December 2001
Features
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Graves of Our Ancestors
Kever Avot, a community outreach program, enables Jewish seniors to visit the graves of their loved ones by David Techner -
The Funeral Home as a Classroom
Funeral service and hospice professionals can work together to normalize the effects of grief on children by Cynthia Clark -
Who Owns the Cremated Remains?
Lessons you can learn from a funeral home that found itslef in the middle of a custody battle... and in court by Michael R. Goulding -
When the Media Comes Calling
Some preparation and these interview tips will help you deal successfully with the "wolf at your door" by Fay Spano -
The Changing Face of Obituaries
The advent of instant, boundless Internet communications is changing the age-old death announcement by Michael Putzel -
A Much-Deserved Thank You
Reflections on the value of funeral directors and the importance difference they make in the lives of the families they serve by David J. Walkinshaw -
Walk the Walk
How you can remind people of the value of funeral service without saying a single word by Ernie Heffner - The Challenge Ahead by Chris Raymond
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Meaning in Life at the End of Life
An Indiana workshop explored ways that the medical, clergy and funeral service professions could iprove the care given to the terminally ill and their by Ann Bastianelli
Departments
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Grief Relief
For the Widowed by Victor M. Parachin