Cremation Used to Be Taboo, Now It’s the Norm – A State by State Map
Article by Andrew Kahn, Slate.com A half-century ago, nearly everyone who died in the U.S. was buried. Only about 4 percent were cremated. Now, we cremate half our dead. The...
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Death Positivity Event in June- #Talkdeath
We at Qeepr are very excited to announce the second instalment of our #Talkdeath web series on June 17th at 3pm EST! Seeking to promote death positivity through open discussion, the upcoming...
23 Unusual Ways To Die In The US In One Handy Map
Article by Morenike Adebayo, IFLScience “…in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” quoted Benjamin Franklin in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789....
Aurora Casket Launches Family Connections Advisor
Provides Families with Private Website to Share Memories, Photos and Prepare for Funeral Arrangements May 21, 2015 – AURORA, Indiana – Aurora Casket Company, LLC, the largest...
31 Strange And Disturbing Facts About Death
Article by Tom Chivers, BuzzFeed 1. Humans have been burying their dead for at least 200,000 years. Among the earliest suspected grave sites are Atapuerca, Spain, and Pontnewydd Cave, Wales. 2. Exactly...
Are You Burying More Republicans?
Article by Colin Campbell, Business Insider The Republican Party has a major demographic problem over the long term, according to a Politico magazine story published on Sunday. "The party’s...
How the ‘New York Times’ Churns Out 1,000 Obituaries Every Year
Article by Simon Davis, Vice Per the CDC, more than 2.5 million people die in America annually. By contrast, a mereone thousand will have the privilege of getting an obituary...