Funeral News
Open-Door Morgue Leaves Bodies Up For Grabs
AUSTRALIA - SECURITY at one of Sydney's biggest hospitals is so lax that anyone can walk into the morgue and...
Read moreDetailsUnqualified Undertakers Working Out of Their Loungerooms
AUSTRALIA - SELF-declared undertakers with no qualifications or experience are setting up shop in their lounge rooms to cash in...
Read moreDetailsIs the Economy Really Putting the Deathcare Industry In a Recession?
When I used to tell people that I worked in the deathcare industry, they would all say the same thing:...
Read moreDetailsIllinois Newspaper Has an Opinion: Have a Single Agency Regulate Death Industry
IT SEEMS to be almost unanimous: The Illinois comptroller should not be in charge of regulating the state?s cemeteries. Instead,...
Read moreDetailsHotel Rooms for NFDA International Convention & Expo Going Fast
Funeral professionals planning to attend the 2009 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo, October 25-28 in Boston,...
Read moreDetailsHotel Rooms for NFDA International Convention & Expo Going Fast
Funeral professionals planning to attend the 2009 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo, October 25-28 in Boston,...
Read moreDetailsRecession Drives 65% Cremation Increase
Funeral homes have seen a drastic increase in the less expensive cremation option over full burial year-over-year, some experiencing an...
Read moreDetailsGovernor Quinn Receives Final Cemetery Oversight Task Force Report
Governor Pat Quinn accepted the final report of the Cemetery Oversight Task Force, which provided recommendations to ensure rigorous oversight...
Read moreDetailsPrison Term to Start Soon For Former Coroner
Former Massachusetts coroner Dr. Putnam Breed has been ordered by a Rockingham County Superior Court judge to begin serving a...
Read moreDetailsSurvey Finds Nevada Residents Choose “Burn Me”
LAS VEGAS?Nevada tops the list of states where residents increasingly see cremation as the preferred method of disposition of remains...
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