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A Home Funeral for Opal's Mother - Notes From The Field

2/18/2019

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Anna Benton​

​Opal John was born at home, as were all her siblings. The family has a farm in rural Wisconsin, and they proudly live as self-sufficiently as possible. The children were all home-schooled. In her early twenties, reflecting on home births, Opal wondered if home funerals were also possible. She had never heard of it, but she knew how to start researching her question. ​

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Home Funerals Are Not a Secret

2/3/2019

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Tim Howell

There was a time.  a long stretch of time - in American history, where the home funeral was the de facto choice for death care. Of course we would hold a wake and a funeral in our parlor - where else are we going to do it? But that changed. As it so often does in America, Capitalism won out and enterprising folks figured out how to turn a funeral into a profit-generating business. ​

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  • Home
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    • NHFA Directory
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    • About Home Funerals >
      • What Is A Home Funeral?
      • Body Care & Cooling
    • State Requirements
    • Books, Videos, Podcasts, and More
    • NHFA Webinars
    • A Path Home Podcast
    • Update on the Proficiency Badge
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