The Grim Story of the Mackay-Bennett, the Titanic's Mortuary Ship
When the supposedly unsinkable 'Titanic' went down on April 15, 1912, the Halifax-based ship 'Mackay-Bennett' was assigned to ...
Woman's mother left unrecognisable after treatment by unregulated funeral directors
Two years ago, Dayni suffered the sudden and unexpected loss of her mother, Janice. The shock of her passing was traumatic ...
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As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
They looked far off, and with a funeral the next day, there was still plenty to do. A woman needed to be prepared for the service, a careful embalming task that Ms. Alba began around 3:30 a.m. in ...
I'm a first-generation funeral director. The industry is facing a labor shortage and young women are its future.
I'm now a proud first-generation funeral director and embalmer. We're going to see a ... enrolling in mortuary programs in ...
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How to Become a Mortician, Embalmer or Funeral Director
Though in prior generations it was rare for women to enter the mortuary ... and its chemistry classes might focus on embalming fluids, says Poul Lemasters, a funeral director, embalmer and ...