice a year, the Funeral Service Foundation now offers up to 18 total scholarships, ranging from $2,500-$5,000. Scholarships are available to full- and part-time students pursuing a degree in mortuary science from an ABFSE-accredited program, or accredited Canadian programs.

MEMBERSHIP

FIRMS

Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home and Crematory | Helena

Asper Funeral Homes, Inc. | Shelby

Austin Funeral Home | Whitefish

Axelson Funeral & Cremation Services | Butte

Bell Mortuary | Glasgow

Benton Funeral Home | Fort Benton

Big Sky Cremation | Helena

Blaine County Funeral Chapel | Chinook

Brundage Funeral Home | Dillon

Bullis Mortuary | Hardin

Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel | Wolf Point

Cloyd Funeral Home | Lewistown

Columbia Mortuary | Columbus

Creel Funeral Home, Inc. | Lewistown

Dahl Funeral and Cremation Service | Bozeman

Dahl Funeral Chapel | Billings

Daly-Leach Memorial Chapel and Crematory | Hamilton

Darlington Cremation & Burial Service | Kalispell

Dokken-Nelson Funeral Services | Bozeman

Franzen Davis Funeral Home & Crematory | Livingston

Frontier Funeral Home | Choteau

Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home | Sidney

Garden City Funeral Home | Missoula

Holland & Bonine Inc. | Havre

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home & Crematory | Kalispell

Just Cremation Montana | Missoula

Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral & Cremation Services | Anaconda

O'Conner Funeral Home | Great Falls

Perkins Funeral Home | Harlowton

Pondera Funeral Home | Conrad

Poplar Chapel | Poplar

Remington Funeral Chapel | Laurel

Retz Funeral Home | Helena

Rockman Funeral Home | Chester

Schnackenberg Funeral Home | Libby

Schnider Funeral Home | Great Falls

Shrider Thompson Funeral & Cremation Services | Ronan

Silha Funeral Homes | Glendive & Wibaux

Simple Cremation Montana | Helena

Smith's Funeral Chapels | Billings

Smith's Funeral Chapel | Laurel & Columbus

Smith's Olcott Funeral Home | Red Lodge

Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home | Forsyth

Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home | Miles City

Stevenson Funeral Home, Inc. | Baker

Stevenson Funeral Home Inc. | Dickenson

Stevenson Wilke Funeral Homes | White Sulphur Springs

Stevenson Wilke Funeral Homes | Townsend

Sunset Hills Funeral Homes and Crematory | Plains

Sunset Hills Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery | Missoula

The Lake Funeral Home & Crematory | Polson

Wayrynen-Richards Funeral Home | Butte

Whitesitt Funeral Home | Stevensville

Whitted Funeral Home | Cut Bank

Wier Funeral Home | Roundup

Wilderness Funeral Homes | Chinook

Wilderness Funeral Homes | Malta

Wilderness Funeral Homes | Havre

NON-FIRM MEMBERS

Jim Axelson

Brian Bell

W. Kent Bell

Matt Coon

Tom Muckle

Robert Ross

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Gary Bidwell

William Bray

Donald Hoffman

Niles Nelson

Gary Croxford

Dennis Croxford

Dave Fulkerson

ASSOCIATE PARTNER MEMBERS

Batesville

Bryant Crematory Services, LLC

Deer Creek Imaging

Dodge Company

Federated Insurance

Great Northern Hotel of Helena

LifeNet Health

Lions World Vision Institute

Medallion Distributing

Memorial Monuments

Montana Funeral Trust

Montana Med Express

NFDA

New Memorials Direct

Precoa

Salt Lake Community College Mortuary Science Program

Select Bankcard

SinoSource Int.

The Davis Whitehall Co.

Timeless Traditions

Trost Wealth Management

Tukios

US Alliance

United Heritage Life Insurance Co.

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Past Presidents

MFDA Convention 2018