Deathcare Professionals are Sharing Their Personal Parting Stone Stories
In its first five years of existence, Parting Stone has gone from an awe-inspiring idea to a spunky startup to a thriving global phenomenon. Since its start in...
Cremation
Avoiding Mistakes of the Past: The Eternal Value of Cremation Memorials
WHEELING, IL— In the early days of cremation, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA, then known as just the Cremation Association of America) took a firm stance...
NFDA Generational Survey: Why Does Gen Z Prefer Burial, and What Does It Mean For You?
On July 9, 2024, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) released the results of a first-of-its-kind survey conducted two months earlier. These results offered valuable insight into the...
Football, Fundraising, and Funerals Under the 50-Yard-Line
We all have that one friend who lives and breathes for their football team — so it figures that they’d also like to extend that devotion into death....
Eating Cremated Human Remains: Recent Reports Raise Lots of Questions
One of the reasons South Park fans love the raunchy adult-themed cartoon is because the scenarios portrayed are outrageous, offensive, and unrealistic … and funny. Take the 2002...
CANA Releases 2024 Annual Cremation Statistics Report Showing Steady, Slowing National Growth
WHEELING, IL— The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) continues its commitment to providing accurate and comprehensive cremation statistics to the death care industry and consumers. With over...
Deathcare A.M.A. Q9: How Do I Know I Have the Right Cremated Remains?
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being...