Japan’s Funeral Industry Is Cashing In On The Need and Want Of High-Tech Death
Japan has the oldest population in the world and in the next 50 years it is set to shrink by 40 million, leading to its end-of-life industry booming....
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Stop The Funeral She’s Gay; Should Sexuality Matter in Funerals?
LAKEWOOD — Hundreds of Vanessa Collier's friends and family gathered Saturday at New Hope Ministries, sitting before an open casket that held the woman they loved, when suddenly...
ICCFA, Colma Education Partner To Offer Live Streaming Video and Recordings Free to Wide World of Sales Conference Attendees
STERLING, VA (January 9, 2015) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association has partnered with Colma Education to offer attendees of the ICCFA Wide World of Sales...
Throwback Thursday Cremation Edition: Gorham Bronze foundry
A circa 1930s photo of a worker at the Gorham Bronze foundry in Providence, Rhode Island. Until the mid-1970s, bronze was the primary medium for creating cremation urns....
Ceiling-less Lift Brings Flexibility to Funeral Homes
Mortuary Lift Company introduces the Ceiling-less Gantry System – a lightweight, portable lift that eliminates the need for ceiling installation. This “go anywhere” gantry brings convenience, increased productivity...
Wilbert Funeral Services’ Commemorating First Responders Program Helps 114 Fallen First Responder Families In 2014
BROADVIEW, IL, January 13, 2015 – The families of 114 fallen first responders were served in 2014 by Commemorating First Responders, a philanthropic program of Wilbert Funeral Services,...
Patti Martin Bartsche Earns Promotion to Key Position
WALL, N.J. – Kates-Boylston Publications, the publisher of American Funeral Director and American Cemetery & Cremation Magazines and Funeral Service Insider, has named Patti Martin Bartsche its managing...