How Do People in Your State Die?
Article by Olga Khazan, The Atlantic The most distinctive causes of death by state, 2001-2010 (CDC)People in Louisiana are disproportionately likely to be felled by syphilis, while Midwesterners...
This Powerful Obit Has Gone Viral and Proves That Obituaries Can Be Powerful
Obituary originally posted on Legacy.com Our charismatic and beautiful son and brother died Sunday morning from a drug overdose. Clay was the youngest of four children, raised in...
Free Insurance Coverage Just For The Asking
Progressive Environmental Services, the largest precious metal refinery for recycling post cremation metals in North America, is now including yet another value added feature at NO COST, to all...
This One Misconception About Facebook Could Be Losing You Money
We heard it again yesterday. A funeral home owner told us she isn’t too concerned about her home’s inactive Facebook page because it’s mostly young people who use...
A Global Perspective of the Funeral Profession Taken from The Asia Funeral Expo
Article by: Jeff Harbeson, The Funeral Commander I’m blessed to travel and meet funeral industry professionals literally all over the globe; most recently I have just returned from...
Officer Pulls Over Funeral Procession on Freeway for Traveling Too Slow
Article by Kennedy Ryan and Kareen Wynter, KTLA Cellphone video captured an emotional dispute on the side of the 10 Freeway in the Mid-City area last Friday between...
The Perfect Suit for The Funeral Director on Call
Article by Greg Ferenstein, Business Insider I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous “Suitsy,” an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business suit....
Cremation Used to Be Taboo, Now It’s the Norm – A State by State Map
Article by Andrew Kahn, Slate.com A half-century ago, nearly everyone who died in the U.S. was buried. Only about 4 percent were cremated. Now, we cremate half our dead. The...
Death Positivity Event in June- #Talkdeath
We at Qeepr are very excited to announce the second instalment of our #Talkdeath web series on June 17th at 3pm EST! Seeking to promote death positivity through open discussion, the upcoming...
23 Unusual Ways To Die In The US In One Handy Map
Article by Morenike Adebayo, IFLScience “…in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” quoted Benjamin Franklin in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789....