December 2011
8 posts
2012 Funeral Industry Predictions →
With 2011 almost in the bag we want to thank all of our 15,000 readers for supporting our daily funeral industry publication. At the beginning of 2011 we had 8,500 readers, and we almost…
A Franchise Breathes Life Into the Casket... →
When Nathan Smith was in high school and college in the mid-1980s, he volunteered at a summer camp for children with muscular dystrophy. It was gratifying work, and the Wichita, Kansas, native…
[eHow] How to Start a Funeral Home →
Starting a funeral home sounds like a piece of cake after reading this article from eHow.com. In just 7 simple steps you can be up and running. May be eHow.com should have talked with…
Amazon.com Starts Selling "Christmas Cremations",... →
Last Friday Redmond-based Smart Cremation (the same company that, last February, was offering “green benefits such as carbon offsets and enhanced emissions controls” with its cremation…
Top 5 Regrets By Those Dying →
Guest article by Andrew Rinehart from AndrewRinehart.us I’ve recently become fascinated with a question, “What has been your biggest regret in life”? I find myself asking this question to…
Wanna Get Buried in Space? The State of Virginia... →
Virginia would help pay for it under proposed legislation that aims to boost the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The bill, which the General Assembly will debate next year, would provide a…
Sign Of The Times: Capsule Urn, The iPod Of... →
Designing objets d’art to commemorate the loss of a loved one is a tricky business. Go too fancy, and it looks like you’re trying to turn your dead relative into a pretentious sculpture or…
We’ve Never Regretted a Private Burial →
Editors Note: This article was forwarded to us by a ConnectingDirectors.com reader. It is an article written by a family member who was part of a private burial for his father-in-law. As our…