At Life’s Last Threshold, Choir Brings Comfort
Tammy Heinsohn (left) and Carolyn Wilson sing in the meditation room of Alive Hospice in Nashville. They're part of the Threshold Choir, which sings to the dying Article...
ALS #ICEbucketchallenge Hits The Funeral Profession
It was bound to happen and before it is all over it will happen to just about everybody on Facebook - the #ICEbucketchallenge to support ALS. This weekend...
The Facebook Marketing Free Ride is Over
If you want to grow your funeral home business through Facebook marketing, you will very likely have to pay for advertising. That is the new truth. In years past,...
Funeral Director Co-Writes Quirky Book About Funeral Industry Experiences
Ken McKenzie said humor has been one of the best ways to cope with his father’s suicide. McKenzie, 48, owner of McKenzie Mortuary in East Long Beach, writes about his...
A Beautiful Video Tribute to Robin Williams
Perhaps the best Robin Williams tribute video I've seen and just a minute long. Source
Throwback Thursday: Cremation Edition – The CAA Badge
When the Cremation Association of America was founded in 1913, members received a unique badge with a medallion depicting a torch encircled by the Association's name. Above was a...
Little Miss Funeral: On suicide, my experiences and Robin Williams.
Article from Little Miss Funeral I do not understand suicide. The reason I do not understand it, is because even in my darkest days I never was surrounded...
How Funeral Homes Can Reduce Answering Service Expenses
Article from Director on Call If we've learned anything from the stock market crash of 2008, it is that the economy is fickle and businesses (including funeral homes) are the...
What you should know about exploding caskets
Article By Josh Slocum, Washington Post Putting dead people in buildings was never smart engineering. Mausoleum burial began as the prerogative of the powerful, providing the perception of...
CANA Welcomes New Board Members
New Members Elected, Officers Advance at 96th Convention WHEELING, IL—Great leaders are the driving force behind every successful professional association. CANA is proud to announce that the progressive,...