How NOT To Scatter Ashes From a Hang Glider
In November, 2009, over the Thanksgiving weekend, tragedy struck the OhioFliers hang gliding and paragliding club. One of our members, Chris, was killed when the glider he was...
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New Death Positive Web Series Opens Dialogue between the Public and Death Professionals
This article was originally distributed via SproutNews. SproutNews, WorldNow and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Qeepr Social Memorials teams up with death professionals,...
What Do Sex, Blowing Things Up, and the Funeral Profession Have In Common?
In the video below I interview ICCFA keynote speaker, Cindy Gallop. In this video she offers a whole new perspective to the way you will think about your...
Jury Awards $491 Million in Damages for Fraud by Prepaid Funeral Company
ST. LOUIS • A jury in federal court here on Monday awarded $491 million in damages in a civil lawsuit sparked about seven years ago by the collapse of...
Trend Shows Women Dominate the Funeral Profession
The Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel has been a family-owned and operated business since the late 1950s. "A girlfriend of mine introduced us and she said, 'The only...
Artist Paints The Final Meals Of Death Row Inmates Onto Porcelain Plates
Since the year 2000, artist Julie Green has immortalized the final meal requests of US death row inmates. It’s an on-going project aptly-titled The Last Supper, and she paints cobalt-blue pictures of...
Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for its four academic scholarships: The Joseph E. Hagan Memorial Scholarship, the Memorial Classic Golf Tournament Scholarship,...