A lot has changed within the funeral industry. Dan McGraw, a fourth generation business owner of Gill Brothers Funeral Service & Cremation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, talks with Anne about what those changes entail.

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This episode was hosted and produced by Anne Morehouse, original music created and performed by Caileen Viehweg.

:45 Dan McGraw on Gill Brothers & the funeral industry history

3:10 Embalming and the Civil War

4:12 Gill Brothers had the first female licensed embalmer in the State of Minnesota

5:00 How to become a licensed mortician

6:24 How Dan got his start in the business

8:00 Cultures and funeral traditions

15:08 The difference between a traditional funeral and celebration of life

17:35 Laws surrounding death

19:15 Recent green body disposition options

20:50 Joe McGraw - 5th generation business owner

26:00 Obituaries and obituary scraping

29:13 Why Visitations

31:25 Dan's Advice: Involve the entire family in your funeral preplanning