How To Help Grieving People
WAYS TO HELP A GRIEVING FRIEND OR RELATIVE SHAKESPEARE WROTE, “WORDS CAN STING, BUT SILENCE BREAKS THE HEART.” RELATIVES, FRIENDS ...
How to shop for a casket
Why do Americans tend to spend so much on a casket? Well, you might want a grand display for a day ...
Did You Forget the Most Important Part of Funeral Planning?
Funerals are for the Living Media and salespeople urge you to plan your funeral—for “peace of mind.” But a piece ...
What to Do When You Can’t Afford a Funeral
How to Pay for a Funeral or Other Final Arrangements First, be aware that you or your family will be ...
Scatter-Brained – all about cremation and what’s left
This article was first printed in the Fall, 2005 FCA Newsletter FCA has a pamphlet called “Common Funeral Myths” that ...
Should You Prepay For Your Funeral?
Insurance companies and funeral homes often tout the benefits of the pre-paid plans they sell. They urge customers to pay ...
Dead Bodies and Disease: The “Danger” That Doesn’t Exist
Funeral industry members frequently claim that dead bodies are a source of contagion to the public, and that embalming is ...
For Consumers
Funeral Consumers Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting a consumer’s right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral. ...
Filing a Complaint
How to Start No one is perfect, including funeral directors and cemeterians. We all make mistakes. If you are dissatisfied ...
Lay Me to Rest in A Plain Pine Box, One Mother’s Letter to Her Children
I’m getting older now. I’m beginning to think about which of my personal things I want each of you to ...