‘Green burial’ Movement Gains a Foothold
Deborah Atkinson did not consider herself an environmentalist, family members said, and wasn't interested in making any statement. But as she faced her own death from cancer, she...
Mother of Fallen Soldier Looks to Make Her Wish a Reality
Nearly one year after the death of her soldier son in Iraq, a Massachusetts mother has been denied a request to be buried next to him at the...
2 Accused of Unlicensed Funeral Practices
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is seeking to revoke a funeral director's license and stop her unlicensed brother from handling funeral arrangements. The department's action...
Death in Suburbs – Big Business
Wedged between mechanic workshops and other businesses at a Logan industrial estate, one such private mortuary ? run from an allotment in a large tin shed ? gives...
William B. McQueen Elected President of the Cremation Association of North America
Anderson-McQueen Family Tribute Centers is proud to announce that William B. McQueen, President and CEO, was elected president of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) to serve...
How a Casket Is Assembled
A steel casket is more than just a large metal box. Many different manual and automated assembly processes are used to create a dignified product with an elegant...
Wilbert Announces Strategic Alliance With Renowned Chicago Jeweler Lester Lampert
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. (WFSI), the leading single-source supplier of burial vaults, cremation-related products and memorialization jewelry, today announced an expanded partnership with Lester Lampert, Chicago?s nationally acclaimed...
FuneralResources.com Selects FuneralRecording.com as Their Preferred Provider for Funeral Webcasting
www.funeralresources.com, the industry?s leading family-focused online resource for funeral planning, announced today they will be selecting FuneralRecording.com as their Preferred Provider for all of their funeral webcasting and...
Funeral Director Accepts Cancer, Still Cares For Others
Now Conley is facing death himself. In January, after he suffered symptoms of a heart attack, doctors found a malignant tumor had wrapped itself around Conley's inferior vena...
Pre-Planning, Doing it right, Finally
Graham Murphy's cell phone is ringing.It's inventory time at JA Snow Funeral Home and the number of caskets and urns isn't adding up. "Sorry about that," he says,...