Facebook Launches ‘Safety Check’, A Disaster Notification Service
In times of disaster or crisis, people turn to Facebook to check on loved ones and get updates. It is in these moments that communication is most critical...
Funeral Industry News
How Cemeteries Make Money
At Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, a weed-whacker sends a spray of grass clippings into the air, as the ground crew weaves in between black and grey tombstones packed...
Young Mourners Redefining Funeral Attire
Article from BusinessInsider.com At the crowded funeral of 13-year-old Demureye' Macon, who was shot on a Chicago street, older mourners wore sober suits and dresses in beige and...
LifeArt Is First Company To Go Global With Printed Caskets
Having spent the majority of his working life as a bricklayer, Desy Stevenson recently took a leap of faith to start a new business to die for. Since...
GUIDE: Traveling with Cremated Remains – TSA and Airline Rules
A lawsuit is currently pending in federal court against the Transportation Security Administration for “emotional distress and mental anguish” after the Plaintiff alleges certain, unnamed TSA agents mishandled his...
“Orthodox Customs Traditions & Practices” web site created for Funeral Directors and their Orthodox Families!
For the past four (4) decades I have witnessed or participated in more than a thousand Eastern Orthodox Funerals throughout the United States and Canada. On numerous occasions...
Hearses, puns and Dolly Parton: An afternoon at the National Funeral Directors Association Convention & Expo
The halls of Music City Center hummed with activity Monday, as hundreds of funeral home professionals from all over the world explored the sights and sounds of the...