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Would you like fries with that funeral viewing?

There is no question that the funeral business is one that is steeped in tradition. So it’s natural that when…

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Ideal Death Show encourages consumers to plan their own funeral.

Over the weekend of Sept. 5-7, members of the general public mingled with funeral industry professionals at The Ideal Death…

10 years ago

How a broken heart can kill the elderly.

The medical community has known for a long time that a condition called a condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken…

10 years ago

Who Needs to Visit a Torture Museum?

Prague, Budapest and Vienna have each undergone a great renewal the past 20 or so years. Now their beautiful blend…

10 years ago

Remembering 9/11

This year marked the 13th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, 9/11/2001. As the news reports…

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September 10th, 2014 is Suicide Prevention Day.

September 10th, 2014 was Suicide Prevention Day. We hope that you will continue the spirit of this commemorative day all…

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Tommy the dog spends 15 days without food guarding his owner’s grave.

For some reason those special stories of dogs that show remarkable loyalty to their deceased owners touch us deep down.…

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Caryatid maidens found at Alexander the Great era tomb.

On September 6, 2014 archaeologists announced some of the findings of their two year excavation of the tomb area. They…

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Lincoln funeral train procession to be reenacted.

In 1999 Dave Kloke began work on construction of a full-sized working replica of a 1980s steam locomotive. Considering the…

10 years ago

A Coffin-building Party

In his August 31 post in the Chris Schwarz Blog, author Christopher Schwarz introduces us to the art of coffin…

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