Scattering Ashes: What You Need to Know
Article originally appeared on Qeepr Cremation rates in North America are skyrocketing. Before the 20th century, no one was cremated; an act that was seriously frowned upon by the...
What Your Families REALLY Think About Funerals (& What You Can Do About It)
Article originally appeared on funeralOne It’s no secret that the funeral profession is changing. We see it when speaking with funeral professionals and vendors, and even when speaking directly...
National Alliance for Grieving Children to host a Fall Conference and Live Webcast on Children’s Grief
STUART, FL – September 10, 2015 - For Children’s Grief Awareness Month, the National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) will host a Fall Conference and live Webcast on...
Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory Chooses DISRUPT Media
Funeral home selects social media agency to expand company brand DISRUPT Media has been selected by Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory to coordinate its social media program. Using their...
Consumers in the UK Spend a Fortune on Memorializing Pets
Article originally appeared on Daily Mail At the Penwith Pet Crematorium, one of roughly 50 pet cemeteries across Britain, bereaved owners even have the option of being buried...
New Study Shows Americans Recognize and Value Memorialization
Brookfield, Wis. – A majority of Americans believe funerals and memorial services are a valuable and important part of healing after the death of a loved one –...
Batesville Repeats as #1 in Product Quality, Service and Innovation
Funeral Professionals Award Highest Scores to Batesville in Annual Casket Survey BATESVILLE, IN., Sept. 10, 2015 – Batesville, the leading provider of comprehensive solutions to the death care...
5 Things Funeral Directors Wish Nurses Knew
Article originally appeared on The Distinctive Life Guy Just like the hospital, funeral homes are also a business. What makes a hospital or funeral home greater than the others are the...
New Zealand Adds a New Twist to Funeral Convention, Invites the Public
The funeral industry has opened its doors to the public for the first time, with a one-day trade show in Auckland lifting the lid on a far from...
Couple calls out heroin overdose in daughter’s obituary
Article originally appeared on USA Today Confronted with the sudden death of their 18-year-old daughter, Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake made a defiant decision: they would not worry...