ObitTree Blog

With nations focusing on pollution control, more environmental regulations will be placed upon the funeral providers. Filters on burning cremation are expensive and moving to a flameless option seems like a logical next step. Learn about the industry’s new eco-friendly alternative.

Garrett Michael Matthias sadly passed away on July 6, 2018. But before the five-year-old boy from Iowa was gone, his parents let their son prepare his obituary and plan his funeral service.

For 30 years, Tammy Waddell worked as a teacher in Forsyth, Georgia. She loved “her kids” and made sure that her students always had the opportunity to learn, it was something she deeply believed in. Even after her death, Mrs Waddell continued to serve her community and provide students with opportunities to learn and succeed. Click here to learn more.

Located in Forest Park, Illinois is a cemetery where if people are seen clowning around, they will not expect to get a second glance from anyone. Hundreds of circus performers, who spent their lives entertaining the masses and making people laugh, are laid to rest there. This section of Woodlawn Cemetery is known as Showman’s Rest.

For many people, their understanding of death care is often limited to personal experiences. Thanks to a local funeral home, this is not the case for one Bordentown middle-school class. Learn how one funeral director is helping middle school students have a better understanding of death care and its history.

or many of us, walking into a funeral home can be quite overwhelming. As you step through the doors, you are most likely there to make arrangements for a loved one or say goodbye at a service. At Chambers and James Funeral Home, they felt they needed to make their funeral home more inviting and feel less like a business and more like a home. Their solution, the James Garden.

Quezon City, Philippines – Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it is easy to get caught up in all the shopping and gift giving. Arlington Memorial Chapels believed their guests and families needed a reminder that Christmas is not about how expensive or fancy a gift is but about the act of giving

When a death occurs in a family, some of the most frequent questions that come up relate to children and how to address the topic of death. To address this issue, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services developed the idea for Hannah Bear, a coloring book dedicated to providing children with advice, explanations, and tips to help them cope with the loss of a loved one.

East Brunswick, NJ – Community outreach and volunteering is very important to the staff at Brunswick Memorial Home in East Brunswick, Jersey. They are constantly on the lookout throughout the year for events they can get involved with and help give back to their community.

Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center Pineville KY. Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center is located in Pineville, Kentucky.  In this area, coal mines are a major employer in the community of Pineville.  Unfortunately, the closure of many of these mines has seen the majority of workers laid off and relying