Inside New York City’s Funeral Home to The Stars
For the famous and infamous of New York City, 1076 Madison Ave., at 81st Street, is a mandatory stop. For all of them, sadly, it’s the next to...
The World Trade Center 13 Years Later
For years after the 9/11 attacks, nearly all the activity at Ground Zero was downward—digging through the piles of debris, excavating a vast pit to restore the ruined...
Throwback Thursday Cremation Edition: The Lowering Device
The early crematories in the country generally had a catafalque or bier upon which the casket was placed when it arrived at the crematory. Because committal services usually...
ASD’s Patented Solicitor Shield™ Blocks Over 2.7 Million Unwanted Calls
Media, PA—ASD – Answering Service for Directors, the leading funeral home answering service, recently achieved an important milestone. The company’s Solicitor Shield™ feature, which received an official patent...
Physicians Mutual Appoints Rob Reed as New President and CEO
Omaha, NE – September 9, 2014 –Physicians Mutual, a premier provider in individual health, life and retirement insurance products, today announced that its board of directors named Rob...
Foundation Partners Handle Employee Scam With Class
Over the years we, unfortunately, have had to share many stories relating to funeral scandals, scams, embezzling and even corpse abuse. But this is the first time we...
Let’s Make a Casket Deal! Yeah, It’s That Time of the Year Alright.
Article from: Jeff Harbeson, The Funeral Commander It’s September; kids are back to school, college football is here, we pack away our white shoes, and some casket companies...
The Tuxedo™ Body Sled debuts 2014 at PFDA Conference, Grantville, Pa
The Tuxedo™ Body Sled now available through Dodge. AUBURN, PA. SEPTEMBER 1, 2014. - Caregiver’s Aide, LLC, Auburn, Pa. is happy to announce the Dodge Company, Billerica, MA...
Joan Rivers Gets Star-Studded New York Funeral
Fashion, film and comedy stars joined grieving relatives Sunday to say goodbye to comedy legend Joan Rivers at a New York funeral that fulfilled her last wish for...
Trigard Interactive unveils new funeral home app with iBeacon technology
Danville, IL – The register book waiting line is about to change forever. Trigard Interactive will unveil its new app during the 2014 NFDA International Convention and Expo...