10 Thoughts in Defense of Funeral Selfies
article by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com As is often the case, we tend to get house calls in the middle of snow storms. And this past week was no...
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Soldier Suspended in Funeral Guard Photo with Caption ‘We Put FUN in Funeral…’
The Wisconsin National Guard has suspended a soldier from a funeral honors detail over two photos that sparked outrage and shock were posted to social media. One image...
Anthony Kaniuk Joins NFDA Business Development Team
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, is pleased to welcome Anthony Kaniuk as senior business development executive. In this post,...
Bill Would End Wisconsin’s 80-Year-Old prohibition on Cemeteries Owning Funeral Homes
When Kevin Pagenkopf's son told his first-grade teacher what he wants to be when he grows up, she didn't expect him to say funeral director. Pagenkopf said he...
Grieving Over Pets Becoming Common, More Public
In 30 years of publishing as a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, C. Clifton Black has never received such an outpouring of reader support as he did when...
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin...
DNA & The Funeral Industry…
Article from: Jeff Harbeson, The Harbeson Group The funeral industry is slow to make changes in its operations and customs. Consumer’s views about death and funerals are challenging...