Funeral Industry News
Batesville Recognized by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies in 2024
BATESVILLE, Ind., April 24, 2024 – Building on a legacy of quality, innovation and service, Batesville, a...
Announcing THE First Natural Organic Reduction Operations Certification
CANA Supports Professionals at the Leading Edge of Funeral Service WHEELING, IL— Developed in conjunction with the...
FTC Finalizes Rule on Noncompete Agreements: Implications for ICCFA Members
STERLING, VA (April 24, 2024) – On April 23, the United States Federal Trade Commission finalized a...
Chicago Artist Crafts Beautiful Blankets for Green Burials
Think all green burials require a bland cream-colored shroud? Think again. With his hand-woven, brightly-colored burial blankets,...
Irish Wakes & McCrematoriums | 4M #135 by Return Home
Welcome to the hundred-and-thirty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #135, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
Hallfords Return to Jail on Federal Charges Amid Return To Nature Facility Demolition
While bulldozers were plowing down the Penrose, Colorado building where 190 decomposing bodies were found in October...
Springfield Memorial Gardens to Honor Oregon’s Fallen Heroes
Local Veterans Groups Laud New “Court of Honor,” Memorial Day Dedication Planned Springfield, Ore. (April 17, 2024)...
Starmark Cremation Products Acquires AMA Containers
Purchase Enhances Company’s Product Line Through Broader Container Selection Richmond, IN – Starmark, a leading manufacturer of...
Pioneering Death Educator Gail Rubin Receives ADEC Community Educator Award
Albuquerque-based death educator Gail Rubin, CT, was recognized by the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)...
Eight is Great! Arizona is Latest State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
The Grand Canyon State may have been one of the last to be admitted to the union,...
Batesville Recognized by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies in 2024
BATESVILLE, Ind., April 24, 2024 – Building on a legacy of quality, innovation and service, Batesville, a leading provider of caskets, cremation products and technology solutions in North...
Announcing THE First Natural Organic Reduction Operations Certification
CANA Supports Professionals at the Leading Edge of Funeral Service WHEELING, IL— Developed in conjunction with the innovative providers of natural organic reduction, the Cremation Association of North...
FTC Finalizes Rule on Noncompete Agreements: Implications for ICCFA Members
STERLING, VA (April 24, 2024) – On April 23, the United States Federal Trade Commission finalized a widely anticipated rule governing the use of noncompete agreements in the...
Chicago Artist Crafts Beautiful Blankets for Green Burials
Think all green burials require a bland cream-colored shroud? Think again. With his hand-woven, brightly-colored burial blankets, Illinois artist Anders Zanichkowsky is proving that there is room for...
Irish Wakes & McCrematoriums | 4M #135 by Return Home
Welcome to the hundred-and-thirty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #135, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Hallfords Return to Jail on Federal Charges Amid Return To Nature Facility Demolition
While bulldozers were plowing down the Penrose, Colorado building where 190 decomposing bodies were found in October 2023, the facility’s owners were in court facing a new round...
Springfield Memorial Gardens to Honor Oregon’s Fallen Heroes
Local Veterans Groups Laud New “Court of Honor,” Memorial Day Dedication Planned Springfield, Ore. (April 17, 2024) – Musgrove Family Mortuaries & Cemeteries today announced plans to create a...
Starmark Cremation Products Acquires AMA Containers
Purchase Enhances Company’s Product Line Through Broader Container Selection Richmond, IN – Starmark, a leading manufacturer of innovative funeral products, has announced the acquisition of AMA (Airline Mortuary...
Pioneering Death Educator Gail Rubin Receives ADEC Community Educator Award
Albuquerque-based death educator Gail Rubin, CT, was recognized by the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) with their prestigious Community Educator Award at the organization’s annual conference...
Eight is Great! Arizona is Latest State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
The Grand Canyon State may have been one of the last to be admitted to the union, but Arizona can now proudly claim a spot as number eight...