OMG, a Celebrity Mortician
The funeral industry has a true celebrity, Caitlin Doughty. She is a mortician, a New York Times bestselling author, and a leader in the budding ...
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Funeral music sets the tone and honors the deceased.
Thinking back on the funerals I have attended, what often comes to mind is the funeral music. For me, one service, in particular, stands out. ...
Weekly News 8/28/2015: Alison Parker and Adam Ward memorialized
Sadly, the most prominent story of the week was the on air shooting deaths of Virgina news reporter, Alison Parker and her cameraman, Adam Ward. ...
Weekly News 8/21/2015: Lenny Robinson, Route 29 Batman, laid to rest
This week we said goodbye to the man known as Route 29 Batman, Lenny Robinson. Robinson dedicated his life to brightening the lives of sick ...
Remembering the fallen firefighters of Twisp, Washington
On Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 three firefighters were lost in a fast moving blaze in Twisp, Washington. Four others were seriously injured. It is believed ...
Weekly News 8/7/2015: Death midwives, funeral planning
In this week's news we learned about the growing trend in the use of death midwives. Top headlines also covered funeral planning and health care ...
Cemetery and funeral home weddings are becoming a trend as the industry looks to expand its offerings.
The funeral industry is opening its doors to life events as well as death events these days. The latest trend--cemetery and funeral home weddings. What ...
Weekly News 6/19/15: Therapy dogs help ease grief.
The news of the week highlighted the increasing use of therapy dogs in funeral homes to help comfort those grieving over the death of a ...
At the Bonnie and Clyde Museum: Why Louisiana Man Happily Runs a Room Dedicated to Murderers
Why visit Gibsland, Louisiana? Because it was near here that America’s most famous love-tangled pair of murderers, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, met their end, ...
Sheryl Sandberg Shares Her Grief
Thirty days ago Sheryl Sandberg lost her husband, David, in a tragic accident while vacationing in Mexico. Since then, the Facebook executive has been travelling on the ...
Celebrity Death Hoaxes Just Keep Coming
CELEBRITY DEATH HOAXES JUST KEEP COMING Poor Jackie Chan. Not only has the movie star died once, but twice. Not really. But he has been the subject of ...
Want to learn more about the funeral industry? Try a funeral industry podcast.
When the podcast Serial hit the Internet last fall, like millions of other listeners I quickly fell under its spell. The spin-off of Chicago Public Media’s This American ...
