Beginning this fall semester, Tidewater Community College in Virginia offers a new nationally-accredited Funeral Directing degree. The two-year program, offered through its Virginia Beach campus, will be the...
A Canadian labor arbitrator ruled in favor of visible tattoos and piercings for funeral home employees, saying one funeral home chain's ban violated the rights of its employees...
New rules finalized in late August by Vermont legislators will eliminate the requirement of an associate’s degree to become a licensed funeral director. Instead, students can become licensed...
Caitlin Doughty’s day job as a mortician gives her a pretty macabre sense of humor and she shares stories from her life in an unusual work environment as well...
Guest article from: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com - Confessions of a Funeral Director I’ve never heard of hazing practices in the funeral industry (although I’m sure it’s happened). And,...
Guest Article Provided By: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com Our funeral home doesn’t have a secretary. We answer the phone ourselves. When you work at a funeral home, any call could be...
Daniel Honan, the director of Honan Funeral Home, has never had so much work. He has hired 25 to 30 new staffers to help handle the funerals of...