Ohio Latest State to Pass Fetal Remains Disposition Law
As 2020 drew to a close, Ohio Governor Mark DeWine signed a bill that requires fetal remains from surgical abortions to be cremated or buried. The measure clarified...
COVID-19 Vaccination Survey: Are You Getting Phase 1A Priority Treatment?
Deathcare advocacy organizations, including the National Funeral Directors Associations (NFDA) and the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (ICCFA), have fought since last summer to put funeral workers...
Charbonneau Prevails! A Huge Win for Alkaline Hydrolysis in Canada
It’s been a long, difficult, and expensive four years for Ontario funeral director Trevor Charbonneau. In 2017, Charbonneau was simply a funeral home owner looking to offer widely-used...
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Deathcare Professionals
Do you make personal resolutions at the dawn of every new year? Lose weight, spend less, yadda, yadda, yadda. The goal of a resolution is to improve yourself...
The 10 Top Stories of 2020
2020 was a year we don’t really want to remember, but unfortunately can never forget. We certainly had a lot of deathcare-related news to share here at Connecting...
6 Ways Deathcare Professionals Embraced Their Communities in 2020
Every funeral home, crematory, and cemetery owner and manager knows that getting involved in the communities they serve is not only a valuable marketing tool — it’s just...
Harris Transgender Case: Modest Settlement, Immeasurable Impact
Last week’s $250,000 settlement may have closed Aimee Stephens’ landmark transgender case, but it marked the implementation of sweeping reforms across the employment landscape. And to think it...
Obit: A Beautiful, Free, All-in-One Platform You Can’t Afford Not to Try
Every so often you hear of a product that seems too good to be true. It’s innovative and highly functional. It solves more than one of your persistent...
Extremely Embalmed Murder Victim On Parade a First for Trinidad & Tobago
Extreme embalming — the practice of posing the deceased in positions and places other than prone in a coffin — isn’t new. However, it hasn’t really caught on...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s … A COVID-Related Crematory Controversy
Black smoke billowing against a blue sky will inevitably spark questions, calls, and the ever-present speculative social media posts. Most people simply want to sate their curiosity, and...