Lighter Side

Before Napoleon Bonaparte uttered his last words ("France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine") and perished on the windswept island of Saint...

In the funeral business, there are lots of words which, if not used correctly, could cause a somewhat frightening (or...

In China, friends and family of the deceased may have to do without a special form of funereal entertainment: strippers....

Funerals, like writing online reviews of goods and services, are for the living. The dead don’t care that the funeral...

Once upon a time obituaries were straight-up journalism. Papers would cover the life and times of locals who were recently...

Couldn't make it to the ICCFA convention? Here is a very quick hyperlapse tour of the exhibit hall!

We went to our facebook page and asked 6,600 funeral directors to fill in the blank of this sentence: 'You...

Employees at the city Medical Examiner’s Office “intentionally destroyed” documents to cover up the fact that it allowed the wrong...

1. Spill “milk” all over your kid’s most prized possession. This splatter (which won’t harm your kid’s computer or anything...

Just when we think we have heard it all – we decided to ask 6,500 funeral directors the question; What...