Deathcare A.M.A. Q8: Can I Really Become a Tree When I Die?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being...
Capote’s Cremains & Funeral Sorcery | 4M #130
Welcome to the hundred-and-thirtieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #130, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Did You Know? CDC/NIOSH Offers Free Death Certificate Coding Resources
What’s not to love about free stuff … especially when it comes from the government? Recently, Hannah Free, MPH, a representative from the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS)...
The Many Ways Titan Casket Is Boldly Going Where Deathcare Hasn’t Gone Before
Some deathcare professionals may find it easy to think of Titan Casket as an adversary. After all, this Washington-based startup burst onto the scene in 2016 with a...
Dead Rats & 5,000 Solar Panels | 4M #129
Welcome to the hundred-and-twenty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #129, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Air-Conditioned Chapels & $100k Niches | 4M #128
Welcome to the hundred-and-twenty-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #128, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
“Enough is Enough”: Colorado Lawmakers Announce Deathcare Licensing Bill
Colorado lawmakers announced a bipartisan bill on Monday that would reinstate licensing regulations for funeral directors. The bill is the first of three potential bills aimed at preventing...
Painkillers, Safari Rides, and Free Websites: A Conversation With Tukios’ Founder, Curtis Funk
If you’ve been a member of the deathcare profession for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of Tukios. It’s one of those company names that you immediately...
Tree Huggers & Mountain Highs | 4M #127
Welcome to the hundred-and-twenty-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #127, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Non-Religious Deathcare: The Funeral Director’s Role in Pagan, Atheist, and Humanist Rites
Over the last several decades, deathcare professionals have witnessed a decline in “traditional” faith-based funerals. Whether held in a church sanctuary or officiated in the chapel by a...