A Peasant Funeral; Harper’s Weekly June 1870

DID you know that a funeral home director is now referred to by some as a “Life Celebration professional?” I feel sorry for people who die. It’s sad to leave this world on a wave of sentimentality and stilted joy.

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Steve Kogan writes:

In The American Language (1921), H. L. Mencken foresees a time when funeral homes will be called “casketerias.”

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