Death Is Not The End: Fascinating Funeral Traditions From Around The Globe
Article by Kate Torgovnick May, Originally appeared on TED The funerals I’ve attended have all been very much the same. Relatives and friends arrive in all black and...
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Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage and What it Means for the Deathcare Profession
Article and White Paper provided by: Poul Lemasters, Lemasters Consulting On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court put into law a monumental change: same-sex marriage is legal. What does this...
#Talkdeath 2nd Edition, Recap
Article originally appeared on Qeepr.com On Wednesday, June 17th, we hosted our second #Talkdeath roundtable discussion on all things related to death, dying, funeral practices, and grief. Mandy and Georgia from...
22 Of The Most Powerful Death & Dying Quotes Ever Written
Article by Rochelle Rietow, funeralOne Since the beginning of time, people have been expressing their thoughts on death in many, many ways. In fact, these ideas, discussions and...
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...
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...
What’s the Real Value of Funeral Conventions
I’m just returning from another funeral convention and I would like to provide “color” on my observations. I had conversations and meetings with many people from practically every...