Embalmers have the right to free speech, too
Article Originally appeared on BostonGlobe.com Troy Schoeller’s mistake was to speak too frankly — and too pungently — about his work as an embalmer and funeral director, but doing...
EWA enhances capabilities through recent staff additions, promotions
Eagle’s Wings Air (EWA), the nation’s leading provider of logistics services to North American funeral homes and shipping services, announced key organizational changes today as the company continues...
A Simple Thank You offers services to Fallen Chicago Firefighter
CHICAGO- A Simple Thank You will be donating their services to the family of Chicago Firefighter Captain Herbert “Herbie” Johnson. He was a 33 year veteran of the...
The Online Funeral, Whats Your Opinion?
The following article appeared on the Wall Street Journal blog Tuesday. It offers an interesting perspective on the experience of attending an funeral online. The conversation around this topic will...
Cause of Death: Laid Down the Boogie
This image generate a lot of engagement on our Facebook Page. One comment read, "That almost happened to me in Mexico a couple of years ago." Hope is...
How Crowdfunding Works
When I launched SoFund.Us last month I received an inbox full of questions and concerns. I expected this. SoFund.Us is much like ConnectingDirectors.com was 5 years ago; progressive and way...
The Conversation No One Wants – By Robbie Cox
[caption id="attachment_37058" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Planning for your own death is the conversation no one wants but it is a conversation that needs to happen."][/caption] Death. Unless it’s on...
The Six R’s of Grief Work
Guest article contributed by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com There’s a number of different grief models that have been proposed by various psychologists. Some are good, some … not so much....
Aurora Sponsors Cremation Strategies Conference
Funeral Service Event Focused on Improving Education and Operations November 6, 2012 – AURORA, Indiana – With more than one million annual cremations now taking place in North...
Grief and Sexuality
Article from: The Grief Toolbox, thegrieftoolbox.com. Disclaimer: this isn't normally the type of article we would post, but we have had conversations with funeral directors over the past year...