The Holy Fire: Cremation: A Practice in Need of Ritual
"When I'm gone just cremate me," Hughey MacSwiggan told his third and final wife as she stood at his bedside while the hospice nurse fiddled with the morphine...
SCI Employees Post Company Reviews Online…Not Good
The internet has changed the way consumers and employees interact with businesses in many drastic ways. The internet has also provided a massive space where individuals can share...
Batesville Launches New System For Online Ordering and Personalization
Batesville Casket Company, the leading provider of burial and cremation products to the North American funeral service industry, has launched an exclusive online ordering and personalization system, providing...
Eco-Friendly Embalming Products Win Accolades
A local company that?s been in business for more than 130 years has for decades remained cutting-edge, surpassing the competition. The Champion Company, founded in 1878, has two...
Funeral Director Live Blogs His Battle With Cancer
A few months ago I posted an article about Bruce Conley, a Chicago funeral director who was fighting a battle with cancer but wasn't letting his illness stand...
Nicolas Cage Buys a Pyramid…To Be Buried In?
I guess when you are a successful, famous Hollywood movie star, being buried in a mini 9ft tall pyramid doesn't seem to crazy. Celebrity news blog,
This Is Something I Don't Say Enough
I love what I do, and I am so grateful that I can say that. I have a huge passion for the funeral industry and for funeral directors....
This Is Something I Don’t Say Enough
I love what I do, and I am so grateful that I can say that. I have a huge passion for the funeral industry and for funeral directors....
Question Of The Week: Would You Hire Someone Who Graduated From The Same Mortuary School You Did?
This weeks question comes from a very large discussion that has been focused around the letter I posted last week that was written by the Funeral Ethics Organization...
A Funeral Director's Ego
Guest Post From: Patrick Fahrenkrug - Patrick has been involved in funeral service since 1988 and has been a state of Wisconsin licensed funeral director since 1994, Patrick...