Cremation
The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare recently released a report that indicates that since the 1990’s South Koreans have been preferring cremation at a very high percentage. An article published in the Straits Times that you can read here indicates that over 80% of South Koreans now choose cremation. The article points…
Read MoreThe Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors issued a report last week calling for their legislature to “ensure that there is a system in place” for the handling of human remains. The report was prompted by a mix-up at a Nova Scotia funeral home on December 27, 2017, that was…
Read MoreA jury in San Antonio has awarded a couple $8 million after finding the Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries negligent in the loss of the their daughter’s body before she was to be cremated, according to an article in the Insurance Journal that you can read here. Sharlotte and Timothy Mott, parents of Julie…
Read MoreIt seems really ironic just to make the headline statement for someone who has seen the death care/funeral industry change so fast over my 35 year career. As I’ve said before, within a generation America has changed from a burial disposition society to one of a cremation disposition society. So, we have been anything but…
Read MoreYesterday I mentioned that for small funeral homes more than 75 miles from a major metropolitan area it would be wise to be bold in pricing of cremation services. I mentioned that if you are that far away from a large metropolitan area families in your service area will feel comfortable using your firm –…
Read MoreThe New York Times, for all the flack it gets for its political stances, is still a newspaper that reports on what is happening in America. When trends are mentioned in the New York Times, they tend to not stay trends much longer – and in many instances morph into the fabric of what is…
Read MoreIn our profession it is interesting to note what kind of funeral rites are held around the world. One year ago today, on October 13, 2016, the King of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej died. Since that time plans have been made for a Royal Cremation for the nation. Prior to the Royal Cremation, the King’s…
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