Last Meals of the Famous
Before Napoleon Bonaparte uttered his last words ("France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine") and perished on the windswept island of Saint Helena at the age of 51, he reportedly...
OGR Installs New Board At Annual Conference
Austin, Texas, April 30, 2015 –The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR), the world’s leading professional association dedicated to making independent funeral homes exceptional, installed its 2015-2016...
Life Celebration Introduces Unique E-Learning Platform
Animated Courses Create a Truly One-Of-A-Kind Learning Curriculum NORTH WALES, PA – Life Celebration, Inc., a growing community of funeral homes that embraces a systematic approach to creating...
FuneralTech Introduces Cutting Edge Parallax Web Design With Seasonal And Holiday Packs
Kingston, On - FuneralTech continues to push the envelope with cutting edge web design by introducing all new Parallax designs. Parallax has been around for a while but...
14 Words That Have TOTALLY Different Meanings At A Funeral Home
Article by Rochelle Rietow, funeralOne In the funeral business, there are lots of words which, if not used correctly, could cause a somewhat frightening (or very funny) misunderstanding...
Wilbert ESP™ Cloud-Based Application Simplifies Burial Vault Education And Selection
BROADVIEW, IL, April 28, 2015 – Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. has launched the Wilbert Educated Selection Process (Wilbert ESP™), a customized cloud-based application that facilitates education and the...
These Radical Undertakers Want Funerals to Be More Honest and Participatory
Claire and Rupert Callender have always done things a little differently. The pair made their foray into the funeral business in 2000 when they launched the Green Funeral Companyin...
Does Using Funeral Home Software Take Away From the Human Element?
The short answer: No, not if it’s built in. Take the example of cricketer Phillip Hughes in Australia. Philip Hughes was a much-loved Australian cricketer who died playing...
Wharmby Receives Lasting Impact Award From ICCFA Educational Foundation
STERLING, VA (April 28, 2015)—The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association Educational Foundation presented David Wharmby, CCE, with a Lasting Impact Award during the ICCFA 2015 Convention &...
Death midwives help families cope with end-of-life care
Gloria Christianson remembers vividly the moment her son Scott passed away. "Somebody came out and called me back into the room and said, 'It's time.' I sat down,...