Tag: Mortuary School

• NYSFDA, Spare Us the TikTok eClips

  

  Lately, 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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  April 9, 2022

  Antidote to Misinformation, defaming funeral service

  Female Funeral Directors, Funeral Director, Funeral Industry, funeralsmatter, Mortuary School, nysfda, The Morte Girls

• Let’s Be Truthful

  

  The Morte Girls are often asked by young people (and some not so young) about how to forge a career in funeral service, and what it’s like. We explain that the hours are long, that most of us work nights, weekends and holidays, and that the pay is generally little more than adequate. Additionally, the […]

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  April 26, 2021

  Antidote to Misinformation, Mortuary School, The Morte Girls, Uncategorized

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• I Want to Watch

  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 […]

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  July 31, 2020

  Alexandra Mosca, Care of the Dead, Embalming, Female Funeral Directors, Sacred Rituals, The Morte Girls, Uncategorized

  Care of the Dead, Embalmer, Embalming, Female Funeral Directors, Mortuary School, The Morte Girls, Viewing the Dead

• RIP Dr. Jacquie Taylor

  We were saddened to learn about the recent passing of Dr. Jacquie Taylor. Funeral service lost an excellent champion in her. An educator, who was also licensed as a funeral director, Dr. Taylor  truly “walked the walk and talked the talk” unlike so many others today. In 2013, I attended a continuing education seminar Dr. […]

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  November 24, 2019

  Alexandra Mosca, Antidote to Misinformation, Care of the Dead, Death, defaming funeral service, Female Funeral Directors, Jacquie Taylor, Melissa Johnson Williams, Uncategorized

  Death, Embalming, Funeral Director, Funeral Industry, Funerals, Interlopers, Mortuary School

• Five Things

  Five Things I’ve learned in my long career as a funeral director I was pleased to share my view of funeral service with Life. Death. Whatever., gleaned from the work I’ve done, the experiences of my colleagues, and the perspective of the thousands of families I’ve served over the years. Despite what you may read […]

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  June 4, 2019

  Alexandra Mosca, Death, death positive, defaming funeral service, Female Funeral Directors, Funerals, Grief, Sacred Rituals, Traditional Funeral, Uncategorized

  Alexandra Kathryn Mosca, Death, Embalming, Female Funeral Directors, Funeral Director, Funeral Industry, Funerals, Mortuary School, Sacred Rituals, The Morte Girls, Traditional Funeral, Viewing the Dead