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Japan’s Mortuaries Struggle to Cope With 14,700 Bodies from Quake, So Far
SENDAI, Japan — Cars are strewn around like toys. A month after the quake, crews were still searching the cars...
Read moreDetailsSurvey From The Expressing Sympathy Council
Our firm is working on an awareness campaign about celebrating life and the ways in which people deal with grief....
Read moreDetailsNFDA Seminars on Collaborative Care for the Dying, the Dead, the Bereaved Reach Nearly 1,000 Caregivers
Brookfield, Wis. — The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), in cooperation with funeral director associations in 18 states, hosted a...
Read moreDetailsFuneralwise.com Fan-tastic Photo Contest Invites Entries
Chicago, IL — Funeralwise.com invites photographers across the U.S. to participate in its first annual Memorial Day Photo Contest. This...
Read moreDetailsAurora Casket Senior Professional Development Trainer to Speak to Women Funeral Service Professionals
Lacy Robinson, CFSP, Aurora Casket Senior Professional Development Trainer, will speak to the Association of Women Funeral Professionals (AWFP) in...
Read moreDetailsHow Different Religions Bury Their Dead
In Islam, the deceased are to be buried within 24 hours. This was highlighted in media reports of the death...
Read moreDetailsAkron Organization Battles Growing Problem of Corpse Misidentification
AKRON, Ohio — In the past year, two shocking incidents in Ohio-one in Columbus, the other in Dayton-caused public outcry...
Read moreDetails13 Things the Funeral Director Won’t Tell You
The statements of this article do not reflect the views of Connecting Directors, we just want to show the things...
Read moreDetails13 Things the Funeral Director Won't Tell You
The statements of this article do not reflect the views of Connecting Directors, we just want to show the things...
Read moreDetailsHump Day is Joke Day! Here is a Fun Funeral Humor Joke
Last Wednesday a passenger in a taxi heading for Salford station leaned over to ask the driver a question and...
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