Today’s hospices aren’t just places where people go to die and hospices want people to know that. Families fight transfers from hospitals because they are scared that sending a loved one means they are being sent to die. According to…
Award winning Scottish crematorium sets out on a green mission to offset its LPG usage
The 2019 best crematorium winner of the Scottish Funeral Awards, the Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium has now become one of the most environmentally friendly crematoriums in Scotland. In their journey to become more sustainable the crematorium has begun…
One American trying to tackle disrepaired veteran gravestones across the USA
Everyone in the death care industry has seen gravestones that have fallen into disrepair. One American man, Trae Zipperer, learned about the extent of this during his journey to see all the gravesites of his ancestors. After traveling across 5…
Changing Irish funeral mentality is leading to growing direct cremation services
While the preference for burials remains in Ireland as a whole, there is a growing trend towards direct cremation services followed with customized wakes. Cremations only account for 19.61% (2017) of Ireland’s death care industry, but similar to the United…
South Dakota funeral home is purchased by a local young family
It all started in the late 1800´s when the Medin Brothers started a Furniture and Undertaking business in Dell Rapids. In 1906 it changed hands to another family member and was sold to the current name sake, the Kahler family,…
Florida based Foundation Partners acquires family-run Oregon funeral chain Musgrove Mortuaries and Cemeteries
Foundation Partners, a private company out of Florida, is now the owner of the local family owned Oregon funeral chain Musgrove Mortuaries and Cemeteries Musgrove Mortuaries and Cemeteries’ origin story dates all the way back to 1883 when Eugene and…
Neptune society being sued for not upholding prepaid service plan agreements
Neptune Society, one of America’s largest funeral service providers, is being sued by the California attorney general accusing the company of not having enough reserves in the bank and misleading business practices Neptune Society is accused of pocketing $100 million…
New research shows only 30 out of 198 countries have sufficient palliative care accessible
A new international study led by the University of Glasgow has confirmed that only 14% of people worldwide have access to palliative care. The research confirms what palliative care professionals have been saying for years, that end of life care…
New tradition emerges in Holland honoring WWII Veterans on Christmas Eve
What started at a local cemetery in the small town of Holten, the Netherlands, has grown to become a yearly tradition that is quickly spreading throughout the Netherlands to honor those who liberated the country in World War II. 75…
Touching Holiday Gravesite Decor
As we near a time where families around the world gather together, it’s also a time to remember the ones who are no longer able to join in the traditions. To honor their memory many head to the resting places…
