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My daughter died when she was 2 1/2. I was stunned by how the medical system handled my grief.

05/11/2026
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How Rebecca Soffer Built Modern Loss To Help People Navigate Grief Without Losing Themselves

05/11/2026
Rebecca Soffer shares with Her Agenda why the Modern Loss platform exists, how grief can be met with empathy and humor, the importance of community building and how we can show up for ourselves while coursing through grief in our...
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Wind Phone can offer comfort to the grieving

05/10/2026
San Marcos Record - Sharing news, features and sports with the San Marcos community since 1912 A new Wind Phone at the Price Center is one of more than two hundred around the world offering comfort to anyone who is...
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Former cemetery employees accused of scamming people

05/08/2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Two former employees of Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City now face felony charges after allegedly posting sale ads to Facebook for cemetery plots, then taking the money for themselves. Two former cemetery employees are accused...
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This Pioneering Auburn Funeral Home is the Subject of a New Documentary

05/08/2026
‘The Life We Leave’ is screening twice at the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival We internalize a couple things about mortality when we’re young. Everybody is fated to die one day, and when we die we have the option to...
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Catfish Farmers, Undertakers, Miners Helped Bring About Major EPA Deregulation

05/08/2026
Catfish farmers, funeral home operators and miners - among a host of other industry groups - convinced the Environmental Protection Agency to kill its forty-year-old chemical regulation system. EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi issued a memo on April 27 ending...
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Kimzey recognized for 40 years as Licensed Funeral Director

05/07/2026
Mark Kimzey was honored as a licensed funeral director for 40 years of funeral service during the 146th Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association Convention in April. Pictured is IFDA President Jacob Wittrock, left, and Mark Kimzey. WEST DES MOINES -...
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Downtown Hawley Partnership honors Dick Teeter; Business owner among those recognized at awards banquet

05/07/2026
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'Burial Freedom Bill' centering around human composting headed to governor's desk

05/07/2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - A bill that aims to legalize human composting is headed to the governor's desk. House Bill 3660, also known as the 'Burial Freedom Bill,' passed the Oklahoma House and Senate and is now headed to Gov....
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More people consider 'greener' death options Allowing for natural decomposition seen as better for planet

05/05/2026
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