Congratulations to the ASD 10!
ASD – Answering Service for Directors is pleased to welcome 10 Call Specialists to their team of highly trained professionals. Every month, hundreds of applicants apply for positions...
Facebook After Death: What Should the Law Say?
When you die, your social media presence lives on. But should it? Lawmakers and lawyers are tackling the question of what should happen to your digital life after...
Funeral Director Wants to Radically Change How We Think About Death
A few weeks ago I was emailed a link to a Youtube video titled “Ask a Mortician Vol. 1”. I was quite entertained by the video as well...
Wilbert Introduces Interactive Display for Selection Rooms
BROADVIEW, IL — Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc introduces a new tool to help Funeral Professionals educate families on burial vaults in the selection room. The Wilbert Display Animationô...
Arlington Cemetery Trying to Account for Missing $12 Million
Arlington National Cemetery is trying to account for $12 million — about a quarter of its current annual budget — that was allocated to the cemetery between 2004...
Mourning 101 – How to Pay Your Respects
There will be a time, many times actually, when a friend, co-worker or casual acquaintance will face the death of a loved one. There will be mourning. There...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Announces Launch of 'Why We Gather'
DEERFIELD, ILL. — January 24, 2012 — Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the world’s largest and oldest association of independently owned funeral homes, has launched a resource for people...
Celebrity Pallbearers – Who Carried Who's Casket? [Infographic]
Have you ever thought about (if possible) which celebrities you would choose to be pallbearers for your funeral? I guess that is probably not a normal thought many...
JFK Hearse: Cadillac That Carried Kennedy's Body after Assassination Auctioned
The Miller-Meteor Cadillac hearse that carried former U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s casket after he was assassinated in 1963 was auctioned at a Scottsdale, Arizona auction this weekend...
How Are "Death Stocks," Like Funeral Homes, Doing?
Death and taxes might be the two certainties of life. And when it comes to investing, taxes are unavoidable as well. But investors do have a choice when...