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:

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

**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 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

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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