Monthly Archives: November 2008

Dying Traditions

By Bob

30 November, 2008

Things are changing in the industry. I’m transitioning my funeral industry posts over to the new site, so I’ll just be posting excerpts and links here now.
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Living Green, Dying Green

By Bob

27 November, 2008

A primer on green burials. I’m beginning to transition my funeral industry posts over to the new site, so I’ll just be posting excerpts and links here now.
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[Admin] Changes Coming

By Bob

23 November, 2008

Changes coming to the site.
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An Arresting Service

By Bob

19 November, 2008

How not to arrest a person at a funeral.
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Oops – Wrong Body. Again.

By Bob

16 November, 2008

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office made another body error recently, their second in recent years.
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The FBI is investigating a a failed pre-need insurance company. Now that my new site is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home at Funeral News Central.
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Missing In America

By Bob

11 November, 2008

Veterans’ remains sometimes wait for honors. Now that my new site is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home at Funeral News Central.
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Not Your Typical Funeral Director

By Bob

11 November, 2008

One thing I learned when I was active in the funeral industry is that there aren’t many stereotypical undertakers any more. Now that Funeral News Central. is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home.
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And The Caisson Goes Rolling Along

By Bob

8 November, 2008

There are two full-time military horse-drawn caisson sections in the country. Now that Funeral News Central is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home.
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Better Than Flowers

By Bob

7 November, 2008

There are two things that always get sent to grieving families: flowers, and food. Now that Funeral News Central is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home.
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