The Sad, Sweet Story of the Man Who Lived In a Mausoleum
Every cemetery has its stories, as does every soul at rest within its grounds. Cemeteries serve as sacred places where visitors can remember those souls and those stories...
Funeral Industry News
Hallfords Ordered to Pay Return to Nature Families $950 Million
In what has been described as a “symbolic” victory, a judge has ordered former Return to Nature Jon and Carie Hallford to pay $950 million to the families...
Casket Selfies & Free Graves | 4M #151
Welcome to the hundred-and-fifty-first edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #151, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Homesteaders Finalizes Investment in Park Lawn, Facilitates Transition to Private Ownership
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners and have closed on a capital investment to transition Park Lawn Corporation to private ownership....
The Funeral Olympics??? | FFFW 200
DISCLAIMER: None of the F’s in FFFW stand for “facts.” Enjoy the jokes and satire. Welcome to issue 200 of the FFFW! I can’t believe it- we’ve done...
Green Embalming Fluids: Do They Get the Job Done?
Among widespread demand for green funeral options, traditional embalming stubbornly persists. Even as it falls further and further out of popular favor in an increasingly-environmentally-conscious culture, we need...
NFDA Generational Survey: Why Does Gen Z Prefer Burial, and What Does It Mean For You?
On July 9, 2024, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) released the results of a first-of-its-kind survey conducted two months earlier. These results offered valuable insight into the...