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...
Arts & Entertainment
Does “Buried By The Bernards” Show the Reality of Family-Owned Funeral Homes?
If you’ve had the time (which, considering the state of the things right now you probably haven’t) you may have caught at least a few episodes of the...
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...
10 of the Oldest Funeral Homes in the U.S.
Thanks to Connecting Directors contributor Eric Pereira for this compilation. Many funeral homes pride themselves on decades (even centuries) of work and carrying a name that reflects that...
2020 Celebrity Deaths: Privacy Prevailed
Customarily, funerals and memorial services for deceased celebrities are star-studded, widely-publicized, and well-photographed events. Last year, though, was different — as you well know. The pandemic changed memorialization...
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...
See a Rare Visualization of Grief in the Art of Jennifer Rodgers
People deal with the loss of a loved one in a myriad of ways. Some throw themselves into physical activity, others temporarily isolate themselves or participate in a...