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The confluence between death care, estate settlement, and planning for both

By Funeral Director Daily / June 17, 2026 /

  When you think about it, the death of a loved one sets in motion a chain of events that, in many instances and dependent on family economics, cannot be stopped.  There is the death, the disposition and/or services, and the wrapping up of the estate, or as commonly called, the estate settlement process.  …

You might hear more about this later today

By Funeral Director Daily / June 9, 2026 /

  The Tribecca Film Festival is underway in New York City and tonight June 9, Friday, and Saturday, the next Death Care industry movie, Death Boom, will be one of the featured attractions.   Here’s what is said as part of the synopsis of the movie as explained on the Tribecca Film Festival website:  …

Is the “Choice” of cremation a mirage that may disappear??

By Funeral Director Daily / June 3, 2026 /

  On a rainy Monday Minnesota morning earlier this week I was doing my run indoors on the treadmill while I watched CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” business news broadcast.  On that show Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son predicted that the coming “AI Revolution” will be 50 times bigger than the dot-com boom.  You can read…

The NFL “Fan Experience” will soon include cremated remains permanent placement

By Funeral Director Daily / June 2, 2026 /

  This recent article from the Jacksonville Daily Record makes note that the new Jacksonville Jaguars’ football stadium that will be the home of that franchise in the National Football League (NFL) has agreed to partner with Eternal Fan to create what is called the “904EVER Club” at the stadium.   According to the article…

Crowne Vault shares initiative creating “a path for permanent placement” of cremated remains

By Funeral Director Daily / May 29, 2026 /

      Crowne Vault, the Indiana-based company that is a leading presence in serving the Death Care profession with American-made cremation vaults is supporting a new initiative for the profession that hopes to bring cremated loved ones from the closet or mantle to permanent placement in American cemeteries.   The trademarked program, “At Home…

Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) hits some roadblocks

By Funeral Director Daily / May 21, 2026 /

  It’s not for me. . . .but neither is skydiving.   I’m talking about Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) or what some lay people call “human composting”.  NOR is a legal form of human disposition in at least 14 states by my count.  The process used for human remains disposition was first legalized in the…

California county sees fit to restrict Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) remains

By Funeral Director Daily / April 30, 2026 /

  Over the last month or so we have followed a growing discontent in Fresno County, California, and specifically an area along the San Joaquin River about the process of Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) remains being spread on public land.  As you can read in this recent article from the Desert Sun “Fresno County officials…

Parting Stone hires former customer and industry award recipient, continues march forward with funeral home partners

By Funeral Director Daily / April 22, 2026 /

  Parting Stone, the pioneer in solidified remains, announced last week in a press release that they have hired the 2025 recipient of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Inspiration Award, Katey Houston, “. . to lead strategic engagement between funeral professionals and the families they serve.”   According to the press release, “Houston’s background…

Batesville makes investment in Eterneva, will “leverage” client relationships

By Funeral Director Daily / April 20, 2026 /

  Last week Batesville announced in this press release that they had “made an equity investment in Eterneva and formed a strategic partnership with the company to expand access to custom memorial diamonds.”  Batesville also made this comment in the release, “Batesville will leverage its national network of customer relationships to bring Eterneva’s memorial diamond…

Make sure your obituary postings get seen

By Funeral Director Daily / April 17, 2026 /

  It’s imperative in today’s information age where all kinds of information is available to the public that the obituaries your funeral home disseminates get seen by the appropriate audience.  It’s no different than what I do with Funeral Director Daily — using the right techniques to make sure my postings on Facebook get maximum…