A day in the life of Evie King, lead officer for council funerals at Wealden District CouncilAt 8.30am I switch on the computer and watch seven email inboxes come to life. No…
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Christmas funeral in July
Santa Claus isn’t much associated with crematoria, but he had a starring role in the funeral of 87-year-old Walter Hatton, as did his reindeer and elves.As Hatton neared the end of his…
Future of funeral transport
Patrick Quinn, director at Fearghas Quinn, ponders how advances in automotive technology, AI and robotics could reshape funeral vehicles and funerals themselvesAs hearses and limousines are converted from passenger cars and as…
Ashes to ashes: a final resting place for unclaimed remains
Unclaimed ashes are an issue for funeral directors and it’s not just a British problem. US funeral director Lanae Strovers describes her work tackling a sensitive situationLanae Strovers is a funeral director,…
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Nina Leonelli, general manager at the Garden of England Crematorium, says small steps build into great outcomes when it comes to caring for the environmentWe’re all green now, aren’t we? No one…
Unusual undertakings: no holds barred for wrestling funeral director
By Mary CarmichaelReaders of FSJ won’t have seen too many pictures of topless, oiled, Spandex-clad wrestlers in our pages but this month is unusual. Meet Midlands-based funeral director Lee Russell, aka (ahem)…
Charting the changes in deathcare from the 70s to the present day
In the concluding chapter charting your history and ours, funeral historian, researcher and former FSJ editor Brian Parsons charts the changes from the last 70 yearsBy 1956 The Undertakers’ Journal has been…
Charting the change with The Undertakers’ Journal
In the first part of a two part special feature, funeral historian, researcher and former FSJ editor Brian Parsons maps industry milestones from the first 70 years of our coverage.When The Undertakers’…
Soul survivor
Bereavement powerhouse Ahmed Alsisi knows more about trauma than most. By Ruth NicholasAhmed Alsisi is hard to miss and harder to ignore. Tall, broad, charismatic and with restless energy, he cuts a…
The elephant in the room
Neurodivergence is surprisingly common in funeral service but until recently it went unrecognised. Ruth Nicholas reportsA question about neurodivergence was tacked onto a trade association membership survey a couple of years ago…
