The Business of Death
A Revealing Look From Beneath The Veil of Secrecy by Mark DeSteffan
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rest In Peace: Funeral Consumer Advocate R. Brian Burkhardt aka Your Funeral Guy
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I have been wondering what happened to noted funeral consumer advocate R. Brian Burkhardt. I recall a mention of him being ill, ...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
When Preneeds Were Good
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My first introduction to the preneed funeral concept came about while working as a student intern at a funeral home. By the time I...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Funeral Homes and Fidelity
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I never thought of a funeral home as a place for philandering, but that all changed one warm night in June. I was the designated ...
Friday, December 3, 2010
License, We Don't Need No Stinkin' License!
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I was completing a few continuing education courses the other day, which funeral directors are required to do for licenseing purp...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Preneed Funerals : Scandals and Fraud
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With the National Prearranged Services (NPS) scandal making headlines over the past few days, I thought it would be an ap...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Embalming Room : No Laughing Matter Part I
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I remember my first job at a funeral home. It was a student position, as I was also attending mortuary college. It was one of t...
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Embalming Shortcuts : Cats On The Coffin
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Throughout my career in the funeral industry, I was always amazed by some of the practices that were so generally accepted, especi...
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