An essential component of our role as funeral directors is to maintain the sanctity of our work and protect the privacy of those in our care. Something that continues to trouble me is the prurient interest some have in the most private part of funeral service. “I want to watch? Can I?” It is an … Continue reading I Want to Watch
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How a Common Death Ritual Made It Harder to Mourn the Loss of My Mother ————-Say What!?
How a Common Death Ritual Made It Harder to Mourn the Loss of My Mother We can barely contain our disgust at this article. In essence, the writer is complaining that the funeral home made her deceased mother look too good, and it has traumatized her. She writes: "I thought she was alive again. She … Continue reading How a Common Death Ritual Made It Harder to Mourn the Loss of My Mother ————-Say What!?
6 Important Facts We Can Learn From the Funeral of President George H.W. Bush
This post originally appeared on sixtyandme.com 6 IMPORTANT FACTS WE CAN LEARN FROM THE FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Green Burials and Responsible Reporting
We submitted this piece to The New York Times @nytimes as an Op-Ed letter seven days ago and have never heard from them. We are publishing it here so our voices can be heard regarding this topic. Recently, The New York Times published an article: Green Burials: At the End of Life, Thinking Outside the … Continue reading Green Burials and Responsible Reporting
Green Burials
This is a well balanced article about the green burial movement. It provides the most realistic information I've seen on the subject. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/08/10/what-does-going-green-mean-for-the-funeral-industry/
Extreme Embalming
By Melissa Johnson Williams There was a picture that circulated on the internet recently showing a young man posed at his wake in a laid back style. Many commentators used the phrase "extreme embalming" to describe this supposedly new phenomenon. Most of those commentators know nothing about embalming or its history. If they did they … Continue reading Extreme Embalming
Women In Funeral Service, Circa 1900
By Melissa Johnson Williams These pages are from the funeral service publications of the early 1900's called The Casket and The Sunnyside. As can be seen in these photos women are prominent in the care of the dead, specifically teaching embalming. More than 100 years ago these women lead the way for every woman practitioner … Continue reading Women In Funeral Service, Circa 1900
The Morte Girls 