There are only a few green cemeteries in the Eastern part of Pennsylvania, none of which are close to my funeral home’s location. Based solely on the information on their website, I decided to visit “Green Meadow” Cemetery some two hours away in Lehigh Valley. I called the “contact” number and soon heard a woman’s […]
Death’s taken some heat lately … he’s taken James Gandolfini. Paul Bearer. Tom Clancy. And let’s be honest, Death is due all the criticism he gets. But, Death isn’t really that bad of a guy. He’s just a normal dude with a difficult job. As an effort to vault Death’s public perception, Death is looking to create a […]
I was lucky this Christmas. I watched my one year old son rip into his Christmas presents unencumbered by work. In fact, this is the first year in the last five that I haven’t been called in for a holiday death call. Today, though, is New Year’s Day. My family is home right now watching […]
The author of today’s guest post wishes to remain anonymous. ***** “If you don’t ‘man-up’, you’ll never get a job in the funeral industry.” These words will forever be replaying in my head, until my dying day. As a mortuary science student, you must be prepared for many things: hard work, long study hours, and […]
Aspiring funeral directors (specifically, those who AREN’T coming from a family business) will often ask a variation of one of these three questions: “Do you have any advice for those wanting to get into the funeral business?” “Have any tips for funeral students trying to get an apprenticeship at a funeral home?” “I just […]