Do Cemeteries Get Shut Down? Yep, and Here’s What Happens Next
What happens when a cemetery is closed, or is simply abandoned? Short answer: This is a complex legal question and the answer depends on the state and situation...
Funeral Industry News
Join the Krewe of Presenters for the 2024 NFDA International Convention & Expo in New Orleans
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) asks funeral service professionals interested in presenting an education session during its 2024 International Convention & Expo to submit...
CANA Receives 2023 Power of Associations Silver Award for Peer Support Meetings
WHEELING, IL— The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) earned a Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful Peer...
Funeral Service Foundation Welcomes Four New Trustees and Elects its 2023-24 Executive Committee
Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new trustees and elected its 2023-24 Executive Committee during its Annual Meeting, held last month during...
OGR Foundation Opens Scholarship Application Period
$10,000 in scholarships will be awarded to mortuary students INDIANAPOLIS (October 31, 2023) – The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) Foundation’s board of directors is excited...
Batesville Has Doubled Down on a Greener Future for its Next 115 Years
Few folks in deathcare would fail to recognize the opaque green trees that complete Batesville’s brand logo. That iconic image has become more meaningful to Jenn Parvin, SVP...
Racing Caskets & Marijuana Men | 4M #110
Welcome to the hundred-and-tenth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #110, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...