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Berardinelli Funeral Home Celebrates 50 Years of Service in Santa Fe
Berardinelli Funeral Home, also known as Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, celebrated 50 years of service to the community of Santa Fe, New Mexico on Saturday, June 29, 2019. They held quite a party, with at least 100 locals participating in a uniquely Santa Fe-flavored event. 50th anniversary cake for Berardinelli Funeral Home in Santa Fe. There was music and dancing, cake and food, face painting and a bouncy house for the kids, and a...
July 11 Death Cafe at Passages International
An Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Thursday, July 11, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the headquarters of Passages International.
Funeral and End-of-Life News Stories
Today’s funeral and end-of-life news stories include those of a man who used California’s medical aid-in-dying law to facilitate having his head cryogenically frozen; palliative care for pets; and the perils to police escorting funeral processions.
Book Review: Finish Strong Helps at End-of-Life
Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End by Barbara Coombs Lee is a great guide book to help people navigate the rocky shoals of end-of-life.
Everdays Teams with Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Every now and then, A Good Goodbye shares the "inside baseball" news of the funeral industry with you, the general public. Here's news of an app that helps funeral homes and the families they serve. Selected Independent Funeral Homes is a national organization of independently owned funeral homes that holds their members to a high standard of conduct. Everdays provides a communications app that can be used by the general public and by funeral...
Announcing the Urn Store at A Good Goodbye
Need a cremation urn, cremation jewelry, or keepsake urns? Check out A Good Goodbye’s Urn Store.
Video: How to Assemble a Bamboo Coffin
Gail Rubin with a Passages International wicker basket casket. With growing interest in green burial, biodegradable caskets and coffins are gaining in popularity. Bamboo, wicker, seagrass, and willow offer a range of eco-friendly casket and coffin options. You can see a range of green choices from Passages International at this page. The Six-Point Bamboo Coffin Passages International's Six-Point Bamboo Coffin is a natural, biodegradable burial...
First One-Day Before I Die Festival is a Success
The first one-day Before I Die Festival in Bakersfield, California at Greenlawn Cemetery Southwest was a success!
June 30: Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
June 3: Kicking the Bucket List Talk at OsteoStrong
On Monday, June 3 starting at 6:00 p.m., Gail Rubin, CT, presents her popular talk, Kicking the Bucket List: Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
News to Know Now About Death, Dying and Funerals
It’s been a busy news week for developments in funerals, death care, life celebrations, and body disposition. Check out these stories!
How to Plan for Weddings AND Funerals
The similarities between weddings and funerals are striking. Here are my three top tips for planning any life cycle event.
The MonuGrid Offers Cemeteries Great Benefits
The MonuGrid offers an eco-friendly way to stabilize cemetery monuments and prevent ruts and damage when equipment is driven across the grass.
COASSON a Flexible Option for Funeral Directors
COASSON® is a combination of the words “coach” and “caisson.” It’s a funeral vehicle which can easily be towed by most fleet vehicles and is less than a third of the cost of a hearse.
June 1: Before I Die Bakersfield Festival
The “Before I Die” – Bakersfield Festival, taking place on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Greenlawn Memorial Park Southwest in Bakersfield, will help people plan ahead for their 100% guaranteed mortality with a variety of death-discussion-friendly events.
May 19 Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Body Composting, Funeral Parties, and Other News
Every now and then, there’s a surge of news related to death and funerals. The past few weeks, we’ve seen these news stories that you may find of interest.
Eternal Remembrance Offers a Different Memorial App
Eternal Remembrance offers memorialization content, accessed by GPS (Global Positioning System) technology based on location. No QR codes needed!
Dying Matters Awareness Week Starts May 13 in the U.K.
2019 Dying Matters Awareness Week events map. Every year in May, Dying Matters Awareness Week takes place in the United Kingdom and Wales. The week of activities get people talking about dying, death and bereavement, and places the topic front and center on the national agenda. In 2019, Dying Matters Awareness Week runs from the 13th to the 19th of May. The theme for 2019 is "Are We Ready?" If U.S. statistics are any indication, most people are...
How Grief is Like Driving on Your Emergency Spare Tire
An emergency spare tire, a.k.a. "donut" tire. Have you ever had to use the emergency spare tire on your automobile? It's smaller than your regular tires. As a result, you have to change your driving habits when you rely on this emergency "donut" tire. Experiencing grief and mourning is a lot like driving around on your spare tire. Consider: You have to slow down. The emergency spare tire's label warns you to keep your speed below 50 miles per...
Creative Urn Towers Offer New Options for Cremated Remains
When you have the cremated remains of people and pets, there’s a new option for keeping them at home or putting them in a cemetery.