NFDA Releases General Price List Study
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) released the results of its 2013 Member General Price List Study today. The report provides a comprehensive picture of the diversity of...
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Five Things a Funeral Director Can Teach Us About Our Jobs – And Lives
Originally published on Forbes.com “We turn to Disney for inspiration on designing our funeral experiences. There’s a lot we can learn from them about making our experience more...
‘Famous’ Last Words On Headstones
You may have heard the expression "famous last words." Some people have carried those last words all the way to their gravestones. (more…)
New iPhone App Helps You Remember Where You Scattered Grandma’s Ashes
We were emailed last week about the launch of 'Resting Here', a smartphone app that helps you locate the resting place of your loved one through GPS. Once the...
$30,000 Casket Is A Revolutionary Sound System For Six Feet Under
Swedish firm Pause Ljud & Bild has announced their CataCombo Sound System caskets, which come equipped with two-way speakers and a Spotify account to stream music into the...
A New American Way Of Death
Article by Thomas Lynch. Originally published on LAtimes.com A memorial service, unlike a funeral, is notable for the absence of the dead. The late summer of 1963, I...
Million-Dollar Mausoleums – Luxury Cemetery Plots For Sale
With Grecian columns and leaded-glass windows imported from Poland, Arthur Allan's future New York home is a welcoming and luxurious space. But he doesn't want to move in...