M Memorial Obituary Service Launches SoFund.Us Campaign
M Memorial Services is a new start up company that provides low cost professional obituary writing for funeral homes. M Memorial Services launched a 45 day crowdfunding campaign Tuesday...
Aurora Casket Ranked Highest in Service Again
AURORA, Indiana – Aurora Casket Company, the largest privately-owned supplier in funeral service, once again received top marks for service in the annual Casket Survey conducted by the...
DMACC students win Trigard and Watts Vault and Monument scholarships
Danville, IL – Two Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) mortuary science students won scholarships to help them advance their academic careers. Jeremy Cranston won a scholarship from Watts...
Standing Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown During Hurricane Sandy
Article Contributed by: MySendOff.com It’s being called Frankenstorm, a freakish environmental monster of high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding and possibly snow. It’s the amalgamation of hurricane Sandy...
[NSFW] Milan Marinkovic Honors Wife's Dying Request
We often talk about personalization and how more and more people are personalizing different aspects of their funerals. Well this one is a first...We think. From the Huffington...
[Updated] Soldiers Keeping Watch Even Through Hurricane Sandy
Soldiers of the 3rd Inf Reg continue to stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, despite the worsening weather conditions surrounding Hurricane Sandy. The tomb has...
Family Allegedly Gets Brain In Bag From Funeral Home
Source: Huffington Post Source: Wikimedia A New Mexico family that was outraged to receive their dead relative's brain in a bag wants to give a funeral home a...
Your Funeral Business Might Be in the Tank, But SCI is Still Making Money
Source: Houston Chronicle - Conference call on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. HOUSTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- : Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider...
Circuit Court of Appeals Asks Louisiana Supreme Court To Decide Monks Casket Case
Article Originally Published in the Memorial Business Journal New Orleans – The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to send to the Louisiana State Supreme Court the...
Is There Really a Demand For Green Burials?
Source: Minnesota Public Radio ST. PAUL, Minn. — As environmental consciousness has grown in the country, some people like Theresa Purcell have questioned the practice of pumping dead...