Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

“Confessions Of A Funeral Director” by Caleb Wilde

The book is a personal narrative about the funeral industry and the author's individual journey with life and death
Posted on October 26, 2018 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation funeral director who was initially leery about following in his father’s footsteps and continuing the family business. Wilde details this journey and much more in his book “Confessions Of A Funeral Director: How the Business … Continue reading →

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What is the Current State of the Funeral Home Industry? An Interview with Glenda Sheffield

A funeral home director offers her thoughts about the funeral home industry and its changing landscape
Posted on January 14, 2017 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds speaks with Glenda Sheffield. She is the founder, owner and Senior Director of Sheffield Funeral Home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been in the funeral home business in one capacity or another for more than 30 years. Included … Continue reading →

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Girl with Terminal Illness Recieves her Final Christmas Wish

Young Delaney "Laney" Brown passed away from a rare form of leukemia on Christmas -- but not without the loving presence of her community
Posted on January 8, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“My heart breaks right now,” said the Mother of Delaney Brown, a young Pennsylvanian girl who passed away from a terminal illness on Christmas night. The loss of a child is one of life’s greatest tragedies, but at the very … Continue reading →

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Andy Warhol: A Life in Time Capsules

The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reveals the pop artist's beyond-the-grave masterpiece
Posted on November 17, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The employees of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been going through a lot of dirty laundry lately. Cataloguers are currently in the lengthy process of sifting through the life contents of the late Andy Warhol, in what … Continue reading →

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