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THE LOEWEN GROUP INC.
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(NYSE, TSE, ME: LWN)                                        NEWS


Investor Contact:                                           Media Contact:
Chris Hunter, Director, Investor Relations                  Dave Laundy, Vice
The Loewen Group Inc.                                       President
Tel: (800) 347-7010                                         Corp. Communications
                                                            Tel: (604) 293-7857


                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                     LOEWEN GROUP ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATION OF
                    OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS


VANCOUVER, BC, June 22, 1998 --In a further initiative to strengthen the
company's competitive position and enhance margins, The Loewen Group Inc. today
announced it will consolidate in the company's Vancouver headquarters
operational and administrative functions currently performed at its Philadelphia
office. The move is expected to result in significant efficiencies and cost
savings through elimination of duplications.

Larry Miller, Executive Vice President, Operations, has decided for family and
personal reasons to decline the opportunity to relocate to the Vancouver office
from his base in Philadelphia. Mr. Miller's responsibilities will be assumed by
other executives. However, he will remain as a director of the company and a
personal advisor to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ray Loewen. "Larry
Miller has been one of the greatest entrepreneurial leaders in our industry. We
expect to benefit substantially from his continued active role in our company,"
said Mr. Loewen.

"The company will continue to expand and strengthen senior management to
accommodate its rapid growth," said Mr. Loewen. "In addition, Loewen's four
regional presidents and two regional vice-presidents will assume increased
responsibility for day-to-day operations. The company's executive committee will
continue to focus on ways to streamline operations, reduce costs and provide the
highest quality service to client families."

These changes will affect approximately half of the 300 employees located in
Loewen's Philadelphia office.

"This is one further step in our program to improve profitability and enhance
long term shareholder value," said Chief Financial Officer Paul Wagler. "We are
determined to become the best managed company in our industry."

The Loewen Group Inc. is the second largest and fastest growing funeral home and
cemetery operator in North America in terms of revenues and assets. The company
employs approximately 16,000 people and owns or operates more than 1,100 funeral
homes and over 500 cemeteries in the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom. Over 90 per cent of the company's revenue is derived from the United
States.

Note: Certain of the statements contained in this press release, including, but
not limited to, information regarding the future economic performance and
financial condition of the company, the plans and objectives of the company's
management, and the company's assumptions regarding such performance and plans,
are forward-looking in nature. Additional information concerning important
factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking
information contained in this release is included in the company's
publicly-filed quarterly and annual reports.

The Loewen Group's website is located at http://www.loewengroup.com


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