Throw the Body Out with the Box: Thomas Lynch and Thomas Long on Seeing Off the Dead
A preacher, a funeral director and a dead body took a road trip through Michigan… It might sound like the opening line of a joke, but authors Thomas...
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96-Year-Old Man Writes Tear-Jerking Song, ‘Oh Sweet Lorraine,’ For Late Wife (VIDEO)
Get out those tissue boxes. Because this 96-year-old man's love song for his late wife is guaranteed to make you tear up. Fred Stobaugh, from Peoria, Ill., wrote...
THE MOURNER’S BILL OF RIGHTS by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D
By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Though you should reach out to others as you do the work of mourning, you should not feel obligated to accept the unhelpful...
It’s that time of year…
Article By: Jeff Harbeson, Funeral Finance, LLC It’s the time of year that summer is coming to a close…summer is usually the happy warm and carefree time of...
The 11 Worst and Best Things To Say To Someone In Grief
These lists were compiled by Caleb Wilde and originally posted of the Confessions Of A Funeral Director Facebook Page. Read the lists below and share in the comments...
Man With ALS Wins Baseball Team’s Free Funeral Promotion
Minor league baseball is long known for its offbeat and wacky promotions. But what the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs did Tuesday night, some say is over the top. "I'm...
The Trauma of Being Alive
TALKING with my 88-year-old mother, four and a half years after my father died from a brain tumor, I was surprised to hear her questioning herself. “You’d think...