Buescher barred from preneed funeral business

The once busy Buescher Memorial Home on Capitol Avenue stands empty these days after the owner’s license as a funeral director and embalmer was revoked in November 2009. Photo by Julie Smith.

By Jeff Haldiman

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A judge has ordered the shuttered Buescher Memorial Home to stay away from offering pre-arranged funeral contracts after claims the home mishandled numerous such deals.

Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday the state has obtained a judgment against the funeral home and its owner, Barbara J. Buescher. The ruling prohibits Buescher and the business from entering into any preneed contracts and requires them to pay $29,500 in costs and penalties.

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Since the attorney general’s office filed its lawsuit in November 2009, the funeral home has paid $283,378.66 in restitution to compensate 60 consumers who had purchased preneed contracts with the defendants.

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sancho 9 months ago

So which is right, the internet version that B. Buescher had to pay $29,500, or the version in the paper version that she paid $283,378.66 to 60 consumers?

online_editor 9 months ago

The $29,500 is for court costs and penalties, like a fine. The $283,378.66 was restitution to customers. So they're both right because they're different things. -- Rick Brown, online editor, News Tribune

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