Hackman’s Death Raises New and Very Different Deathcare Questions
The recent discovery of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, found deceased in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home, has sparked widespread curiosity, concern, and, of...
Funeral Industry News
Haggling, Negotiating, and Price Matching: Are These Strategies Right for Deathcare?
Last month, a deathcare company in Australia announced via press release the country’s “First Funeral Price Match Policy” so they can be sure families “Never Overpay Again!” The...
Bizarre QR Codes on German Gravestones Not So Nefarious After All
It was a mystery that captivated the curious and sent cemetery sleuths scrambling to solve it, resulting in a long list of conspiracy theories. Alas, though, the truth...
Death Clocks & Cat Litter | 4M #178
Welcome to the hundred-and-seventy-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #178, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Foundation Partners Group Forms New Advisory Board to Enhance Strategic Growth and Community Impact
WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 3, 2025) – In one of his first actions as leader of the second largest provider of funeral services in the United States, Foundation Partners Group CEO John D....
Interns, Facebook, and Otters | FFFW 227
DISCLAIMER: None of the F’s in FFFW stand for “facts.” Y’all! I don't know about you, but it’s been feeling like springtime to me. Last week I was...
Everest’s Graveyard: Permanent or Purgatory (Part I)
It’s no mean feat to recover the fallen from Everest, Earth’s highest mountain; the climb is notoriously deadly for all kinds of reasons (hurricane-level sub-zero winds; thousand-foot fatal...