Why Celebrity Deaths (Seem to) Happen in Threes
For many, the news of the death of legendary wrestling personality Hulk Hogan on Thursday, July 24 confirmed a long-held superstition: celebrity deaths occur in threes. Hogan’s shocking...
Funeral Industry News
Batesville Announces First Integration with Georgia Electronic Death Registration System to Streamline Death Record Reporting
BATESVILLE, Ind., July 28, 2025 – Batesville, a trusted leader in the North American deathcare industry, has announced the first inter-operational integration between its Halcyon deathcare management software...
Tribute Technology Announces Obit360: A Reimagined Obituary Experience for the Digital Age
WAUNAKEE, WI – Tribute Technology has announced the upcoming launch of Obit360, a next-generation obituary platform that transforms how families and communities engage with online memorials. Obit360 is...
25-Cent Urns & Nosey Barbers | 4M #199
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #199, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Names Mark Ivey as New President
Cincinnati, Ohio July 28, 2025 – The Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS) proudly announces the appointment of Mark Ivey as the new President...
Did a Funeral Intern REALLY Do This? | FFFW 243
It’s time for us to start saying goodbye to July. That’s right- this is the final Friday of the month. To quote my dad, “Time sure is flying.”...
Maggie Spikes Named New Homesteaders Account Executive
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company Senior VP-Strategic Markets Will Bischoff is pleased to announce that Maggie Spikes has joined Homesteaders’ industry-leading team of account executives. Spikes...