Michigan Mortuary Service

04/15/2026

Pop-up ✨LIVE✨ tonight!

Join us for a casual, no-script conversation where we answer your questions at 7pm EST TONIGHT.

See you soon!

~Katharine and Chris

(If you think you know who designed the artwork for this event, drop your guess in the comments below! 🙃)

04/13/2026

The Wayne State University Mortuary Science program will host its second interfaith memorial service honoring unclaimed decedents from Wayne County at 6 p.m. on April 21.

The event reflects the Mortuary Science program’s commitment to dignity, respect and compassionate care at the end of life. The interfaith format brings together clergy representing Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Protestant traditions, offering prayers and rituals from each faith. The ceremony will also include music, a reading of names and a moment of reflection. go.wayne.edu/8753432

04/13/2026

We are honored to share that our funeral home family will be expanding to serve the Sebewaing community.
This transition comes through a thoughtful partnership with Gia Mellendorf-Gremel and her dedicated staff, who will continue to be a familiar and trusted presence in Sebewaing.
This collaboration unites two respected, long-standing funeral home traditions, allowing us to build upon a shared legacy while enhancing the level of service and support available to the families we serve. By combining our strengths, we are also able to offer additional services and resources to better meet the evolving needs of the families in our care.
Our locations in Caro, Pigeon, and Sebewaing will operate with a unified commitment to serving families with compassion, professionalism, and respect.
Families can be assured that all existing pre-arrangements will be fully honored, with the same care and attention with which they were made.
We are grateful for the opportunity to serve and are honored to continue this tradition of care alongside Gia and her exceptional team.

04/11/2026

30 years in funeral service. A psychology degree. A mortuary science degree. A massive following as "Kari the Mortician." Yeah, The Champion Company found their spokesperson.

The Champion Company has officially appointed Kari Ickes as their official voice, and honestly, it's a pretty natural fit. She's a licensed funeral director and embalmer who's spent years making funeral service more accessible, transparent, and human through her platform. Now she's bringing all of that to one of the profession's leading names in embalming innovation.

Springfield, Ohio just got a little louder.

04/08/2026

04/07/2026

🚨 TONIGHT. 6:00PM EST. NO FILTERS. NO SCRIPT. JUST REAL TALK. 🚨

As The Hearse Turns is going LIVE—and trust me… this is one you do NOT want to miss.

Tonight, we’re joined by special guest Brelan Holston—and we’re diving into conversations that most people in our profession won’t touch… but NEED to be talked about.

💬 The real conversations behind funeral service
💬 The truths the public deserves to hear
💬 The perspectives that challenge the norm

This isn’t surface-level. This is the stuff that makes people uncomfortable… and that’s exactly why we’re talking about it.

🎥 WATCH LIVE at 6:00PM EST
➡️ Right here on our pages
Christopher Boggs - Mortician
Katharine K. Wagner-Elfner, Mortician
Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Wagner-Elfner & Harkins Funeral Home and Cremation Services
➡️ Streaming on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/

🎧 Miss it live? We’ve got you.
The full audio drops 24 hours later on:
Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Deezer

👀 If you’ve ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes…
👀 If you’ve got questions you’ve been afraid to ask…
👀 Or if you just want REAL, unfiltered conversation…

👉 THIS. IS. YOUR. SHOW.

Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you’re tuning in LIVE and tag someone who needs to hear this conversation.

Let’s make some noise tonight.

Katharine K. Wagner-Elfner, Mortician & Christopher Boggs - Mortician

04/06/2026

Discover how the Mortuary Science program at Wayne State University’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences prepares students for meaningf...

04/01/2026

The Wayne State University Mortuary Science program in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host its second interfaith memorial service honoring unclaimed decedents from Wayne County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2026. 

03/31/2026

⚱𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦
Hosted by Wayne State University
⌚ When: Wed, May 20, 2026 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
📍Where: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
🎤Presenter: Tim Copeland, NFDA Trainer
✅ Approved for up to 7 CE hours by APFSP and most state licensing boards

❗Drawing on real-world experience with cremation-related challenges, Tim shares practical ways to proactively reduce risk and protect operations.

👥💼As the recognized certification standard for funeral service professionals, this certification helps funeral directors serve families with best practices for safe, proper and ethical crematory services.

📢𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆? This training covers everything. Protect yourself, your business and the families you serve.

✨The NFDA Cremation Certification Program is beneficial to everyone involved in funeral service, not just those operating a crematory.

Learn more and register: https://portal.nfda.org/Education/Calendar-of-Events/Meeting-Home-Page?meetingid=%7b847C3E47-A0C4-F011-BBD3-7C1E52693DE8%7d

With support from Implant Recycling LLC

# Death

03/26/2026

SHELBY, Mich. – In March, Duncan Stuart Todd Ltd. is making history. The design and equipment firm delivered the world's first fully self-contained Mobile Embalming Unit to Dover Air Force

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