44 ASD Employees Camp Out to Take Calls During Hurricane Irene
MEDIA, PA-You can't control the weather, but you can control how you prepare for it. This is how ASD - Answering Service for Directors went into Hurricane Irene....
NFDA Innovation Award Will Be Presented at 2011 Convention
Innovation abounds in the Expo Hall at the 2011 NFDA International Convention & Expo Brookfield, Wis. - The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is looking to funeral service...
Unconditional Love, Even in Death
It was a tragedy heard round the world, the loss of numerous Navy SEALs in combat. A loss that breaks anyone's heart; tugging at my heart even more...
Alabama Funeral Home Accused of Losing Woman's Body
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - The daughters of an Alabama woman who died in 2010 sued the funeral home on Tuesday that handled her burial, saying it lost the...
Two Intruders Caught Sleeping in Caskets
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- This morning at 10:30 a.m. officers were dispatched to Weaver's Funeral Home on a report of intruders inside the building. Workers in the casket storage...
The "Funeral Platform of the Future" Could be Yours For $250K
While browsing the internet last night I ran across the following post on a website where people can post idea they are looking for investors for. What are...
Horse Crematory Opens In Illinois
Hinsdale, Illinois -- When Darien resident Sara Tucker was deciding how to peacefully dispose of her deceased horse's body, the last thing she wanted was to see her...
Are States Funeral Home Regulations too Strict?
A few weeks ago the state of Connecticut created quite an uprising when it announced that due to budget cut backs it was going to stop regulating funeral...
Arlington Cemetery Remains Identified by Picture in Urn
When Rachel Stecher's father saw the newspaper at 7:30 Friday morning at his Ashburn home, he called out to his wife: "Wow! Rachel's on the front page!" Kate...
Funerals, Baby Boomer-Style
A Harley-Davidson casket for a motorcycle-riding dad. A rocket-fueled distribution of ashes for a mom who always wanted to fly. And for far-flung friends and relatives, a funeral...