Confessions of a Mortician (Funeral Director)
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The history of us: Tombstone tourism connects visitors to Long Island's past
Little has been written about Long Island's many historically rich cemeteries. So, I was most pleased to write about ten of them for Ne...
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Hungarian-born journalist and newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, was born Jozsef Politzer in 1847. Several years after the death of his ... -
At the 1972 funeral of Jackie Robinson, 2,500 people packed Riverside Church in New York City. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, NY C... -
Way back when, the first significant monument I was introduced to at Green-Wood was the "bride." So significant was this that I ... -
One of the most ornate monuments in Green-Wood is that of Charlotte Canda, who died in 1845, on her 17th birthday. Canda’s death was th... -
One of the most unique mausoleums to be found in Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery is that of successful Atlanta businessman, Jasper Newton Smith. ... -
Green-Wood Cemetery's Stubenbord-Sutherland monument features a seated mourning figure holding a sprig of ivy. The granite monument... -
Edward I. Koch, New York City's beloved mayor (and my favorite) died six years ago today. It was a privilege to attend his funeral,... -
This open –air mausoleum --resembling a gazebo – was built for Marc Antony Zambetti, grandson of the Stella D’Oro Biscuit Company’s found... -
Archibald Gracie IV was instrumental in saving the lives of a number of fellow RMS Titanic passengers. Gracie, too, survived and began... -
Infamous 1930s crime lord, Dutch Schultz, is buried beneath a bench-like monument --which bears his birth name, Arthur Flegenheimer—in Hawth...
As a funeral directors Manchester business operator always bear this in mind that when selecting a funeral director, you may think that it's best to go with a trusted name or a funeral home that your family has used in the past. However, you need to be aware that there are significant differences in pricing among funeral homes, and the funeral home you have trusted in the past may not be the best financial choice.
ReplyDeleteI believe the worst way to select a funeral for such a personal service is by price alone. As in all transactions, it's best to pay a little more --if that is the case-- to deal with a trusted professional with whom you've had a prior good experience. The old adage, "You get what you pay for," is most often borne out.
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