As Catholic funeral and cemetery professionals serving diocesan communities across the western United States and Canada, we join the global Church in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025, on Easter Monday. His legacy as a humble servant, spiritual leader, and advocate for mercy and justice has touched the lives … Read more
To our Dear Friend and Colleague, Richard Peterson, On behalf of CCFW and all its members, we extend our heartfelt congratulations on your well-deserved retirement after an outstanding 32 years with the Seattle Archdiocese Associated Catholic Cemeteries. Your dedication and commitment to the mission of Associated Catholic Cemeteries as well as our own organization have … Read more
Reposted from Culvercitynews.org The Holy Cross Cemetery has apparently rented 250 goats and sheep to keep its plantlife under control, according to one eagle-eyed local resident. Fleur Hervas lives near the cemetery, and she decided to call them last week when she spotted the animals. They told her about the deal between the cemetery and … Read more
Washington, Colorado and Oregon are now among the US states that have legalized the process of converting bodies into soil, a procedure the Catholic Church said fails to show ‘respect for the body of the deceased.’
CCFW would like to be a source of support and resources to our members during this time of uncertainty in the world. This page has been created to share updates that pertain to the Cemetery and Funeral Industry, Resources from Members that have helped them navigate through daily changes created by Covid-19, as well as … Read more
The last decade has seen a boom in cemetery tourism, sometimes called Tombstone Tourism. With the rising interest in genealogy, more people are hunting out cemeteries to find their ancestors and trace their story. To feed this demand people who are interested, or even obsessed with cemeteries, or taphophiles are visiting and photographing cemeteries, headstones, … Read more
In speaking with Richard Peterson, Director of Cemeteries Archdiocese of Seattle, he gave some points to ponder when reading about these new Disposition Laws that have gone or will go into effect in Washington, and possibly other states in the future. How will the funeral rites of the Church be affected? Burial of human remains: … Read more
Date: 13 August 2018 PLOTBOX OPENS THIRD OFFICE IN THE US Following the opening of their Boston office earlier this year, which included 4 new roles, PlotBox is delighted to be further expanding and have now established a new base in Austin, Texas. CEO, Sean McAllister says “We’re delighted to be seeing the business go … Read more
Cold Spring, Minn. – (May 9, 2018) – Coldspring® – the leading quarrier and fabricator of natural stone in North America – announces its Milbank operations in Milbank, South Dakota, have received Gold-level ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone certification. Developed in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines, the rigorous and … Read more
Those of you that had the chance to listen to Jake Johnson speak at our 2018 Annual Conference, we learned how to optimize the customer experience and how to create and maintain a superior culture of service. Jake recently shared a blog post with me that you may find as an interesting read. > FAILURE … Read more