It’s pretty commonplace in our culture to have an athlete say something like this after a record-breaking performance, “It’s great, but I don’t want this championship to define me.” I agree with that because, like a lot of you, even though I was a funeral director, I […] Read More
Tribute Technology Presents Trend ReCON 2025: A ReCONference for the Future of Funeral Service WAUNAKEE, WI — Tribute Technology is proud to announce Trend ReCON 2025, an exclusive two-day event designed to help funeral professionals navigate the evolving landscape of funeral service. The event will take place June 2-3, 2025, at The Joseph […] Read More
Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary Partners with Tukios to Enhance Services for Los Angeles Families Los Angeles, California – Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary has partnered with Tukios, a leader in funeral home technology, to introduce innovative digital tools that streamline operations and enhance the funeral planning experience for families. […] Read More
Elevia Celebrates Serving Its One Millionth Family Highland, Utah — Elevia has now served one million families through their aftercare and consumer experience services. The company was founded in 2018 to help funeral professionals provide meaningful aftercare and grief support to families via text messages. It has since grown to […] Read More
Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it looks like there is something for everybody’s interest. Our top-rated articles cover subjects like revenue […] Read More
Unique Program Recycles Pacemakers Retrieved from the Deceased Deathcare professionals are keenly aware of how much an individual’s corporeal form can contribute to society after death. From organ donations that save countless lives to allowing remains to be studied for medical research, the human body continues to give back long […] Read More
When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of those investments. Unlike individual investors where passion may fuel the investment, most private equity […] Read More
Mastering Funeral Shipping: How Cargo Sales International Simplifies Logistics Handling funeral shipments doesn’t have to be complicated. In this exclusive interview, Cheryl Silvey, CEO of Cargo Sales International, shares how her company helps funeral homes and directors navigate the complexities of domestic and international remains transport—without the hassle. With decades […] Read More
“We were surprised — and not surprised at the same time — to find that none of the websites, no matter where they were from, demonstrated any inclusivity.” I read that statement, which is about funeral home websites, somewhat in astonishment. You see, I’ve been in the […] Read More
Plot Plunges & Adoptable Urns | 4M #184 Welcome to the hundred-and-eighty-fourth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #184, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations in the week ahead. Bon appetit! Pallbearers pillage platform Chances are your snickering non-deathcare […] Read More
John D. Smith Is Excited About Coaching Up a Winning Team at Foundation Partners Group It’s easy to picture John D. Smith on the sidelines, huddling with his team before the crucial fourth down play in the last seconds of a tied-score playoff game, enthusiastically giving them the direction, inspiration, […] Read More
Charting the Future of Funeral Service: Register Now for NFDA’s 2025 Leadership Conference Brookfield, Wis. – This summer, current and aspiring leaders in funeral service will gather in California’s Wine Country for one of the profession’s most inspiring and energizing events – the 2025 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Leadership Conference, […] Read More
In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just so we are on the same wave length for purposes of this article’s discussion, here […] Read More
Caring for the caregiver. That’s something I learned a long time ago — if the caretaker is not cared for how can they expect to care for others? That’s what I was reminded of when I looked at the topic for tomorrow night’s CANA (Cremation Association of North […] Read More
Shortly after my mother died in 2011 I discovered an untitled cassette tape in the drawer of her big roll-top desk. Being curious I popped it into an old cassette tape player to see what was on it. To my surprise it contained an interview that one of […] Read More
