Funeral News
Ex-LA Mortuary Worker Guilty of Faking Funerals
A former Los Angeles mortuary employee was convicted in an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies of $1.2 million by...
Read moreDetailsBig 3 Casket Companies Being Sued, Creating a Monopoly?
This week a federal judge in Houston, Texas will determine whether the three biggest casket companies (Batesville, Aurora, and Matthews)...
Read moreDetails6,600 Arlington Cemetery Graves May Be Labeled Wrong
Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Scam Artist Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
One of two women accused of staging fake funerals to defraud insurance companies out of nearly $1 million pleaded guilty...
Read moreDetailsIgnoring Industry Trends May be Hazardous to Your Wealth
We are now in one of the best and most exciting times to be in the business of death. And...
Read moreDetailsBatesville Casket Raises Patent Infringement Claims
The biggest casket manufacturer in the country is hoping an investigation will close the lid on what it alleges is...
Read moreDetailsAuction House Drops Elvis Embalming Tools, SCI Questions Authenticity
A West Loop auction house has canceled the sale of tools purportedly used to embalm Elvis Presley, after a Memphis...
Read moreDetailsNFDA Announces Affiliation with KAVOD ? Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is pleased to announce an affiliation with KAVOD ? Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels, a...
Read moreDetailsReuse and recycle graves?
Given a grave shortage of burial plots, Vancouver is asking residents how they'd feel about recycling the space used for...
Read moreDetailsAutopsy Tools Used on Elvis Go Up For Sale
Autopsy tools used to embalm and prepare Elvis Presley?s body for his funeral in 1977 and a toe tag used...
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