Heritage Family Continues to Grow in 2022
Heritage Family of Elizabethton, Tennessee completed a very successful year in 2022. Renee Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Family stated, “2022 was the most successful...
The Best Cremation Conference is a Click Away
Brookfield, Wis. – Individuals and families who prefer cremation may not understand the value of having a service. The 2023 National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) Virtual Cremation Success Seminar,...
New York Becomes Sixth State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
Whatever you call it — natural organic reduction (NOR), recomposition, human composting, or Terramation™ — there’s no denying that the process of transforming human remains into soil is...
Death Pranks & Comic Book Grief | 4M #68
Welcome to the sixty-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #68, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Top 20 Connecting Directors Stories of 2022
So… How was your 2022? Here at Connecting Directors it feels like this year has been dominated by news of mergers and acquisitions and a fair share of...
What Is Thanatophobia, Exactly?
Thanatophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of death or the dying process. Fear of death has been linked to fears of the unknown, loss of control, fear for...
What Is a “Happy Death?”
In the Catholic church, “a happy death” refers to dying in a state of grace with God, without bitterness or anger, if possible. Ideally, a happy death would...
Prison Punishment & COVID in China | 4M #67
Welcome to the sixty-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #67, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
A Funeral Festivus | FFFW #117
Hope you all are staying warm today!Happy Festivus! That’s right; it’s the 23rd of December which means it’s time to remember the holiday that Seinfeld brought to the...
FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Potential Funeral Rule Changes to January 17, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to extend the public comment period for its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on changes to the Funeral Rule to January 17,...