Funeral Industry News
NFDA Remembers Mike Nicodemus, Vice President of Cremation Services
The National Funeral Directors Association is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Mike Nicodemus, NFDA...
JCG Elevates Kristen Szymborski to CFOO Ahead of Retirement
Johnson Consulting Group announced the next phase of a leadership succession plan four years in the making....
How National Cremation Placement Day Can Help Families Better Grieve
An estimated 25 million urns sit on garage shelves, inside closets, or in homes across the United...
On-Demand Death Care CE: Flexible, Affordable Credits from CANA
Flexible, On-Demand CE for Evolving Family Needs WHEELING, IL— As the calendar year draws to a close,...
Chptr and NFDA Partner for $1M National Radio Campaign Honoring Deathcare Professionals
NEW YORK, September 21, 2026 — Chptr and The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) today announced a...
Selected Members Push Back: Inside the NFDA Acquisition Backlash
Ever since Selected Independent Funeral Homes announced its intention to sell to the National Funeral Directors Association,...
The Unclaimed and the Unwelcome
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #259, kicking off the week with...
Obituary Links Could Be Facebook’s Next Casualty
Facebook Is Coming for Your Obituary Posts. Here’s What Funeral Homes Need to Know. Facebook is testing...
Does Violent Trauma Change the Decomposition Process?
Intuitively, it seems like it should: penetrating wounds that breach skin and tissues provide more access to...
Passare Launches QuickBooks Online Integration to Streamline Accounting
Passare has announced the launch of its new direct QuickBooks Online (QBO) integration, engineered to simplify financial...
NFDA Remembers Mike Nicodemus, Vice President of Cremation Services
The National Funeral Directors Association is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Mike Nicodemus, NFDA Vice President of Cremation Services and a nationally recognized authority on...
JCG Elevates Kristen Szymborski to CFOO Ahead of Retirement
Johnson Consulting Group announced the next phase of a leadership succession plan four years in the making. Jeff Casey, who has served the deathcare profession for nearly 50...
How National Cremation Placement Day Can Help Families Better Grieve
An estimated 25 million urns sit on garage shelves, inside closets, or in homes across the United States today, representing approximately 25 percent of all American households. For...
On-Demand Death Care CE: Flexible, Affordable Credits from CANA
Flexible, On-Demand CE for Evolving Family Needs WHEELING, IL— As the calendar year draws to a close, many funeral professionals face the challenge of earning required continuing education...
Chptr and NFDA Partner for $1M National Radio Campaign Honoring Deathcare Professionals
NEW YORK, September 21, 2026 — Chptr and The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) today announced a $1 million national radio campaign honoring funeral directors and the essential...
Selected Members Push Back: Inside the NFDA Acquisition Backlash
Ever since Selected Independent Funeral Homes announced its intention to sell to the National Funeral Directors Association, longtime members of the organization have been fighting to find out,...
The Unclaimed and the Unwelcome
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #259, kicking off the week with urn-est (so sorry) issues. We’re on fire this week, so lets...
Obituary Links Could Be Facebook’s Next Casualty
Facebook Is Coming for Your Obituary Posts. Here’s What Funeral Homes Need to Know. Facebook is testing a change that could limit some business Pages to just two...
Does Violent Trauma Change the Decomposition Process?
Intuitively, it seems like it should: penetrating wounds that breach skin and tissues provide more access to insects and air — key elements in the process of biological...
Passare Launches QuickBooks Online Integration to Streamline Accounting
Passare has announced the launch of its new direct QuickBooks Online (QBO) integration, engineered to simplify financial workflows for funeral homes. By enabling users to sync financial data...