The Complicated Fates of the Unidentified or Unclaimed
What happens to unidentified or unclaimed bodies? Depends on the state, of course. In this, as in so many other matters of deathcare, there is no universal process...
Funeral Industry News
Funeral Service Foundation Welcomes Four New Trustees and Elects its 2023-24 Executive Committee
Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new trustees and elected its 2023-24 Executive Committee during its Annual Meeting, held last month during...
OGR Foundation Opens Scholarship Application Period
$10,000 in scholarships will be awarded to mortuary students INDIANAPOLIS (October 31, 2023) – The International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) Foundation’s board of directors is excited...
Introducing Generations™ by Batesville, Sustainable Caskets for Environmentally-Conscious Consumers
BATESVILLE, Ind., October 30, 2023 – Batesville announced the introduction of Generations™ by Batesville, a new line of sustainable caskets designed to address the increasing demand for more...
Racing Caskets & Marijuana Men | 4M #110
Welcome to the hundred-and-tenth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #110, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Best Desk Candy | FFFW 159
DISCLAIMER: None of the F’s in FFFW stand for “facts.” Enjoy the satire. This is our last October edition of 2023. Next time we meet, we’ll start covering...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Connects Leaders at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. — October 25, 2023 — Nearly 250 members and guests of Selected Independent Funeral Homes gathered at the JW Marriott Chicago and virtually for the 2023...