10 Things Families are Buying From Amazon Instead of From You
It’s no secret that government and watchdog groups are scrutinizing the rising costs of funerals. In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics determined that the cost of funeral...
Coffin Clubs: The Musical (Yes… this is real)
In New Zealand, the senior set aren’t sitting around waiting to die. Instead, they’re actively preparing for it. Coffin clubs — weekly get-togethers where members build coffins and...
Concrete and Light Urn from Fragment Wants to Help You “Feel, Deal, and Heal”
This year the death care industry has been inundated with innovative variations on the basic urn. We’ve recently written about several of these on Connecting Directors, including Wilbert’s...
Missouri’s “Jedi Bill” Paves the Way for Open-Air Cremations
If Missouri Senator Jason Holsman has his way, he’ll be cremated atop an open-air outdoor pyre worthy of a Jedi master or Darth Vader’s cybernetic armor. In April...
Go Wish Game Facilitates Talk About End-of-Life Priorities
As a funeral director, how often do you hear families say, “If only I had known…” or “I wish I had thought to ask…?” So often the death...
See the Elaborate $90 Million Funeral Fit For a King
When it came time to say a final farewell to the world’s longest-reigning king, the people of Thailand spared no expense. After a year of mourning, months of...
Extreme Embalming: Thinking Outside the Box for Hyper-personalized Viewings
“She looks so lifelike!” As a funeral director, how often do you hear this phrase as friends and family file past an open casket? Of course, you should...
Rest in Peace, Man, in This Groovy VW Columbarium
The generation who brought us the Summer of Love, Woodstock, and the Manson family are now in their seventies and eighties. Many are making final arrangements for when...
The Immortality Movement Wants to Put You Out of Business
In case you haven’t been notified, we’re in the midst of a War On Death. Those who are leading the charge are known by different names — anti-death...
“My Mom Was Chiseling My Dad’s Solidified Ashes” and Other Cremains Conundrums
What do you do when you find your mother in her kitchen, chisel in hand, desperately trying to break off a chunk of your deceased father’s solidified eight-year-old...