Funeral News
Body Rots in Hearse, Ala. Funeral Director Charged
Feb 27, 2009 - A funeral director accused of leaving a woman's body to decay in a parked hearse after...
Read moreDetailsPre-Need Funeral Investor Demands Repayment of Principal
February 23, 2009 - Lynda Canger of Lake Zurich didn?t think she had to worry about her father-in-law?s funeral. Then...
Read moreDetailsBurris Linked to Troubled Trade Association
Newly appointed Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., has dealt with questions about his ties to impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but now...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Home Directors Lose Licenses over Plan to Sell Body Parts Without Consent
January 7, 2009 - Two Newark-area funeral directors agreed to turn in their mortuary science licenses after they were cited...
Read moreDetailsU.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Unveils The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush unveiled legislation today that would expand the powers of the federal government by creating a new...
Read moreDetailsEconomy Takes Toll on Funeral Planning
Recession stresses have changed the way many in the Rochester community look at life. And death, too. Local funeral homes,...
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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,...
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