Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA)

03/17/2026

MEET LISSA LOVETERE-STONE, CCO, 2026 Vice President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). She most recently was CFDA’s 2025 Treasurer.

Lovetere-Stone is a licensed funeral director/embalmer and the President of Munson - Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc. with locations in both Southbury and Woodbury. The niece of the late Joseph P. Lovetere, she is the third generation of Lovetere’s to work in her family’s funeral homes. In 2017, Lovetere-Stone and her husband, Mark D. Stone, opened Stone Family Cremation Services & Pet Passages in Southbury, the only crematory in Connecticut that handles both human and pet members of the family.

Lovetere-Stone became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 1990 after receiving her professional schooling from New England Institute of Applied Funeral Arts and Sciences, in the last class to graduate from its Kenmore Square campus in Boston. She also attended Boston University and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass. Her CCO designation indicates that she completed the National Funeral Directors Association’s Certified Crematory Operator program, and she has completed many other programs and certificates throughout her career.

Lovetere-Stone is a lifelong resident of the Woodbury-Southbury area, and is a graduate of Holy Cross High School in Waterbury. She is active in the local business community, serving on many boards and committees.

For more information about CFDA’s Leadership Board and Staff, go to https://www.ctfda.org/leadershipandstaff

03/17/2026

Connecticut Mirror posted this article today, including interview info provided by us at CFDA:

Burial rates are falling in CT and nationally as alternative methods — like water cremation, composting and green burials — gain popularity.

03/11/2026

CFDA Honors All Funeral Service Professionals on this "National Funeral Directors and Morticians Recognition Day!"
Today, on March 11, we take a moment to recognize and celebrate the dedication, compassion and professionalism of funeral directors and morticians across the nation. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the essential role you play in helping families navigate loss, honor loved ones and find comfort in meaningful farewells.

Funeral Service is not just a profession – it’s a calling. We are there for families during their most difficult moments, offering guidance, care and support when they need it most. We provide a steady presence in times of uncertainty, ensuring that every final tribute is carried out with dignity and respect.

At CFDA, we see and appreciate the hard work, long hours, and emotional strength it takes to serve our communities and we celebrate you. And while you spend your days caring for others, we encourage you to take a moment to care for yourself, too. Whether it’s connecting with peers, reflecting on the impact you’ve made, or simply pausing to acknowledge your own dedication, know that your work is valued and deeply appreciated.

FROM ALL OF US AT CFDA – Thanks to All of You for Everything You Do!

03/04/2026

MEET JONATHAN L. GREEN, CFSP, CPC, CCSP, 2026 President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Green, who chairs CFDA’s Legislative Committee, most recently was the association’s 2025 Vice President, and has served on its Executive Committee for the past five years.

Green is a licensed funeral director/embalmer at Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, where he works with his father, Samuel A. Green, also a licensed funeral director/embalmer. The funeral home was founded in 1948 by Jonathan’s grandfather, Abraham L. Green. He became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 2013 after receiving his professional schooling from American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York City, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

The Fairfield, Conn. resident is recognized as a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. He is a CPC (Certified Planning Consultant) from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), making him qualified to help families plan appropriate and customized services, manage funding options and ensure consumer protection for the families he serves. He also holds a CCSP (Certified Cremation Services Provider) designation from NFDA.

Green received a Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in New York and attended graduate school at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He also is a former licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

He is President of KAVOD – The National Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels, and is President of the Men’s Club at Mozaic Senior Life in Bridgeport, Conn. He is a member of Congregation B’nai Israel and Congregation Rodeph Sholom, both in Bridgeport.

For more information about CFDA’s Leadership Board and Staff, go to https://www.ctfda.org/leadershipandstaff

02/25/2026

Meet Dan Ford, a Connecticut Funeral Director, a Past President of the CT Funeral Directors Association, and current President of the National Funeral Directors Association, as he talks funeral service with WTNH News 8's Dennis House. Informative!

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Talking about funerals can be a tough discussion with your loved ones, but a necessary one according to Dan Ford, a Cheshire funeral home director and the new president of…

02/06/2026

Thanks to WTNH News 8 and "This Week in Connecticut with Dennis House" for welcoming Dan Ford as a guest on this Sunday, Feb. 8's 10 a.m. show. Dan is the 2026 President of the National Funeral Directors Association, is a past President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, and is the President of his family's Alderson-Ford & Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Homes in Connecticut.

We are grateful for the opportunity to provide information to Connecticut consumers in this meaningful way. Thank you, Dennis!

If you miss this Sunday's 10 a.m. show on Channel 8, it can be viewed online at www.wtnh.com, any time after the show concludes at 10:30 a.m.

In studio with Dennis House, Laura Soll-Broxterman, Dan Ford.
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12/22/2025

An NBC "Today Show" www.today.com reporter dove into the trending topic of The Funeral Theory, and contacted us for the funeral director perspective. Check out her interesting story:

A funeral director weighs in on the viral theory and shares what went into the most meaningful services he's witnessed.

12/16/2025

Thanks to everyone who helped to make our 2025 Connecticut Funeral Directors Association's (CFDA) collection of toys and gift cards for The Connecticut National Guard (CTNG) Family Support program, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program. Over the past week, CFDA leaders delivered carloads of toys to all three entities. It's the 19 year of our wonderful holiday tradition!

PICTURED: CFDA Board members with hundreds of toys collected at our 2025 convention in December; and delivery of toys and $2,150 in gift cards to the CTNG; toys to Yale New Haven; and 3) toys to Connecticut Children's with Santa.

12/06/2025

12/05/2025

Last night at our 137th convention, we concluded our successful 2025 Connecticut Funeral Directors Association collection of toys and gift cards for The Connecticut National Guard’s Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), Connecticut Children's, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program. TODAY, CFDA leaders delivered carloads of toys to the CT State Armory for Operation E.L.F. and to Toy Closet volunteers in New Haven. More to come…

12/05/2025

Congratulations to Lissa Lovetere-Stone (pictured with ASD Sales Representative Joey Kelley) from Munson - Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc. in Woodbury, CT on winning our Lego Cemetery set raffle at the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) Convention. A big thank you to all of the funeral directors who stopped by to visit with us in Bristol yesterday. We had a great time catching up with all our friends from the Constitution state.

12/04/2025

Today is the 137th convention of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) at the Bristol Event Center, Connecticut. Terrific turnout, excellent speakers, and very generous donation of toys and gift cards from CFDA members for the The Connecticut National Guard’s Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), Connecticut Children's, and Yale New Haven’s Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet program.