Neptune Society Announces New Online Enrollment Plan
The Neptune Society is announcing a new way to enroll in its prepaid cremation service through a new website. The idea behind the creation of the website is...
New Life for Artificial Body Parts After Cremation
It looks like an ordinary factory workshop - hundreds of containers full of metal are being processed. People are hard at work sorting out the mountains of metal....
Green Burial Council Unveils Cooling Blanket for Use in Green Funerals
SANTA FE, NM - A new way of slowing decomposition in decedents is now available to funeral directors for use in green funerals. Made from 100% nontoxic plant-derived...
Genesis Casket Names High Profile Leader as Special Advisor
Robert G. Horn to Provide Guidance to Genesis Board of Directors Indianapolis, August 31, 2011: Casket manufacturer Genesis Casket Company today announced that Robert G. (Bob) Horn has...
World's First Funeral App for Iphone Comes to Life
A funeral director's parlour in Waterford that has been in business for 255 years has launched what it believes is the world's first dedicated app for funeral homes....
Zachary Douglass, LLC Launches Worlds First Online Application For Funeral Printed Products
High Point, NC, August 31, 2011 - Zachary Douglass, LLC (ZD), launched the world's first online application for funeral printed products. This online application enables funeral homes and...
New body 'liquefaction' unit unveiled in Florida funeral home
A Glasgow-based company has installed its first commercial "alkaline hydrolysis" unit at a Florida funeral home. The unit by Resomation Ltd is billed as a green alternative to...
Is Online Funeral Planning the Future of the Funeral Industry? (Video)
The funeral industry and profession is changing rapidly. More and more services are being offered online. During a conversation I had last week with a funeral professional the...
Families Skeptical As Arlington Tries To Repair Trust
For years, Arlington National Cemetery has been defined by honor. Presidents are buried there. The crew of the space shuttle Challenger. And thousands of men and women who...
Leading the Way in Funeral Service Excellence
NFDA-member funeral homes earn Pursuit of Excellence Award for outstanding service to families, communities Brookfield, Wis. - The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is pleased to announce the...