‘One with the Sky’ Open Air Cremations Taking Place in Colorado
CRESTONE, Colo. - Belinda Ellis' farewell went as she wanted. One by one, her family placed juniper boughs and logs about her body, covered in red cloth atop...
Pet Loss Professionals Alliance To Hold 2nd Annual Conference
Approximately 100 pet loss professionals and veterinarians will gather March 8-11 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Second Annual Pet Loss Professionals Alliance Conference. Dr....
Ebony Remembered
Typical of my work, I found myself on a plane yet again, on my way to Scottsdale, Arizona, to address a group of funeral professionals on the topic...
The Conversation: Death in a Digital World – Makes ABCNEWS.com as Featured Story!
Last Sunday the funeral industry hit the big time with the cover story of the the New York Times. The article covered the innovation in the funeral industry...
Directors’ Choice Develops ?DC to Go? iPhone Application, Blackberry to Follow
Directors? Choice Answering Service, of Saint John, NB, is delighted to announce the launch of their much-anticipated iPhone application, ?DC to GO?. This is the first mobile application...
Casket Maker Hillenbrand Reports 4Q Profit Dip as Increase in Sales is Offset by Higher Costs
Casket manufacturer Hillenbrand Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 8 percent as an increase in sales was offset by higher costs. For the October-December...
The New Shipping Model Emerges
Inman Shipping Worldwide, funeral service industry shipping leader, has announced that the Eagle?s Wings Air team of experienced airline professionals will manage the air transportation portion of the...
Updated: Zsa Zsa Gabor Offered Solid Gold Coffin as a Gift
This is an update to an article we posted earlier saying that the Golden Casket company had made a big mistake. We received a call from the owner...
Batesville Extending Burial Vault Distribution
I still have not heard a lot of chatter about the Batesville burial vault from many funeral directors, but according to the careers page of their website, it...
The Obituary of the Future
Social media is playing a huge part in our lives now. Almost everything we do is stored and shared online through sites like Twitter and Facebook. So I...