Monday, April 20, 2020
ATTENTION IOWA FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Updated convention materials are now available online. Download the schedule of events here. The convention registration form can be had here. Find a registration form for the golf outing here.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Via U.S. News: The Last Responder: A Day With an NYC Funeral Director.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
ATTENTION MISSOURI FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been rescheduled. The conference is now to be held on August 5 and 6 at the St. Charles Convention Center.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Two reads looking at the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. First, from Diana Ionescu: Funerals During the 1918 Flu Pandemic via Connecting Directors. Second, Special Report: War, fever and baseball in 1918 via Axios.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
ATTENTION ILLINOIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been canceled.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Published over the weekend over at The Atlantic, Even Dead Bodies Pose Risk: Undertakers are scrambling to adapt to the complexities of COVID-19.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
ATTENTION IOWA FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been rescheduled, sans exhibits. The conference is now to be held on July 13 and 14 at Prairie Meadows.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
7 Ways Funeral Homes Are Being Impacted by the Coronavirus via ASD
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The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) will hold its second member COVID-19 conference call today at 1pm CST. To learn more about CANA, visit their website.
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If you hadn’t already heard, ICCFA’s Annual Convention & Expo has been canceled.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
The Iowa Department of Public Health is asking that the following statement be included in all obituaries for the foreseeable future:
“Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time.“
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ATTENTION NEBRASKA FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been rescheduled.
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Grief amid the pandemic: Live-streamed funerals, canceled funerals and mourning left ‘unfinished’ via The Washington Post
Monday, March 23, 2020
There is much confusion as to whether or not funeral industry workers are an essential workforce or not during the COVID-19 crisis. In response to the federal advisory announcement last week, and several states’ guidelines differing in nature, ICCFA drafted and sent this letter to each state’s health department.
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ATTENTION SOUTH DAKOTA FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been canceled. No decision has been made regarding rescheduling at this time.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Homeland Security names mortuary workers as critical to infrastructure. Read the release here.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
With the COVID-19 situation escalating by the hour, it’s no wonder this showed up in my inbox today.
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The Chicago Archdiocese of Catholic Cemeteries announced this morning that they will remain open.
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The CDC has made available here some helpful signs that you can print and hang in your funeral home regarding COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Did you wake up today wondering what it is a funeral director does? Then this Facebook series is for you.
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ATTENTION KANSAS FUNERAL DIRECTORS: the 2020 state convention has been rescheduled.