Kat Vancil-Coleman

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It’s Okay to Decay: A Treatise on Green Burial

Sunset in Joshua Tree National Park: the sky is painted with hues of purple, green, blue, red, and gold. A figure, snugly wrapped in an...

Are You My Mummy?

Almost every history museum across the globe has a mummy room. No matter the size, they often feature the same ostentatious golden trimmings and royal...

When the Music’s Over

Looking for a special song for your loved one’s funeral and coming up shorthanded? As someone who often oversees multiple funerals per day, I get...

Death Without Deadnames

On my journey to become a funeral director, I spent two hours a day, five days a week, commuting from my hometown of Dayton, Ohio...

When Nothing is Sacred

Personalization is Key in Creating Secular Funeral Services   Funeral services carry a weight like almost nothing else. They are inherently heavy things, steeped in...

Why Funeral Service?

“Why would you want to do that?” “I guess it takes a special kind of person.” “Isn’t it depressing?” I often wonder if bankers, auto...