BATESVILLE PUMPKINS? | FFFW #58
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y’all, it is time for Halloween! Many communities will be trick-or-treating this weekend, while you’ll be getting several comments about how every day is spooky for...
Funeral Industry News
Federal Vaccine Mandate Expected Soon
Source: ICCFA In line with President Biden’s September announcement that his administration is preparing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on employers with over 100 employees, on October 12, the...
Day of the Dead: Todos Somos Calaveras (“We Are All Skeletons”)
Every year around this time, they start showing up. The elaborate skulls are instantly recognizable: gaping black eyeholes, mouth sliced ear to ear, maybe stitched back together; festooned...
Carla Harvey, Grief Counselor and Heavy Metal Star
Many heavy metal musicians want to portray a tough image–but Butcher Babies frontwoman Carla Harvey has quite literally stared death in the face. As a former embalmer and...
Cold Hands Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support!...
Remembering A Life COVID-19 Education Efforts Earn National Award
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and its consumer education initiative, Remembering A Life, were recently honored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)...
Coffee Urns & Squid Caskets | 4M #6
Welcome to the sixth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations in the...