Mortuary Transport Services

So it appears that it’s true that the funeral industry can thrive even in hard economic times, in all places, in China! Now, what about here in America? My experience is that American Funeral Homes may have to raise their prices even in a down economy, just because of the raise in prices for facilities [...] Read more »

I wrote once about Fernwood and their green burials. Now it looks like Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge is thinking about having a green burial area. Naturally, Joe and Pam are at the forefront of this custom of not embalming. I’m glad to see they’re being featured in [...] Read more »

While there may be some extenuating circumstances that may allow for some of the complaints listed in this story, I know first hand that some embalmers don’t clean up after themselves and some funeral home owners try to cut corners without anyone noticing. With my experience, I’d say it wasn’t more than 1 in fourty or [...] Read more »

Here’s a twist on losing a body. A funeral home (which I never ended up working for) is called, but their phone# is “hijacked” and another funeral home around the corner (which I never ended up working for either) ends up having the body, and embalms it without authorization! Yes I know it’s not the [...] Read more »

Here’s a story of someone representing himself as a funeral director, but he was the owner, and not a licensed funeral director. He admitted that it was a mistake, as the letter was printed by a pre-planning insurance company, and they apparently took it for granted that he was also a licensed funeral director as [...] Read more »

I’ve had trouble finding anything to write about funeral related, and I’ve also been a little busier with my web design business lately. This article talks about the appropriateness of giving the same funeral rites to animals as given to humans. I don’t see animals as on the same level as humans, but I certainly understand [...] Read more »

First of all, I am surprised by the low prices this company charges for its’ services, whether to the county or otherwise. I’m glad the owner wrote in to the paper to rebutt previous comments that seemed to insinuate he was ripping off the county. The original article is not available without signing up with [...] Read more »

I’ve been thinking about the pre-need market lately and what can be done to make it a little easier for the consumer to understand and feel confident about. Here’s an example of what happens when the entities selling the pre-arrangements appear to change the rules after the fact. Is there a market for pre-need death [...] Read more »

I referred to this program in an earlier post. This would be good anywhere there’s a problem, and I know Larry Gray would be glad to assist any way possible, as he lives and breathes the concept. Let the young people see what the gang lifestyle is ‘producing’, or actually destroying. I picked up a [...] Read more »

This would be a good idea in most large cities. In San Francisco, there was a co-operative effort called “Scared Stiff” to address the gang and teen violence. I was assisting Larry Gray with some of the copy writing behind the scenes before I left the area. I would really like to see if this affects the [...] Read more »