What Deathcare Can Learn from the Tragic Discovery in an Alabama Funeral Home Hearse
On the morning of Saturday, August 9, 2025, staff at West Gadsden Funeral Home in Gadsden, Alabama returned from a call and noticed what first appeared to be...
Who’s Watching Over Deathcare Workers? Meet the Patron Saints of the Profession
Every job has its heroes. Doctors look up to Hippocrates, firefighters honor St. Florian, and bakers have St. Honoré keeping watch. But did you know that deathcare professionals...
Crab-Shaped Caskets & Coffin Torpedoes | 4M #202
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-second edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #202, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Is Your Workplace Culture Toxic? Here’s How to Find Out — and How to Fix It
It’s a well-known fact that deathcare professionals are some of the kindest and most compassionate people on the planet. You could not possibly do what you do and...
Honest Epitaphs & Obit Debates | 4M #201
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-first edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #201, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Pennsylvania Story Highlights Very Real Problems of Unclaimed Remains and Unpaid Bills … and a Possible Solution
Jeffrey Butya was something of a local celebrity in the Robinson Township community of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Described in a February 12, 2025 tribute as a “local bar and...
Shawarma Trucks & DIY Cremation | 4M #200
Welcome to the two-hundredth (🎉!) edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #200, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush...
Eulogize Memorials Can Enhance Both Family Healing and Your Direct Cremation Revenue
More and more families are choosing direct cremation for a variety of reasons, but simplicity, affordability, and flexibility certainly top the list. It’s estimated that about 40% of...
Why Celebrity Deaths (Seem to) Happen in Threes
For many, the news of the death of legendary wrestling personality Hulk Hogan on Thursday, July 24 confirmed a long-held superstition: celebrity deaths occur in threes. Hogan’s shocking...
25-Cent Urns & Nosey Barbers | 4M #199
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #199, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...