Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in October
WHEELING, IL— For many of us, October means changing leaves, crisp weather and crisper apples, and football... but it also means school (and sniffles) are back in session,...
Funeral Industry News
DMORT, Deathcare, and the Hurricane Helene Devastation
The devastation from Hurricane Helene’s September 26 landfall and subsequent crawl across the southeast is difficult for most Americans to comprehend. Each day brings worse news, including a...
Selected’s 2024 Annual Meeting at Disney Delivers the Magic of Connection
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — October 8, 2024 — More than 400 members and guests of Selected Independent Funeral Homes gathered at Disney’s Grand Floridian Convention Center and...
Mushroom… Coffins?
“Mushroom suits” arrived first, around 2011; they were initially celebrated as eco- and cost-conscious alternatives to traditional burial, a green and environmentally beneficial method of disposition. And they...
Stronger Apart…The Case for Dual Licensure
Connecting Directors is grateful to Jennifer Graziano for sharing this timely and important essay with our readers! Jennifer is a 4th generation funeral director and attorney with a...
Foundation Partners Group Launches Afterall to Guide Families Through the End-of-Life Experience
WINTER PARK, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2024) – Foundation Partners Group, the second largest provider of funeral services in the United States, today announced the launch of Afterall, a new digital hub that...
Belgian Knights & Murder Ballads | 4M #158
Welcome to the hundred-and-fifty-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #158, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...