We always knew that caskets were in the business of the dead, but who would have thought they’d ever become a dead business? According to the Wall Street Journal, sales of caskets have been declining for years as more people choose cremation as their “burial of choice.” Of course, the recent recession isn’t helping the [...]
Archive for the ‘Cremation’ Category
21 Sep
I bet your hair would make a lovely wreath.
Didn’t I tell you that Sunset Hill and Herr Funeral Homes are full of legends? Well, not only are the cemetery grounds peppered with gravestones of legend after legend, but the walls and shelves inside the funeral homes are also adorned with legendary pieces of history. From hair wreaths passed down for generations to old [...]
30 Jul
Ya gotta earn that urn.
I don’t know about you, but the practice of cremation has always been somewhat chilling to me, probably due to the fact that my only experience with it, until Sunset Hill Crematory, was my visit to Mauthausen, a Nazi Concentration Camp in Austria. It is difficult for me to put into words how I felt [...]
