How Some Graves at Hollywood Forever Have Stayed Forever Green
It’s hard to remember that the Hollywood Forever Cemetery that now plays host to James Blake concerts and showings of “Point Break” had fallen into disuse and decrepitude...
FTC Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States Test Compliance with Funeral Rule Disclosure Requirements
Investigators working undercover in nine states found that, in 32 of the 124 funeral homes they visited during 2013, the funeral homes failed to disclose pricing information to...
Self-Written, Humorous Obituary, Requests Unsolicited Random Acts of Kindness
Sam Bruhl’s grandfather Walter George Bruhl, Jr. passed away on Sunday. Sam says… Typical of my PopPop: he cut out the middleman and wrote his own damn obituary…. So...
Lynn Isenberg’s THE FUNERAL PLANNER: Resurrects as Special Digital Freemium Edition
Lynn Isenberg’s THE FUNERAL PLANNER, the entrepreneurial romantic comedy trilogy novel series has just been released as a ‘freemium edition’ now through August 17, 2014, exclusively on Wattpad...
Should Funeral Home Websites Include Pricing?
Last week Frontrunner Professional published a blog article talking about pricing on funeral home websites. They also asked the question on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/frontrunnerpro/posts/639369036117917 This has generated...
The Ugly Truth: Baby Boomers’ Thoughts on Funeral Service
Article from: FuneralOne It’s nearly everyday that I preach about the importance of offering more than just a traditional funeral service. Most people in the funeral profession will...
NFDA and AATB Share Updated Best Practices for Cooperation Between Tissue Banks and Funeral Homes
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) have released updated guidelines to help donation professionals and funeral directors better work together...
Invite To Screen ‘A Will for the Woods’ Documentary In Las Vegas
The following email was sent to members of ICCFA yesterday. It's an invite to screen the documentary 'A Will for the Woods' at the ICCFA Convention in Las...
How Easy Is It To Get A Job As A Funeral Director?
Our good friend and featured guest blogger, Caleb Wilde, recently wrote an article for Huffpost Religion blog. The article was titled '10 Reasons I'm a Funeral Director' -...
What Items Are Not Permitted Within a Disneyland Park
We wonder how many times one of these items had to be brought into a Disneyland Park before it got added to the list? Apparently they have seen...