“I was pretty certain it wasn’t my wife – unless she did some awful changing,” said Evans Davidson, the bereaved widower whose wife’s body was in a funeral body mix-up at the Simpson Mortuary in Inglewood, CA. Unfortunately, mistakes and negligence like body mix-ups happen in the funeral business. And when they do, there are lawyers like Farid […]
Most people only think about heaven / the afterlife during times of death. So, if you’ve had someone close to you die, you probably have strong opinions about the existence or nonexistence of the afterlife. And, our opinions are probably wrong. If heaven exists at all, it – by definition — is much different than […]
Hey, John … I’m at a funeral right now, do you mind if I call you back? No matter how many times we ask people to silence their cell phones at a funeral service, there will always be ONE person who didn’t get the memo! The worst is when somebody not only let’s their phone […]
Today’s guest post comes from the innovative Jeff Staab. Jeff was a funeral director for 20 years; and eventually translated that experience to his entrepreneurial enterprise “Cremation Solutions”. Jeff has produced the fringe Personal Urns and has recently introduced the beautiful and innovative “Your Touch Portraits.” Jeff brings a creative spark to the funeral industry. Check out […]
I took these pictures a couple months ago. They are in chronological order. Respecting the privacy of the deceased, I made sure there was no identifying features in the photos. Each pick-up / removal is different, depending upon the hospital, nursing home set up. This particular hospital has some odd peculiarities that I tried to capture … […]