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No Funeral for the Funeral Director? That Can’t Be Right!
Read more: No Funeral for the Funeral Director? That Can’t Be Right!Last month, on a cold February morning, I attended the funeral Mass of a colleague. As I sat in a pew, listening to the priest’s homily, in which he referenced the deceased’s work for the community, my thoughts turned to another colleague – and friend – we lost a month earlier. Andrea was a legend…
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The Sad Reality: Human Composting is Now Legal in New York
Read more: The Sad Reality: Human Composting is Now Legal in New YorkIt’s a sad day when legislation passes that allows for the composting of humans. It shows a lack of respect for values and traditions, and makes a mockery of the sanctity of life. This is not something that the average person wants. It’s just so much hype. We seriously doubt this will ever take off…
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Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry
Read more: Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated IndustryFuneral service is no longer a male-dominated industry. In fact, across the country, females outnumber males in mortuary schools. It was not always like that. In our latest interview, we tell what it was like when we began our careers in funeral service, and how we chose to work in harmony with our male colleagues.
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Because That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It
Read more: Because That’s the Way We’ve Always Done ItYesterday, I was chatting with a colleague I had not seen in some time. She comes from a long line of funeral directors, one of which was her grandmother, and was married to a popular funeral director for many years until his death. She’s a busy funeral director, and rarely uses social media. But she…
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What You Need To Know When Considering a Home Funeral
Read more: What You Need To Know When Considering a Home FuneralIn 1911, when newspaper publisher and journalist Joseph Pulitzer died, he was waked in the library of his Manhattan home. The room was filled with floral tributes and the furniture arranged for the assembly of mourners. Throughout the morning, family, friends, and employees came to pay their respects to the journalistic icon who reposed in…
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NYSFDA, Spare Us the TikTok eClips
Read more: NYSFDA, Spare Us the TikTok eClipsLately, the weekly eClips, sent by the NYSFDA, have contained more and more links to embarrassing articles by so-called viral sensations on TiKTok. The most recent article, about a mortuary student who “has lifted the lid” (this expression is gag-inducing) about repairing “injuries on deceased people” with clay (which is not used in actual practice)…
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A “Contemporary” Funeral Home
Read more: A “Contemporary” Funeral HomeWe’ve noticed, recently, several funeral homes billing themselves as “modern” or “contemporary.” They claim to have a new way of doing things; that they are bringing a new awareness to death and making it less sad. Really!? Light and airy reposing rooms will not change the abject sorrow felt by a family whose daughter has…
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We Compost Trash, Not Our Mothers
Read more: We Compost Trash, Not Our MothersThe New York State Legislature will soon vote on whether composting (like we do with our kitchen waste) of human remains will become legal. If it passes (sadly, that seems likely), New York will become the third state to allow this desecration. The Morte Girls want to go on record as to our disgust. The…
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Our Latest Interview
Read more: Our Latest InterviewIn our recent interview with Authority Magazine, we reiterate the importance of funeral service & how we continue to uphold cherished traditions. Clearly, the Covid pandemic underscored (in a major way) what any funeral director can tell you: #funeralsmatter.