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Civil War-era graves being moved as expansion begins at Mater Dei

Don't make Indiana Catholics choose between football and disturbing the dead.

RI Hospital Gave Wrong Body to Funeral Home After Grandmother Dies

That this happens at all is mindboggling. That it happened with a burial, and that it took long enough to realize the mistake the the body has to be exumed is just crazy. At least it wasn't a cremation.

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21h

‘It could potentially lead to a shortage;’ All funeral directors in Colorado have less than one year left to get licensed

I would be absolutely shocked if there were any shortages that didn't exist already. The law was written to accommodate working funeral directors. All they have to do is document that they've been serving families the whole time. The sticky part is they have to go three years wit

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What Can We Learn from Death in the Age of Longevity? | TIME

I like the term "age of longevity."

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Young funeral home owners stepping up

This news article discusses the efforts of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians’ Association to empower a new generation of funeral home owners to prevent corporations from taking over the industry. It highlights the story of Aaron Cooper, a young funeral director who purchased an old funeral home in Tampa, and emphasizes the importance of community and legacy in the funeral business.

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Horse-drawn hearse for sale

I had no idea what these kinds of things cost. I'm only a little surprise how much more it costs to buy a stage coach, which is culturally cooler, but aesthetically less cool, I think.

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This makes more sense than a lot of the analyst reports. SCI took a 6% hit for not earning like it did during Covid. I’d hate to see them try to squeeze out profits where there are none.

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Married by the funeral director

I guess once you get your funeral director license, embalming license, and celebrant license, why not add wedding officiant.

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LIVE Coalition Launches to Modernize Estate Planning Laws for the Digital Age

A bunch of digital finance companies are working to help make digital estate planning legal in states where it's not.

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Eli Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way & QC Entertainment Team On Jessica Chandler’s Exposé Film ‘Death Boom’

I'm looking forward to seeing the perspectives of the funeral directors involved.

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EEOC sues employer for barring Black workers from restrooms, firing supervisor

Erg. This isn't great for an independent, but for a corporate cemetery? Seriously? Three layers of management decided that, on top of dying on the pettiest hill on the planet, they'd also threaten to fire the whistleblower if he called the EEOC and then actually did. Bananas. Thi

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District Attorney Secures Indictments for Manslaughter in Assisted Suicide Case

This is the beginning of a lot of coverage about medical aid in dying because (ias with any law) a lot of times it's not clear that there are problems with it until they try their first case. What's interesting about this is, in the press release they describe how the woman perf

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10d

Oh good. Another AI solution for Deathcare

I'm really, really, uncomfortable with letting AI run a funeral home. The training aspect, though, is something worth thinking about.

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The Cuban Hearse Crisis

This is from a site called “#Cibercuba” which regularly runs stories about hearse issues. It feels very Cold War propaganda-y. Like, “The Communists Don’t Respect the Dead” or something.

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10d

Funeral homes increasingly converted to housing

As funeral operations change, a lot of times the real estate is worth so much more than the building that it makes more sense to close and sell to developers.

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North Adams Cemetery Commission Supports Green Burials

It's almost like municipal cemeteries are mor worried about serving local families than selling vaults...

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13d

State orders Southern Colorado funeral home to shut down

File this under "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished." The funeral home had essentially stopped using its facilities for body preparation, but left it open because the coroner's office was renting the refrigeration space. Since the county was the only one using it, the funeral home let

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12d

Brooklyn cemetery plans human composting option, stirring interest and debate - CBS New York

It is absolutely fascinating that they didn't (or couldn't) make a deal with a U.S. company,

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16d

A Philly startup's 'funeral registry' service aims to help families with end-of-life expenses

There are SO many startups aimed at getting people to preplan/fund funerals. The preplanning is the only thing that sets them apart from "GoFundme." I always feel like this energy could be better directed.

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17d

Another Municipal Cemetery Looks to Go Green

This is pretty cool. Increasingly, municipal cemeteries are going with green burial as a way of appealing to people as well as of reducing the cost for residents.

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16d

What if it wasn't just pets he didn't cremate?

Last week there was a report of a pet crematory owner, 70-year-old Patrick Vereb who was accused of giving fake remains to pet owners. He was also a funeral director for humans, which is starting to worry people who used his funeral home to creamate their loved ones.

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How funeral homes dealt with the snowstorm and its aftermath | wnep.com

This is the kind of service in a time of need that a family will remember for generations. From the story: "Splain says their snow removal service also helps the team when they have to go out to homes to do a removal of a loved one. He says they will lead the crew out there and p

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20d

Winter weather causes casket transport challenges for Michigan funeral homes

Delayed flights and other logistics issues are nothing new, but it's been a rough week for shipping bodies, and it's not likely to get easier this week.

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22d

Local pet crematory shuts down due to corporate competition | Surge 105

It's common for funeral homes to sell to corporate concerns, and occasionally they close, but this is the first I've heard of corporate pet crematories out-competing a locally owned facility.

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‘Human composting’ bill draws bipartisan support in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin

Although this is legal in lots of states, it isn't possible for a long time after legalization because the process is complex and (often) proprietary. The upside is that it gets people talking about final disposition in a way that nothing else does.

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24d

Former funeral home director accused of pet cremation fraud headed to trial - CBS Pittsburgh

Certainly there must be more to it than this, but this story seems to imply that they're worried this guy will walk because technically there's no "wrong" way to dispose of dead animals in Pennsylvania. That' can't be quite right, can it?

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Brent Taylor's funeral home in cutting ties with the Tennessee senator: You're dead to me

Seriously, though. How egregious are your views when your old funeral home takes down your name for fear of losing business. Usually, they keep the name to keep community business. .

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29d

Funeral home president 'immediately removed' by judge as executor of client's will, records show - ABC13 Houston

This is bananas. Unique Green has been under accusation, suspicion, and even indictment but her funeral director license remained in good standing. Funerals in Texas are broken.

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Jan 20th

Funeral director rushes into burning building to save remains | FOX 5 Atlanta

This is the second story like this in as many months. It's fascinating and heartening to see funeral directors so concerned with rescuing dead bodies. From the story: "There is no way in the world that I would have allowed that building to burn down with anyone’s loved one insi

Civil War-era graves being moved as expansion begins at Mater Dei

RI Hospital Gave Wrong Body to Funeral Home After Grandmother Dies

‘It could potentially lead to a shortage;’ All funeral directors in Colorado have less than one year left to get licensed

What Can We Learn from Death in the Age of Longevity? | TIME

Young funeral home owners stepping up

Horse-drawn hearse for sale

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Married by the funeral director

LIVE Coalition Launches to Modernize Estate Planning Laws for the Digital Age

Eli Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way & QC Entertainment Team On Jessica Chandler’s Exposé Film ‘Death Boom’

EEOC sues employer for barring Black workers from restrooms, firing supervisor

District Attorney Secures Indictments for Manslaughter in Assisted Suicide Case

Oh good. Another AI solution for Deathcare

The Cuban Hearse Crisis

Funeral homes increasingly converted to housing

North Adams Cemetery Commission Supports Green Burials

State orders Southern Colorado funeral home to shut down

Brooklyn cemetery plans human composting option, stirring interest and debate - CBS New York

A Philly startup's 'funeral registry' service aims to help families with end-of-life expenses

Another Municipal Cemetery Looks to Go Green

What if it wasn't just pets he didn't cremate?

How funeral homes dealt with the snowstorm and its aftermath | wnep.com

Winter weather causes casket transport challenges for Michigan funeral homes

Local pet crematory shuts down due to corporate competition | Surge 105

‘Human composting’ bill draws bipartisan support in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin

Former funeral home director accused of pet cremation fraud headed to trial - CBS Pittsburgh

Brent Taylor's funeral home in cutting ties with the Tennessee senator: You're dead to me

Funeral home president 'immediately removed' by judge as executor of client's will, records show - ABC13 Houston

Funeral director rushes into burning building to save remains | FOX 5 Atlanta

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