Michigan Mortuary Service

03/19/2026

🚨 WE NEED TO STOP HIDING BEHIND THE WORD “COMFORT.” 🚨

Let’s just say it.

Every time this topic comes up, the same answer shows up…

👉 “People choose a funeral home based on comfort.”

But here’s the uncomfortable part…

What are we actually calling “comfort”?

Is it:
• Trust?
• Tradition?
• Religion?

Or…

👀 Is it choosing what feels familiar — because that’s all we’ve ever known?

Because if we’re being real, this profession has patterns.

Not policies.
Not rules.
Patterns.

And those patterns didn’t just appear overnight.

So instead of pretending this is simple…

👉 Why don’t we actually talk about it?

Why do certain communities consistently choose certain funeral homes?
Why do some firms rarely serve outside of specific groups?
Why does it still look the way it does in 2026?

And here’s another question that doesn’t get asked enough…

🎓 Are we preparing future funeral directors for ALL families?

Because in mortuary school, we talk about:
• Embalming
• Restorative art
• Cosmetics

But how much time is really spent on:
• Caring for different skin tones
• Understanding cultural and religious practices
• Preparing remains in ways that honor specific traditions

Or are some of those things learned later…
only if you happen to be exposed to them?

That’s not an attack.
That’s a reality we need to look at.

Because if we’re truly here to serve everyone…

👉 Then education, experience, and awareness have to match that mission.

💬

Some people won’t like this conversation.

That’s okay.

The conversations that make people uncomfortable are usually the ones that move a profession forward.

🎤 We’re not avoiding it on April 7th.

📅 Tuesday, April 7th
⏰ 6:00 PM EST
🎤 LIVE on As The Hearse Turns

👇 Let’s be real…

Do you think funeral service — including education — is truly preparing professionals to serve every community equally?

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Let’s talk about it.

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03/18/2026

03/09/2026

A framed reminder hangs outside the preparation room door in our funeral home.

Most people will never see what lies beyond that door, and in many ways that is as it should be. Yet the work that takes place there carries a responsibility that those in funeral service understand well.

Behind that door, loved ones are cared for with dignity and quiet respect. Some are being gently prepared for viewing. Others may be awaiting cremation, embalming, or burial. Some are being held temporarily while arrangements are completed or while plans are made for burial days, weeks, or even months later. Others may be prepared for their journey home, whether that means transport across the country or across an ocean.

No two situations are exactly the same, but the responsibility remains constant.

Every person who enters that room understands that the individual before them is not simply a case or a task. They were someone’s parent, spouse, child, or friend. Someone who was deeply loved.

That small framed sign serves as a quiet reminder to all who pass that door that the trust placed in our profession is profound. Behind every preparation is a life that was lived and a family who is grieving.

The work done there may rarely be seen, but it must always be carried out with care, humility, and respect.

03/07/2026

Dissolving the body in water could very well be the future of our funeral rites. At least, that is the bet the Scottish government is making by officially legalizing "aquamation."

Also known as resomation, this technique involves placing the body in a pressurized vessel containing a mixture of water and potassium hydroxide. The solution is then heated to between 90 and 150°C (194–302°F) without the liquid ever reaching a boil. In just a few hours, the body is decomposed through an extremely gentle process.

At the end of the cycle, the family can collect ashes of a brilliant white, even more abundant than those resulting from flame-based cremation. The remaining liquid, which is completely harmless, can be used as a natural fertilizer or even returned to the water system with zero environmental impact.

Not only does this technique use seven times less energy than cremation, but it also prevents the overcrowding of cemeteries and air pollution from urban crematoriums. Another benefit: invasive medical devices (such as pacemakers) can be recovered intact at the end of the cycle to be safely recycled. ⚰

09/16/2025

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06/10/2025

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03/18/2025

Attention family and friends of the Great Lakes National Cemetery. Do you belong to a group or organization whose members could benefit from learning more valuable knowledge about Veteran burial benefits that are available from the VA? If so, please email us at GLNC@va.gov (Attention Eric C). We can come to one of your meetings and help you understand not only what's available, but also the process for claiming this benefit. There is a lot of misinformation out there and we are trying hard to make this as easily understandable as possible.