One night, my sister had her new friend Mark over for dinner. Making small talk, my Dad asked him what his father did for a living. We all squirmed a bit when … [Read more...]
Do Not Disturb
In our culture we honor the dead by carving their names in stone, staging celebrations of life, and personalizing any and all funeral accessories from the … [Read more...]
Just Prop Me Up in a Corner
In Puerto Rico, a funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright for his three-day … [Read more...]
Special Delivery
Crystal Lake, IL Jeff Hornagold loved Nascar, baseball, spending time with family and friends....and his job at UPS, where he worked for 20 years as a … [Read more...]
Cheryl Thompson Morrow Pt. 2
More with Cheryl Thompson-Morrow of Thompson Funeral Home, Broadman, OH. 20 Years Later: "It's been a good career choice, the initial transition was … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Small Business Owner Pt. 4
The red buds are peaking this week, and it smells sooo good outdoors. The Urn Garden is downwind of two monster lilac bushes that are so fragrant. And … [Read more...]
Goodbye Joe Part Two
Greetings! Is Mr. Fancy Pants offering up a bowl of cherries? Very symbolic. Last Sunday was the first funeral I'd been to where no body was present. And I … [Read more...]
Web Templates
The other Patriot Day. While browsing the Template Monster, I spotted 3-4 new additions in the Society/Culture category... Funeral Service templates. And … [Read more...]
You CAN Take It With You
Today we bring you a list of items that families have placed in the casket of their loved ones compiled by an Ohio funeral director : fishing rods bow and … [Read more...]
Honor for Bravery, Lone Eagle’s Journey
American Indians have the highest per-capita participation in the armed services of any ethnic group. Cpt. Brett Lundstrom was killed in Fallujah on January 7, … [Read more...]