Funeral Industry News
Private Label Caskets Weathers Tariff Headwinds
Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis-based Private Label Casket Company is weathering the tariff rollercoaster after a record-setting 29%...
Tukios Acquires Batesville’s Funeral Home Website Hosting Services to Propel Websites to the Next Level
Ogden, UT and Batesville, IN – July 17, 2025 – Tukios, a leading provider of website technology solutions...
Homesteaders Life Company’s New Simple Return Insurance Rider Protects Families When Death Occurs Away From Home
West Des Moines, IA – Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, is proud...
St. Pierre, Baue Named 2025 Ambassadors of the Year
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — July 15, 2025 — The Selected Educational Trust is proud to announce the recipients...
With These Sketchy Solutions, No Wonder Early Americans Didn’t Embalm Their Dead
While the practice of embalming stretches back to the ancient Egyptians, Americans didn’t begin embalming their dead...
These High-Profile Funerals Can Help You Illustrate the Power of Preplanning
Everyone knows that preplanning a funeral is the best way to ensure your personal preferences are honored...
Exit with Success: Starting with the End in Mind
Johnson Consulting’s Jake Johnson to Present on Succession Planning at the CANA Convention WHEELING, IL—A funeral home...
Funeral Cruises & Comedy Cameos | 4M #197
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #197, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
OGR to Host Future Leaders Forum
OGR Presents Future Leaders Forum to Foster the Potential of Funeral Home Professionals INDIANAPOLIS (July 11, 2025)...
New Orleans to Host Selected Independent Funeral Homes’ Annual Meeting
Former U.S. Navy Commander to keynote on “Pillars of Leadership” LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill – July 1, 2025 – Selected Independent...
Private Label Caskets Weathers Tariff Headwinds
Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis-based Private Label Casket Company is weathering the tariff rollercoaster after a record-setting 29% growth in 2024. If you want to hear a blow-by-blow account...
Tukios Acquires Batesville’s Funeral Home Website Hosting Services to Propel Websites to the Next Level
Ogden, UT and Batesville, IN – July 17, 2025 – Tukios, a leading provider of website technology solutions for the funeral profession, announced today that it has acquired the...
Homesteaders Life Company’s New Simple Return Insurance Rider Protects Families When Death Occurs Away From Home
West Des Moines, IA – Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, is proud to announce the launch of Simple Return, a new insurance rider...
St. Pierre, Baue Named 2025 Ambassadors of the Year
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — July 15, 2025 — The Selected Educational Trust is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Ambassador of the Year Awards. This year’s honorees...
With These Sketchy Solutions, No Wonder Early Americans Didn’t Embalm Their Dead
While the practice of embalming stretches back to the ancient Egyptians, Americans didn’t begin embalming their dead until the Civil War, and then it was only for the...
These High-Profile Funerals Can Help You Illustrate the Power of Preplanning
Everyone knows that preplanning a funeral is the best way to ensure your personal preferences are honored at your funeral, right? Wrong. Big time. During last month’s 2025...
Exit with Success: Starting with the End in Mind
Johnson Consulting’s Jake Johnson to Present on Succession Planning at the CANA Convention WHEELING, IL—A funeral home is more than a business—it’s a legacy. But what happens when...
Funeral Cruises & Comedy Cameos | 4M #197
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #197, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
OGR to Host Future Leaders Forum
OGR Presents Future Leaders Forum to Foster the Potential of Funeral Home Professionals INDIANAPOLIS (July 11, 2025) – The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) is proud...
New Orleans to Host Selected Independent Funeral Homes’ Annual Meeting
Former U.S. Navy Commander to keynote on “Pillars of Leadership” LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill – July 1, 2025 – Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the premier association of independently‑owned funeral professionals, announces its...