Tag Archives: Funeral service

Diversification Gone Awry

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Ray V.

Due in part because of societal changes, it’s getting more and more difficult to be profitable in funeral service and the future belongs to those with good ideas. This was not a good idea: Border Patrol find 67 lbs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Funeral Service & The TSA, Future of funeral service, Uncategorized | Tagged Funeral service, smuggling drugs, smuggling marijuana in casket | 1 Comment

Stop Saying This Happened For A Reason

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Ray V.

Re-blogged from Blogging Molly, published by O’Connor Mortuary in California. This a very good overview of a question many of us ask on almost a daily basis. Stop saying, “This happened for a reason.” A De-bunking of Christian Narratives on … Continue reading →

Posted in grief, Grief is like...What?, Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging Molly, dealing with grief, Funeral service, God and death, molly Keating, O'Connor Mortuary | 1 Comment

A Somber Memory

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Ray V.

Those of us who work, or have worked in emergency services or death care, all have our stories; those events that were etched into our memories, often in blood, never to fade until we ourselves take our last breath. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Remembering, Uncategorized | Tagged Chaos, emergency services, Funeral service, remembering, traumatic deaths | 11 Comments

Progress

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Ray V.

After four weeks in my new position, I have finally located all the rest rooms and feel I am able to begin to contribute as opposed to simply observing.. It has been shocking to me as I experience the differnces … Continue reading →

Posted in Progress | Tagged concierge funeral service, Funeral service, Michigan, new opportunities, relocating, Stress | 7 Comments

Writing The Pages

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Ray V.

The introduction to the next chapter of our lives is underway. After being recruited for and turning down two job offers over the last year, the third was the charm, and in a few weeks, after living in South Carolina … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Change in Venue | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Benton Harbor Michigan, Dowagiac Michigan, Funeral service, making a change, Ray Visotski, St. Joseph Michigan | 4 Comments

Normal? Nothing Normal Here

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ray V.

Dale Clock is an interesting guy. He works hard and doesn’t take himself too seriously. He’s a funeral director, a musician with a band, a business owner, a visionary, an actor, a caregiver, a husband and a father. Oh, and did … Continue reading →

Posted in Dale Clock | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Arusha Tanzania, Dale CLock Blog, Dale Clock Grand rapids, Dr. Chris Smith Mt. St. MAry's, Funeral service, paradigms, Ray Visotski | 2 Comments

Value

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Ray V.

Ah, finally something about funeral service. This is supposed to be a blog about funeral service, right? I saw this article today. Jeff and I are casually acquainted and it wasn’t too long ago that we had a discussion along … Continue reading →

Posted in Value | Tagged consumers and funerals, Cremation, Funeral service, Jeff Harbeson, Ray Visotski, SC Cremation Society, The funeral commander, Value | 5 Comments

Caught Between a Rock…

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ray V.

…and a hard place. The Wizard of Id cartoon series made several references to funerals over the years. This cartoon illustrates an important point. Some time ago…..twenty years or so, I answered the funeral home phone and it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Caught Between A Rock | Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken Funeral Home, Aiken SC, family squabbles, Funeral service, George Funeral Home, George Funeral Home & Cremation Center., Good Night John Boy, Meeting expectations, Ray Visotski, SC Cremation & Burial Society, The Waltons, Wizard of Id, Wizard of Id funeral director cartoons | 1 Comment

Another Change

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Ray V.

I recently heard of the sale of the Aurora Casket Co. to a private equity firm from New York. My mentor and friend, Todd VanBeck chimes in here: Another Change to the Funeral Horizon Todd and I go back to … Continue reading →