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The Art of Sharing Tear Soup with Strangers
October 12, 2010, at 7:30 a.m. at the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, New Orleans, LA The Academy...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Homes Addressing the Needs of Baby Boomers
The first of the baby boomers are entering their mid-60s, and the death rate in the U.S. is expected to...
Read moreDetailsHow A Cadaver Made Your Car Safer
A highly-promoted feature in the 2011 Ford Explorer are its new inflatable rear seat belts. The not-so-highly-promoted working stiffs that...
Read moreDetails10 Bizarre Last Statements of Death Row Inmates
Before being put to death, criminals are given the opportunity to say a few parting words. Some use this opportunity...
Read moreDetailsNot Your Typical Funeral: Death Takes a Personalized Makeover
When Danny Daniels of Oskaloosa learned he would die from cancer, he told his wife, Cathy, exactly what his grand...
Read moreDetailsMan selling unauthorized 'Casket Co.' T-shirts
A Queens man who is hawking souvenirs from the borough?s iconic casket company is digging his own grave ? legally...
Read moreDetailsMan selling unauthorized ‘Casket Co.’ T-shirts
A Queens man who is hawking souvenirs from the borough?s iconic casket company is digging his own grave ? legally...
Read moreDetailsCemeteries Hold Parties to Die For
DENVER ? The mortuary chapel smelled of brownies. The tissues tucked discreetly at the end of each pew were being...
Read moreDetailsDelta, United, and American Airlines Have No Compassion
When someone dies in your family, you never have time to plan your travel in advance of their death to...
Read moreDetailsFuneral home family recognized for altruism
EAST BRUNSWICK ? Mortuary employees must possess a considerable amount of empathy and goodwill in order to formidably handle death...
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