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Items may be delivered or mailed to 3500 Chad Drive, Eugene, OR 97408, or faxed to 541-683-7631. Births PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Centerat RiverBendSpringfield July 16, 2016 Dean � Zoila Guthrie and Jason Dean, of Eugene, a son.Greene � Kimberly and Zachery Greene, of Albany, a daughter.Nickelson-Rodriguez � Darlene Rodriguez and John Nickelson, of Eugene, a daughter. July 18, 2016 Cardoso � Vanessa and Andrew Cardoso, of Eugene, a daughter.Corrigan � Kelsea Chapman and Gage Corrigan, of Marcola, a daughter. McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTERSpringfield July 17, 2016 Williams � Stephanie Williams, of Springfield, and Paul Turner, of Dillard, a son. Deaths Biehl � Fey Ellen Biehl, 82, of Eugene died July 17. Arrangements by Musgrove�s at West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene.Chartrand � John Henry Chartrand, 49, of Springfield died July12. Arrangements by Alpha Cremation & Burial Service in Eugene.Cieplinski � Tadeusz �Alex� Cieplinski, 62, of Eugene died July 18. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Eugene. Arrangements by Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield.Diess � DeLane Cecil Diess, 77, of Eugene died July 15. Arrangements by Andreason�s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.Keith � Duane Keith, 73, of Eugene died July 19. Arrangements by Andreason�s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.Mincks � Donald William Mincks, 81, of Eugene died July 15. Arrangements by Alpha Cremation & Burial Service in Eugene.Moore � Charles J. �Chuck� Moore, 90, of Eugene died July 18. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Stevenson � Marilyn Joan Stevenson, 82, of Eugene died July 15. Arrangements by Andreason�s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. St. Germain � Edna St. Germain,...

Back then, there was debate in the industry about whether to post prices for services online.The choice was easy for John Kirk, president of White & Day, which today runs four mortuaries in Torrance, Redondo Beach, Gardena and Inglewood.“We’ve put our prices online for a very long time, since the beginning,” he said. “We just figured there’s no reason to frustrate people who are looking for information.”That may seem like a no-brainer, but nationwide, many — if not most — funeral homes refuse to disclose prices on their websites.A report last week from the Consumer Federation of America and the Funeral Consumers Alliance criticized “the industry’s intractable stance on price transparency,” adding, “it is past time for funeral homes to join the 21st century and post their prices on their websites as nearly every other retail service sector does voluntarily.”The two nonprofit groups called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is set to revise its funeral rules next year, to require online cost posting.“Funerals are not elective activities — everybody dies,” the groups noted in a 2016 petition to the FTC. “Between now and 2019, consumers will likely spend at least $50 billion on funeral services.”A consumer winIn 1984, under President Ronald Reagan, the FTC issued new rules after investigations found many of the nation’s 22,000 funeral homes were gouging customers, adding hidden fees and charging them for services they didn’t want.The rules required death care businesses to list goods and services item by item, with a price for each. Customers had to be allowed to choose a la carte. Prices for each service had to be disclosed in person or by phone at a consumer’s request.And in 1994, the FTC outlawed handling fees should a customer choose to buy a casket from a third-party retailer instead of from the funeral home.Despite the federal rules, compliance is uneven. In M...