The predicted 2019 cremation rate is almost 55% and about 70% of cremated remains go home with families. This means your funeral home is...
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Get to Know the NFDA Keynote Speakers
At the 2019 NFDA Convention & Expo in Chicago, Seth Godin and Ethan Morse will be the keynote speakers. To read the full article in...
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Researchers discovered a new method to determine sex based on cremated bones. By studying certain characteristics of the cremated bones,...
More Females Are Becoming Funeral Directors in the U.S.
More and more females are becoming funeral directors in the U.S., including Jasminne Navarre, who grew up in the family business and...
Survey Finds That One-Third of Respondents Want to Be Cremated
A YouGov Omnibus survey questioned respondents about their end-of-life wishes. Some of the findings include more than one-third of...
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With more and more people choosing cremation for their end-of-life arrangements, it brings about an important question. What are some...
Mother Writes to Son After Death by Suicide
After Author Yiyun Li lost her 16-year-old son to suicide, she decided to write the novel Where Reasons End. In the novel, she imagines a...
Healthy, 33-Year-Old Woman Plans Own Funeral
Susie Bearne was only 33 when she started planning her funeral service. After meeting with a funeral planner, she learned that she had...
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