Funeral Information You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Gail Rubin and “Elvis” celebrate funerals at ICCFA 2022.
The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) held its annual convention in person for the first time since the pandemic shut down. The convention and expo was held in Las Vegas, Nevada March 22-25, 2022.
As The Doyenne of Death®, I attend this event as a journalist and interview exhibitors at the expo on new developments in the field. You can view videos of the interviews through the “Tools of the Trade” playlist on my YouTube Channel.
Among the interviews at the 2022 ICCFA convention and expo, you’ll find products and services related to funerals and cemeteries. There are interviews with people offering software for cemeteries and funeral homes, autopsy equipment, body bags, insurance assignments, online streaming services, fireless cremation equipment, and more.
While in the past there have been many funeral coaches (a.k.a. hearses) and other vehicles displayed at the expo, this year there was only one high-end hearse on the expo floor. OpusXenta, a software company that works in the death care space, had an Elvis Presley impersonator at their booth for all three days. He was a big hit with attendees at the convention.
Interviews published to date include these companies and services:
- Wills.com
- Mortech Manufacturing
- FuneraWeb
- Diamond Urns
- Lincoln Factoring
- Journey to Serve (and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science)
- Body Bag Man
- EverArk Cemetery Software
- Forget Me Not Ceremonies
- AFTR
- Viewlogies
- Fireless Cremation
- Elevating Memories
- Dead Ringers
- WebCemeteries
- Zontec Ozone Generator
- Coming soon: Messenger
- Coming soon: Eagle Coach
Here’s a sample of one of the interviews:
Watch the Video Playlist
Gail Rubin, CT, is a pioneering death educator. A Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death®, she uses humor, film clips, and outside the box activities to teach about planning ahead for end-of-life issues. She’s an award-winning author and speaker, a certified funeral celebrant, and she coordinates the Before I Die New Mexico Festival.