Dear Readers: A Fond Farewell … and an Introduction
After eight amazing years with Connecting Directors, I'm stepping away from my role as Managing Editor. For me, covering this profession has been and will continue to be...
FOIA Records Requests Uncover New Details About South Chicago Chapel
You already knew the South Chicago Chapel story was bad. Now, thanks to a couple of Freedom of Information Act requests, you know exactly how bad — and...
Tomb Raiders & Hefty Fines | 4M #257
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #257, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Colorado Wraps Up Its Funeral Home Regulatory Overhaul
The last three years have been a long, strange, and most likely humbling journey for Colorado lawmakers as they have worked to create and implement rules and regulations...
Private Eyes & Stolen Stretchers | 4M #256
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-sixth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #256, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Japan’s Interesting Responses to the Problem of Disconnected and Lonely Deaths
It’s estimated that between one and three percent of deaths in the United States will result in unclaimed bodies; that’s roughly 30,000 people whose disposition will not be...
What TruStage’s Cyberattack Means for the Preneed Policy Sitting in Your Files
Somewhere in your filing cabinet may sit a preneed or final-expense policy from a company most of your staff have never heard of. TruStage, the Madison, Wisconsin-based insurer...
108 Pieces & Mummy Curses | 4M #255
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-fifty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #255, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Longtime Selected Members Raise Concerns About Proposed NFDA-Selected Merger
The proposed merger of Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) and the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), which was announced to the public and to members on July 29,...
For Selected President Barbara Risher Welch, “Better Together” is More Than a Tagline
After 18 months of steering committee meetings, due diligence research, and thoughtful option-weighing, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) announced on July...