Funeral Industry News
Antonio Green’s FuneralBot.AI Fills in the Gaps and Does What You Don’t Love to Do
Our friend Antonio Green is not one to rest on his laurels. While he serves families as...
Peer Support That Meets Professionals Where They Are
Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in July WHEELING, IL— Grief, stress, and emotional strain do not move...
Funeral Directors Nationwide Turn to Chptr as Broadcast Memorials Restore Local Community Connection
More than 400 funeral homes now use the platform as funeral professionals lead one of the largest...
History in the Making at CANA’s 108th Convention in August
Reflecting on 150 years of change with Jason Engler WHEELING, IL— In 2026, the funeral profession marks...
Goose Gravestones & Soccer Send-Offs | 4M #249
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-forty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #249, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
Funeral Director Puts Out Decorative Pumpkins Before Last Firework Smoke Clears | FFFW 289
Welp, 4th of July is over, which means it's officially fall! Yep, and I'll do one better-...
An Earthquake and a Heat Wave Are Stress-Testing Deathcare Capacity on Two Continents
For most deathcare professionals, the demands of the pandemic created the most mentally, physically, and emotionally working...
Lessons to Learn From This “Misleading” Direct Cremation Ad
A UK advertising authority has banned a direct cremation company’s ad, finding that the commercial implied that...
Thumbies’ New Gold Vermeil Options Help Funeral Professionals Serve More Families with Premium Personalized Jewelry
Woodstock, IL. — Thumbies, A Messenger Family Company, has announced the launch of Gold Vermeil (pronounced “ver-MAY”)...
Motivate and Retain Your Staff
CANA Convention Session on how to better educate, train and mentor the next generation WHEELING, IL— Estimates suggest anywhere...
Antonio Green’s FuneralBot.AI Fills in the Gaps and Does What You Don’t Love to Do
Our friend Antonio Green is not one to rest on his laurels. While he serves families as a fourth-generation funeral director and general manager of James H. Cole...
Peer Support That Meets Professionals Where They Are
Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in July WHEELING, IL— Grief, stress, and emotional strain do not move on a schedule—and neither do the thoughts and feelings that accompany work centered...
Funeral Directors Nationwide Turn to Chptr as Broadcast Memorials Restore Local Community Connection
More than 400 funeral homes now use the platform as funeral professionals lead one of the largest public celebrations of their work. NEW YORK, NY — Two years...
History in the Making at CANA’s 108th Convention in August
Reflecting on 150 years of change with Jason Engler WHEELING, IL— In 2026, the funeral profession marks an extraordinary milestone: the 150th anniversary of the first modern cremation...
Goose Gravestones & Soccer Send-Offs | 4M #249
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-forty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #249, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Funeral Director Puts Out Decorative Pumpkins Before Last Firework Smoke Clears | FFFW 289
Welp, 4th of July is over, which means it's officially fall! Yep, and I'll do one better- I think it's almost Christmas. That's right. It's a yearly thing...
An Earthquake and a Heat Wave Are Stress-Testing Deathcare Capacity on Two Continents
For most deathcare professionals, the demands of the pandemic created the most mentally, physically, and emotionally working conditions of your careers. Imagine, though, that you were dealing with...
Lessons to Learn From This “Misleading” Direct Cremation Ad
A UK advertising authority has banned a direct cremation company’s ad, finding that the commercial implied that more services were included than what was actually being advertised. The...
Thumbies’ New Gold Vermeil Options Help Funeral Professionals Serve More Families with Premium Personalized Jewelry
Woodstock, IL. — Thumbies, A Messenger Family Company, has announced the launch of Gold Vermeil (pronounced “ver-MAY”) as a new material option within its personalized memorial jewelry collection,...
Motivate and Retain Your Staff
CANA Convention Session on how to better educate, train and mentor the next generation WHEELING, IL— Estimates suggest anywhere from one-third to three-quarters of all new licensees leave funeral service...