Trends & Innovations
TECH SAVVY funeral directors sought by Atneed.com for BETA TESTING
Atneed.com is seeking tech-savvy Funeral Directors as beta testers of its new online Arrangement Room tool, which promotes personalized funerals...
Read moreDetailsWomen Build Business Packing For Deceased
Lessons from packing the possessions of the dead: It helps to have friends in the funeral business; you might have...
Read moreDetailsRobbers Snort Stolen Cremated Ashes, Mistaken for Cocaine
Police said they will search Thursday for what is left of the cremated remains of a man and two dogs...
Read moreDetailsCompany Takes Funeral Planning Completely Online
Ever had a question about caskets or cremation but were afraid to ask? Walking into a funeral home to plan...
Read moreDetailsNortheast Iowa Monks Supply Casket for Arizona Victim
A victim of Saturday's shootings in Tucson, Ariz., will be buried in a casket made from red oak trees by...
Read moreDetailsFamily Grieves for Murdered Son, and Now his Accidental Cremation
When Michelle Bias-Sullivan left her house in the Riverbend neighborhood last Tuesday night, her son Ralph Bias, 20, was playing...
Read moreDetailsCyberspace When You?re Dead
Suppose that just after you finish reading this article, you keel over, dead. Perhaps you?re ready for such an eventuality,...
Read moreDetailsAmbulance That Carried JFK’s Coffin Goes on Sale
A rare piece of Americana goes on sale this month, when one of the vehicles that carried the body of...
Read moreDetailsAmbulance That Carried JFK's Coffin Goes on Sale
A rare piece of Americana goes on sale this month, when one of the vehicles that carried the body of...
Read moreDetailsRecord Deaths in Japan Spurs New Businesses, Like Hotel for the Dead
The Liss Center stands three stories high, sandwiched between large warehouses on the outskirts of Tokyo. A flickering sign greets...
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