The Steve L. Elkas funeral home in Fleurimont officially branched out on Wednesday, opening the doors of its new Rock Forest Funeral complex to the public for the very first time. Accustomed to flying solo in a market increasingly occupied by funeral companies and cooperatives with multiple locations, the funeral home’s Vice-President, Stephan Elkas, said that the move to expand was necessary, but was done in such a way as to maintain the feeling of being the family owned and operated business that people in the community have come to know.
“My dad has been on that same street corner for forty years,” Elkas said, “the unfortunate reality of business is that you can’t stand still.”
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