Death Facts: Part 32
Why Normal People Enter Death Care: 20 Short Stories of Inspiration
I asked this question to the Confessions of a Funeral Director community: If you’re in (or going to be in) the funeral trade, what reason(s), experience(s) and/or event(s) inspired you to take the plunge? These 20 very short stories help dispel the idea that funeral directors are innately money-hungry creepy people. Creepy people who stuffed […]
A Horrible Mix-up: When the Wrong Body is Put in the Casket
I just stumbled onto this story that dates back to 2009. From NBC Philadelphia: Janie Holsey told a funeral home employee that the man in the casket was not her husband. “That’s how they look when they die,” a funeral home employee told the grieving widow, according to the Daily News. “How they look […]
The 20 Most Inappropriate Funeral Songs
The iPod’s plugged into the sound system. The crowd that has gathered for the funeral settles down into their chairs for the solemn event that’s about to take place. The sound guy hits “play” on the iPod and mistakenly plays the wrong song. It happens. And when it does, it’s often a song that either […]
At What Age Will You Die? Find out the exact age of your death (it’s totally scientific…).
This test is an utter and complete insult to your intelligence … but it’s kinda fun.