Funeral Industry News
American Ninja Warrior competitor Chad Riddle returns to honor his late wife — hitting the buzzer with her memorial stone
The stone is made from the ashes of his wife, Caitlin. Before his July 20 run, the...
OneRoom’s New Stories Feature Turns Tributes Into Unique and Powerful Messages
Funeral streaming used to end when the service did. After being downloaded to drives for distribution to...
PLPA Pet Loss & Integration Short Course Celebrates Successful Expansion with Enhanced Three-Day Educational Experience
STERLING, Va. (August 5, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA), in partnership with...
Christopher Holt and Maureen Krienen Elected as 2026-28 At-Large Representatives to NFDA Board of Directors
Brookfield, Wis. – Christopher Holt and Maureen Krienen have been elected to serve as at-large representatives on...
Deathcare A.M.A. Q14: Do Bodies Actually Sit Up in the Embalming Room?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians)...
ICCFA University 2026 Concludes Another Transformative Year of Professional Education
STERLING, Va. (August 3, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) proudly concluded another...
Prepare for What’s Next in Funeral Service
Practical conversations about trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the profession WHEELING, IL— Funeral service is changing. Consumer...
Are We Sacrificing Cemeteries for AI?
No matter what your opinion on artificial intelligence, you can’t deny that it’s being leveraged by more...
Graveside Ganja & Bizarre Displays | 4M #252
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-second edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #252, where we’ll serve up bite-sized,...
Tribute Technology Customers Gain Access to America’s Largest Audio Network
A year after integrating with Chptr, Tribute Technology customers can now reach a quarter of a billion...
American Ninja Warrior competitor Chad Riddle returns to honor his late wife — hitting the buzzer with her memorial stone
The stone is made from the ashes of his wife, Caitlin. Before his July 20 run, the educator and father passed it to their son, Aaron, so she...
OneRoom’s New Stories Feature Turns Tributes Into Unique and Powerful Messages
Funeral streaming used to end when the service did. After being downloaded to drives for distribution to families, most recordings lived in virtual perpetuity in digital folders at...
PLPA Pet Loss & Integration Short Course Celebrates Successful Expansion with Enhanced Three-Day Educational Experience
STERLING, Va. (August 5, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA), in partnership with the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance (PLPA), proudly concluded the 2026 PLPA...
Christopher Holt and Maureen Krienen Elected as 2026-28 At-Large Representatives to NFDA Board of Directors
Brookfield, Wis. – Christopher Holt and Maureen Krienen have been elected to serve as at-large representatives on the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Board of Directors. They will...
Deathcare A.M.A. Q14: Do Bodies Actually Sit Up in the Embalming Room?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being...
ICCFA University 2026 Concludes Another Transformative Year of Professional Education
STERLING, Va. (August 3, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) proudly concluded another successful ICCFA University, held July 17–22, 2026, at the Emory Conference...
Prepare for What’s Next in Funeral Service
Practical conversations about trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the profession WHEELING, IL— Funeral service is changing. Consumer preferences are evolving, innovative technologies continue to emerge, and families are finding new ways...
Are We Sacrificing Cemeteries for AI?
No matter what your opinion on artificial intelligence, you can’t deny that it’s being leveraged by more and more people for a growing variety of personal and professional...
Graveside Ganja & Bizarre Displays | 4M #252
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-second edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #252, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Tribute Technology Customers Gain Access to America’s Largest Audio Network
A year after integrating with Chptr, Tribute Technology customers can now reach a quarter of a billion monthly radio listeners through the same one-click workflow that already powers...