“Human Composting” Funeral Home Makes Long-Awaited Debut
Recompose, the groundbreaking "human composting" funeral home and the first of its kind in the United States, is now officially open to the public. The innovative business began...
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Funeral Supplier Presents Top Sellers with Hilarious Edible V-Day Gifts
Valentine’s day is a celebration of love. Parting Stone, never a shy company, is letting its top-selling funeral directors know just how much it loves them. A tiny...
6 Deathcare-themed COVID Posters to Keep your Staff Smiling AND Safe
As we see death care workers struggle to get vaccinated, laughter may be the best medicine for our collective pandemic exhaustion. At least Parting Stone thinks so. The...
New CANA Study Reveals Increase in Cremation Rates
Thanks to Connecting Directors contributor Eric Pereira for this important update! This year has changed a lot for the foreseeable future, including cremation growth, according to the Cremation...
Solidified Remains Technology Wins ICCFA KIP Award
The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) has awarded its First Place KIP award in the "Most Innovative" category to the death tech startup Parting Stone for...
Parting Stone Develops New, Solidified Form of Human Remains
For inventor and entrepreneur Justin Crowe, Parting Stone, a revolutionary service that transforms cremated ashes into solidified remains, is a passion project — a true labor of love....
“My Mom Was Chiseling My Dad’s Solidified Ashes” and Other Cremains Conundrums
What do you do when you find your mother in her kitchen, chisel in hand, desperately trying to break off a chunk of your deceased father’s solidified eight-year-old...