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...
Nearly 6,000 People Attend NFDA International Convention & Expo
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 2012 International Convention & Expo, held October 7-10 in Charlotte, N.C., drew 5,816 total attendees and 387 exhibiting companies....
The National Funeral Directors Association Recognizes ASD – Answering Service for Directors with the 2012 NFDA Innovation Award
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) presented ASD – Answering Service for Directors with the 2012 NFDA Innovation Award during the association’s International Convention &...
Funeral Service Suppliers Win NFDA Convention Booth Contest
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) recognized three funeral service suppliers for having the best booths in the Expo Hall during the 2012 NFDA International Convention...
What I learned while live-tweeting a friend’s funeral
Article Originally posted on Gigaom.com photo: Flickr user Rosaura Ochoa Posting to Twitter from someone’s funeral might be seen as inappropriate, but to me it seemed like the...
New Start-Up Wants You To Compost Remains Not Cremate
Article Originally posted on PetsLady.com Compost (Photo by normanack/Creative Commons via Wikimedia) A new business in Auburn, Maine, has a new way for you to handle the remains of your...
“Visit A Cemetery Day"
Brought to you by International Memorialization Supply Association (IMSA), mysendoff.com and Kates-Boylston Publications Sunday October 28, 2012 is Visit A Cemetery Day: Cemeteries are much more than...
Flanner And Buchanan Joins Fight Against Breast Cancer
INDIANAPOLIS – Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers announced today that starting in October it will offer a new program that will benefit the American Cancer Society, called Brides...
Funeral Trust Was Underwater For Years
Investments managed by the Wisconsin Funeral Trust -- marketed to consumers as a safe place to invest cash earmarked to cover their funeral expenses -- have had a...
The Winner Is…
There were over 20 different caption/taglines submitted for our caption contest. The winner will receive a free never before seen SoFund.Us t-shirt. We narrowed it down to two...