December 2015

Weekly News 12/28/2015: Fake funerals and more.

By: Funeralwise | Date: Thu, December 31st, 2015

From fake funerals to tests that tell you when you'll die, this week's news had it all. We also saw the touching story of a ...

Strange Deaths 2015: Another big year for selfie deaths.

By: Molly Gorny | Date: Thu, December 31st, 2015

Last year, our strange death report uncovered a disturbing trend--death by selfie. The 2014 list identified 10 cases where people died trying to get that perfect ...

Christmas and Death in North Korea

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Thu, December 24th, 2015

This year, Christmas again arrives in the middle of a religious storm. Islam has been pitted against Christianity, with flashpoints in Africa, Syria, and other ...

Weekly News 12/21/15: The transgender funeral struggle.

By: Funeralwise | Date: Wed, December 23rd, 2015

New on the blog this week: The transgender funeral struggle. The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death: Earlier this ...

The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Sat, December 19th, 2015

A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington Beach, California was conducting the ...

Weekly News 12/14/2015: Rest in Peace Patrol Horse Charlotte

By: Funeralwise | Date: Thu, December 17th, 2015

On December 3rd, Houston Police officer Officer D. Herrejon and his partner, Patrol Horse Charlotte, were traveling on a busy downtown thorofare when a loud noise ...

TV Character Deaths 2015: A big year for goodbyes.

By: Molly Gorny | Date: Wed, December 16th, 2015

SPOILER ALERT: Both the gallery and the story are packed with spoilers. In the world of TV character deaths, 2015 was a big year. Showrunners ...

Weekly News 12/7/15: Highlighting Wreaths Across America

By: Funeralwise | Date: Wed, December 9th, 2015

This week we would like to highlight "Wreaths Across America," a program which ensure our veterans are not forgotten by placing wreaths on more than ...

Wreaths Across America to honor fallen soldiers on December 12th.

By: Molly Gorny | Date: Tue, December 8th, 2015

Each year, thousands of wreaths make their way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. This year's convoy has already set out and on Saturday, December 13th ...