Renowned Funeral Services Leader, Tom Johnson, Passes Away
The funeral service community mourns the passing of Tom Johnson, who passed away Thursday, December 21st. A native of Indiana, Tom Johnson embarked on a remarkable career revolutionizing...
Funeral Industry News
Homesteaders Honors Exceptional Employees
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, recently announced the winners of its annual Homesteaders Heroes program. The peer-nominated awards ...
Grief Is Not a Disorder: My Position on the New “Prolonged Grief Disorder” Diagnostic Category in the DSM
Connecting Directors would like to thank Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. for this outstanding contribution. Our phone at the Center for Loss and Life Transition has been ringing off the...
Duct Tape & Vampire Stakes | 4M #117
Welcome to the hundred-and-seventeenth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #117, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
How Doctors Treat Complex Grief, Part 2: Medication
In our previous article, we discussed information which might be useful to have available to provide to families and prospective clients on some of the common forms grief...
Self-Care for the Holidays
Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in December WHEELING, IL— Between family obligations, work commitments, and winter weather, the holiday season brings a uniquely stressful experience. Take some...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes’ Educational Trust Announces New Executive Director
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — December 8, 2023 — The Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust has announced the appointment of Stefanie Favia as its Executive Director, effective immediately. Stefanie...