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Feb- 2013 -5 February
Grieving widower discovers stranger inside wife’s casket
Reports from South Africa suggest a grieving husband opened the casket at the funeral of his deceased wife to find…
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Jan- 2013 -31 January
Would you like a wake with your burger and fries?
The family of a recently deceased man obsessed with Burger King gave him a ‘whopper’ of a send-off, by holding…
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28 January
Anthony Nolan Trust benefits from funeral home donation
The Anthony Nolan Trust Donor Register has received a donation from a Darlington funeral home after it helped to find…
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21 January
Dog turns up to dead owner’s church every day
In a manner resembling a particularly emotional episode of Futurama, a dog in Italy each day returns to the church…
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18 January
Bereaved mother produces CD to help others
A mother who lost her six-week-old daughter to cot death has produced a CD of resources to help professionals working…
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17 January
Alzheimer’s Research UK beneficiary of will gift
One of the UK’s leading dementia research charities has received a gift of £40,000 from the will of a late…
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16 January
Industry worker plans world record cycling attempt for charity
Simon Atkinson, the funeral service operative team leader at Dillistone Funeral Service in Worthing, will this summer attempt to break…
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4 January
Grieving dad dies at son’s funeral three days before Christmas
A Scottish mourner died while attending his son’s funeral – just three days before Christmas. Sixty-two-year-old Tam Gourlay, who like…
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Dec- 2012 -13 December
FDs raise funds for air ambulance
North-east-based funeral directors have raised funds to support the Great North Air Ambulance. Staff from the Co-operative Funeralcare in Stockton-on-Tees…
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7 December
Grief Journey UK appoints new director
Grief Journey UK has appointed a new director of bereavement care and education. Catherine Betley, who had recently been working…
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