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...
Funeral Industry News
Flu Season Delayed, Revenue Slightly Derailed—But Carriage Services Is Still Winning
Death and taxes are life’s only guarantees, and Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) is cashing in on the first one. The funeral and cemetery services provider wrapped up...
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...
Facebook is Deleting Your Funeral Live Streams – Here’s How to Save Them
As of February 19, 2025, Facebook has implemented a policy change that affects all users who utilize Facebook Live, including funeral homes that stream services for remote attendees....
Noodle to Die For: Chinese Funeral Home Cracks Down on Fake Mourners Chasing Legendary Funeral Food
Funeral food—it’s a tradition as old as the act of mourning itself. Whether it’s ham biscuits in the South, casseroles in the Midwest, or those oddly comforting finger...
Turkey Trots & Spice-Scented Mummies | 4M #177
Welcome to the hundred-and-seventy-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #177, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Homesteaders Names Danette Kobolt Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company Executive Vice President and General Counsel Marla Lacey is excited to announce that Danette Kobolt has joined the company as...