The Pleasant Surprises of Cold Weather
With all the recent talk about the ways serious cold weather makes life harder in general and increases death care business, it’s easy to focus on the less...
Funeral Industry News
Take Direction from the Culture Compass at 2023 Cremation Symposium
WHEELING, IL— In the old days, we measured success by counting our newspaper obituaries against the other guy’s. Today, the calculation is a bit more complex. Jonathan Lewis,...
ICCFA Educational Foundation Awards 42 Scholarships to 2023 Dead Talks Sales Conference
STERLING, VA (January 17, 2023) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Educational Foundation is proud to award 42 scholarships to the ICCFA’s annual sales conference,...
10 Things Happening in Cemeteries That Aren’t Burials or Entombments
We can probably agree that opening up a funeral home’s event center for weddings, baby showers, or family reunions is a great way to let your neighbors explore...
Spirit Cats & Backyard Burials | 4M #70
Welcome to the seventieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #70, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Mount Everest Funeral Home? | FFFW 119
It’s issue 1-1-9, and we’re feeling fine. You call 911 when you have an emergency, but you hit up 119 for some levity. Yes, that all rhymed, and...
Peer Support for Transitions and Trust
WHEELING, IL—When challenges arise, it’s important to find the people we can trust. On January 17, Funeral Professionals Peer Support opens 2023 with a discussion on where to...