Funeral Industry News
Funeral Women Lead Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Six New Leaders
New board members bring expertise across funeral service and deathcare, education, operations, business development, preneed and professional...
CANA Members Elect Leaders at Annual Meeting
WHEELING, IL— In August 2026, members of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) attending the Annual...
ICCFA Leadership Summit: Where Technology Meets Humanity
STERLING, Va. (August 24, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) will bring deathcare...
What TruStage’s Cyberattack Means for the Preneed Policy Sitting in Your Files
Somewhere in your filing cabinet may sit a preneed or final-expense policy from a company most of...
108 Pieces & Mummy Curses | 4M #255
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #255, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
Longtime Selected Members Raise Concerns About Proposed NFDA-Selected Merger
The proposed merger of Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) and the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), which...
CANA’s 108th Cremation Innovation Convention A Success!
CANA Convention brings funeral professionals together for practical conversations on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping death...
For Selected President Barbara Risher Welch, “Better Together” is More Than a Tagline
After 18 months of steering committee meetings, due diligence research, and thoughtful option-weighing, the National Funeral Directors...
Indiana Board Denies Funeral Home License Over Secret Profit-Sharing Deal
A deal between a fraudster and his friend goes awry By Tony Russo of On Deathcare The...
Manhattan University Secures Official New York State Approval for Funeral Service Bachelor’s Degree Track Developed with Vector Dimensions
Rexford and the Bronx, NY — Manhattan University’s School of Business, a regionally accredited, not-for-profit educational institution, has...
Funeral Women Lead Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Six New Leaders
New board members bring expertise across funeral service and deathcare, education, operations, business development, preneed and professional leadership. PARKER, CO — August 25, 2026 — Funeral Women Lead,...
CANA Members Elect Leaders at Annual Meeting
WHEELING, IL— In August 2026, members of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) attending the Annual Meeting at the 108th Annual Cremation Convention in Minneapolis re-elected three incumbent...
ICCFA Leadership Summit: Where Technology Meets Humanity
STERLING, Va. (August 24, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) will bring deathcare leaders from across the country together for the 2026 ICCFA Leadership...
What TruStage’s Cyberattack Means for the Preneed Policy Sitting in Your Files
Somewhere in your filing cabinet may sit a preneed or final-expense policy from a company most of your staff have never heard of. TruStage, the Madison, Wisconsin-based insurer...
108 Pieces & Mummy Curses | 4M #255
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #255, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Longtime Selected Members Raise Concerns About Proposed NFDA-Selected Merger
The proposed merger of Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) and the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), which was announced to the public and to members on July 29,...
CANA’s 108th Cremation Innovation Convention A Success!
CANA Convention brings funeral professionals together for practical conversations on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping death care. WHEELING, IL—The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) celebrated the...
For Selected President Barbara Risher Welch, “Better Together” is More Than a Tagline
After 18 months of steering committee meetings, due diligence research, and thoughtful option-weighing, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) announced on July...
Indiana Board Denies Funeral Home License Over Secret Profit-Sharing Deal
A deal between a fraudster and his friend goes awry By Tony Russo of On Deathcare The Indiana Funeral and Cemetery Board voted unanimously earlier this month to...
Manhattan University Secures Official New York State Approval for Funeral Service Bachelor’s Degree Track Developed with Vector Dimensions
Rexford and the Bronx, NY — Manhattan University’s School of Business, a regionally accredited, not-for-profit educational institution, has officially been granted curriculum approval by the New York State Department of...