Recently Jamie Meredith, Executive Vice President of C&J Financial, made a cameo appearance on Funeral Nation #176. Unfortunately, his role as Jeff Harbeson’s replacement as Funeral Nation host...
In 1936, Thelma Wing of Reno, Nevada asked the Wyoming secretary of state’s office for help in finding her father, Joseph Henry Loveless. Wing’s mother, Harriett “Hattie” Savage...
Lawd, have mercy at the outlandish things people are doing at funerals these days. Chit-chat about the person who’s died! Non-religious services! Men without coats and ties! What...
Theft, embezzlement, and fraud can be found in virtually every industry, but these crimes hit harder when they happen in death care. Perhaps that’s because our industry depends...
Cremation rates have been growing steadily in the United States and Canada for almost two decades. It seemed that throughout 2019, though, various forms of cremation and alternative...
A lot of things can change in 10 years — even in the traditionally tortoise-paced death care space. Just think about these few statistics: 2010 U.S. cremation rate:...
As 2019 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the stories that you most enjoyed on Connecting Directors over the previous 12 months. We just hope that...
Crowdfunding funeral expenses isn’t a brand new concept. In fact, Connecting Directors shared the launch of then-groundbreaking Graceful Goodbye funeral crowdfunding site way back in 2013. While the...
Ontario Funeral Director Trevor Charbonneau may be known for a lot of things, but being a quitter is definitely not one of them. Since 2017 Charbonneau has fought...
We’ve been exploring the fascinating insights gained from consumer focus groups sponsored by CANA and Homesteaders Life Company earlier this year. The goal of this groundbreaking research was...