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Give yourself some time

By Funeral Director Daily / December 15, 2025 /

    Tomorrow night, Tuesday, December 16, Death Care professionals will come together with another of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsored virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meetings. . . . .A press release from CANA makes this comment, “Between family obligations, work commitments, and winter weather, the holiday season can herald a…

An interview with Funeral Director Daily’s Tom Anderson

By Funeral Director Daily / December 3, 2025 /

  For going on seven years now I’ve enjoyed writing Funeral Director Daily.  It keeps my mind working and trying to improve the business I enjoyed working in — a business that I was allowed the privilige to serve families that needed guidance and care at a difficult time of their lives.   I feel…

Another Death Care documentary series premieres tomorrow night

By Funeral Director Daily / November 25, 2025 /

  There has been an explosion of streaming channels available to the public in the past couple of years.  And, with that growth of channels comes the need for programming.  So, it is probably not a surprise that we are finding more programming available in all types of genres  — including a genre that seems…

Caskets, services, memorialization. . . . This month’s “Top Read” list has them all

By Funeral Director Daily / November 17, 2025 /

    There’s a little of everything in Funeral Director Daily’s list of “Top Read” articles of the past 30 days.  There is information on caskets, services, memorialization, value of businesses, and even some thoughts on what Death Care personnel do that the general public just doesn’t understand. . . .   And, we will…

News for the Profession

By Funeral Director Daily / November 10, 2025 /

  News from Suppliers and Practitioners that you can use:     “Tribute Technology has announced a new partnership with Family Shield Credit, the first fintech platform designed by funeral professionals to offer flexible, budget-friendly payment options for funeral homes and their client families. This collaboration integrates Family Shield’s proven financing platform into Tribute Technology’s…

News from the world around us

By Funeral Director Daily / November 5, 2025 /

    Funeral Director Daily take:  Today is the day that the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in what I refer to as the “Tariff” case.  As most Americans know President Trump has actively set tariff rates on different countries around the world by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act  (IEEPA).  It…

Here’s some news that might come in handy at the Convention

By Funeral Director Daily / October 28, 2025 /

      OneRoom, the trusted funeral streaming provider, has appointed Justin Whatley as Chief Revenue Officer.   With more than 15 years in the profession and a family legacy in funeral service, Whatley brings deep industry knowledge and senior leadership to OneRoom’s work with funeral homes throughout North America.   “Justin knows the profession,…

There must be profits in Direct Cremation

By Funeral Director Daily / October 27, 2025 /

  With the NFDA convention going on in Chicago I thought that I would give attendees something to talk about while exploring the Expo floor.   It was only a couple of weeks ago that Funeral Director Daily let you know in this article that Great Britain direct cremation provider Pure Cremation was being put…

Tonight: Peer Support Peer Support

By Funeral Director Daily / October 21, 2025 /

    The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) uses their advocacy and numbers to help those who work in Death Care gather in a Peer Support Network.   Here’s what CANA says about tonight’s Peer Support online meeting in a recent press release, “We didn’t choose this profession because it was easy—we chose it…

The World Around Us

By Funeral Director Daily / October 20, 2025 /

    About ten days ago Funeral Director Daily wrote our first column titled “The World Around Us“.  The column, which will appear on a periodic basis, was created with the thought process that people in the funeral business stay pretty busy and don’t always find time to find out what is happening outside of…