ASD – Answering Service for Directors Tests Crisis Notification System
MEDIA, PA—At 4p.m. EST on Sunday, October 11, a quarter of all funeral homes in the United States will receive a phone call. The call will be made...
California governor reflects on his own death as he passes right-to-die law
Article originally appeared on The Verge "ABx2 15 is not an ordinary bill because it deals with life and death" California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill...
Why Do Hearses Have S-Shaped Scrolls Where the Back Windows Should Be?
Article originally appeared on Mental Floss Those diagonal irons on the rear quarter panel of hearses are called “landau bars.” They are purely decorative today, but they once served...
Lacy Robinson Joins Staff of the National Funeral Directors Association
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) today announced that Lacy Robinson, CFSP, has accepted the newly-created position of director of member development. Her start date is October 12,...
Qeepr Launches Mobile Memorial and Wayfinding App
Qeepr Mobile App launches, providing users access to online memorials and cemetery and mausoleum directions. Montreal, Canada –September 21, 2015 - Social memorial platform, Qeepr, officially launched a...
S.C. Pastor Braves Floodwaters to Save Casket for Grieving Family
Article originally appeared on NBC Washington A pastor defied a deputy's orders Monday, wading out to retrieve a casket floating away in fetid floodwaters in Ridgeville, South Carolina...
This Is What I Would Tell My Staff
Article originally appeared on Funeral Home Consulting What happened to social etiquette? You spend a couple of million dollars on a new building and you let the public...
FUNERAL nation Episode #1 – Air Horns, Consumer Finance and WTF
FUNERAL nation episode #1 is finally here! In this episode Ryan and Jeff talk with Daniel O'Connor, of AtNeedCredit.com, about the troubles facing consumers when paying for death...
How Often Should You Post to Your Funeral Home’s Facebook Page?
Odds are, you’ve not spent much time pondering this question. You are so busy maintaining your business that you simply don’t have the bandwidth to consider what is...
CANA Says Cremation Rate Doubled in Past 15 Years, Big Correlation Between High Cremation Rates and No Affiliation with Organized Religion
Fascinating correlation between states with high cremation rates, states with large population unaffiliated with organized religion WHEELING, ILL. – The cremation rate in the U.S. has almost doubled...