Michigan Funeral Facts

This pamphlet is prepared and published by the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, Inc., the nation’s oldest funeral director association, serving our members and the public since 1880. Its publication and distribution are paid for by member funeral homes in Michigan for distribution to all who personally inquire about funeral arrangements or funeral goods and services.
The Michigan Funeral Directors Association is a private professional association representing approximately 85 percent of all funeral homes in Michigan. The MFDA maintains a strict Code of Ethics, and consumers would be well advised to inquire whether a particular funeral home with which they intend to do business is a member in good standing of the MFDA.
The address of the MFDA is: P. O. Box 27158, Lansing, MI 48909.
Phone: (517) 349-9565

The Michigan Funeral Directors Association is not a State agency. The public agency responsible for the regulation of funeral service is the State Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science, administered by the Department of Consumer & Industry Services. Their address is: P. O. Box 30018, Lansing, MI 48909.