Burr Oak Cemetery Sees New Funerals
Some burials resumed at Burr Oak Cemetery near Alsip about six weeks ago, months after it was shuttered because of a grave-reselling scam, according to a funeral home...
Funeral Industry News
State Suspends License of Iowa Funeral Director
The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science has granted an appeal by the state and suspended the license of an Audubon funeral director. Mark Kessler of Kessler Funeral Homes...
House Built From Over 500,000 Discarded Embalming Fluid Bottles
Canada - This unusual roadside attraction was built from over 500.000 discarded embalming fluid bottles. In 1952, David H. Brown retired from 35 years in the funeral business....
How to Market Your Business With Facebook
Business owner, you might want to friend Facebook. A growing number of businesses are making Facebook an indispensible part of hanging out their shingles. Small businesses are using...
Should Kids Attend a Funeral?
Today's question comes not from a reader but from personal experience: Should children attend a funeral or memorial service? I'm grieved to report that my dad died last...
Former President of The Iowa Funeral Directors Association Faces Sanctions
The former president of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association faces sanctions from the state after being accused of keeping kegs of beer in his funeral home and discussing...
9 Testify in Alleged Funeral Home Scam
Michigan - The former owners of a defunct Livonia funeral home waived their preliminary examinations, but nine people listed as victims in an alleged scam connected to the...