Bloggy ThingsI Didn’t Choose the Grief Life; the Grief Life Chose Me Rebecca Soffer thought she'd spend her career producing comedy. Instead, she's producing conversations about mortality-and they’re a lot more alive than you’d think. PLUS: An open thread grieving....

Inmate impersonates funeral home owner to scam grieving widow out of $1,200 Investigators traced the fraudulent call to a state prison 200 miles away. November 21, 2025 Keenan Gibson, (CNN)- Kevin Wetzel, owner of Memorial Park Funeral Home, says he’s...

NEW BRITAIN - Two local funeral homes in New Britain and Newington are among more than 40 locations across Connecticut now collecting toys and gift cards for military families and children receiving medical care. The Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA)...

The holiday season is often called “the most wonderful time of the year,” with presents, good food, family gatherings and a general sense of cheer and goodwill; but as families come together, it is easy to notice the absence of...

Today is Children’s Grief Awareness Day. I’m thankful a day is set aside to focus on children’s grief because it’s so easy for their grief to be overlooked, underrated and even dismissed. Grown ups often tout the line, “Kids are...

Many factors go into choosing the right profession. For some, it’s a high salary, while for others it’s the accolades or promotions that come with career growth. For Ginger Selby, the decision to work in the funeral industry was an...

Francis Myl Bautista, President & CEO of Casket Corporation; Artemio Vitangcol III, President & CEO of St. Peter Chapels; and Jonathan Vitangcol, President & CEO of St. Peter Life Plan, Inc., share a moment with Christopher Robinson, President of the...

New Prague Times News 19 November 2025 Bruzek Funeral Home begins new chapter with new owners From left, Steve and Mary Frost have sold Bruzek Funeral Home to Lindsey and Adam White. While this is a new chapter for the...

Over Half of Adults Over 45 Underestimate Funeral Costs, Survey Finds - Here's How Expensive Funerals Really AreJamela AdamWed, November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM UTC3 min read More than half of U.S. adults aged 45 and older estimate the...