The Funeral.com Journal

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VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Georgia: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Georgia: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

If you’re reading this, you’re probably doing two hard things at once: grieving (or preparing for a loss you know is coming) and trying to make sure a Veteran’s service...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Idaho: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Idaho: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Veteran dies, families are often asked to make decisions that feel both practical and deeply emotional at the same time. For many Idaho families, funeral planning begins with...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Hawaii: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Hawaii: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Veteran is cremated, families in Hawaii often discover something both comforting and surprisingly complicated at the same time: cremation can make it easier to bring everyone together across...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Illinois: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Illinois: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

If you’re reading this, you’re probably trying to do two things at once: honor a Veteran’s service and make decisions that feel manageable in a moment that may not feel...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New Hampshire: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New Hampshire: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Veteran is cremated, families often expect the decisions to feel simpler. In some ways they do—there is no casket to choose, and the timeline may be more flexible....

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New Jersey: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New Jersey: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Veteran is cremated, families in New Jersey often find that the hardest decisions aren’t only about the cremation itself. They’re about what comes next: where the urn will...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New York: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in New York: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

If you’re handling arrangements for a Veteran who will be cremated, it’s common to feel like you’re juggling two different sets of decisions at once. One set is emotional and...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in North Carolina: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in North Carolina: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Veteran is cremated, families in North Carolina often discover that the hardest part isn’t choosing cremation—it’s choosing what happens next. A columbarium niche can feel steady and permanent....

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Oklahoma: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Oklahoma: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a veteran’s family chooses cremation, the questions that follow are rarely just logistical. They’re often quiet, practical worries layered on top of grief: Where can we place the urn?...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in North Dakota: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in North Dakota: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

If your family has chosen cremation for a Veteran in North Dakota, you may be holding two very different kinds of responsibility at the same time. One is emotional: choosing...

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Wisconsin: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

VA Cremation Burial Benefits in Wisconsin: Cemeteries, Niches, and Markers

When a Wisconsin family chooses cremation for a Veteran, the next decisions often feel surprisingly practical: where will the urn rest, who qualifies for benefits, and what paperwork actually matters...

Chevra Kadisha: The Jewish Burial Society’s Protocols and Why They Matter

Chevra Kadisha: The Jewish Burial Society’s Protocols and Why They Matter

A chevra kadisha is not a club or merely an organizational title; it is a sacred volunteer burial society that stands at the heart of Jewish funeral traditions, carrying out...

Tachrichim: The White Linen Shroud in Jewish Burial and Its Symbolism

Tachrichim: The White Linen Shroud in Jewish Burial and Its Symbolism

In the days after a death, families often expect choices that look like choices: clothing, jewelry, a favorite suit, a special dress. What surprises many people in a traditional Jewish...

The History of Embalming in America: Civil War Origins and How the Practice Spread

The History of Embalming in America: Civil War Origins and How the Practice Spread

If you’ve ever sat across from a funeral director and heard the word “embalming,” you may have felt two things at once: curiosity and uncertainty. Some families picture an old-fashioned...

Stopping the Clocks at Death: The “Freeze Time” Ritual and Its Origins

Stopping the Clocks at Death: The “Freeze Time” Ritual and Its Origins

In the first minutes after a death, people often remember the smallest sounds. The hush that settles in a room. The hum of a refrigerator that suddenly feels too loud....

Covered Mirrors After a Death: Superstition, Symbolism, and What the Tradition Meant

Covered Mirrors After a Death: Superstition, Symbolism, and What the Tradition Meant

At some point in the first hours after a death, a house changes. The air is different. The rooms feel quieter than they should. People do practical things—make calls, find...