The funeral industry is large and mature. According to which funeral industry statistics you follow, sales in 2019 were somewhere between $17-$20 billion. In 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics listed more than 25,000 people employed in the funeral services industry. Funeral directors, undertakers, and morticians make up approximately 16,000 of these. The industry […]
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Learning How to Pay for a Funeral
It is never easy when someone close to you dies. In the best of cases, money is set aside to cover the cost of burial and funeral. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way and can mean looking for how to pay for a funeral. Today’s average funeral costs more than $8,500, but that […]
Are You Part of the 50%?
FUNERALS BY THE NUMBERS The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recently confirmed what many in the industry suspected: more than half of Americans now opt for cremation. The NFDA, which also tracks funeral industry statistics, estimates that by 2025, this number will be more than 60%. Rising funeral prices for in-ground burial are a […]
Have You Seen the All-New Digital Dying?
The all-new Digital Dying offers a fresh take on the trends and issues that are shaping the funeral industry. If you haven’t looked at our blog, Digital Dying, in a while, you are in for a treat. It’s got an all-new look and a fresh focus. We’ll still bring you our unique perspective on funeral […]
Grief And The Holidays
Most of us look forward to the sights, sounds, and celebrations of the holiday season. For those who have suffered a loss, however, this time of year presents many challenges, not the least of which is how to make the difficult journey through grief when it seems all those around us are filled with joy. […]
WHERE ARE FUNERALS WHEN YOU NEED THEM?
Funerals in the time of COVID Part 2 There’s an old saying about taking things for granted that goes something like, “you don’t miss something until it’s gone.” If nothing else, COVID-19 has put an exclamation point on that. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve discovered a lot of things we’ve taken for granted. […]
GOODBYE FOR NOW. WE’LL CELEBRATE LATER.
Funerals in the Time of COVID-19 Part One Since the first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Washington State in January of 2020, our lives have changed at light speed. As it turns out, so have our deaths. Funeral services have ground to a halt and the way we honor the lives […]
Poems for Loss of a Pet
As long as there has been recorded writing, there has been poetry. The best and most popular poets have a gift for putting what we are feeling to words. the appeal of poetry is universal and has long been used as a way to express our feelings and offer comfort in difficult times. When we […]
Funerals By The Numbers
The Funeral Trends Ticker presents funeral statistics that give a snapshot of the options our funeral planners are choosing. The total “Funeral Plans Created on Funeralwise.com” is the total number of plans our planners have created to date using our After Me Planner (formerly called the Wise Planning System). The percentages represent the number of people […]
10 Things to Know About Pet Funerals and Memorial Services
For most people, pets are part of the family. So when we lose a furry friend we look for a way to commemorate the memories we shared. The trouble is, it’s not always easy to find the perfect way to celebrate the time we had together. Did you know that you can hold a funeral […]
