Blog Posts: ICCFA
ASD in the News: Q & A with Leslie Rago, Director of Evergreen Funeral Home
Leslie Rago began working at the Evergreen Funeral Home in Brooklyn, NY at an early age, assisting her father Peter Rago with funeral duties before eventually becoming a funeral director herself. Located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn's northernmost neighborhood, the funeral home serves a diverse group of multigenerational families and the growing number of young professionals moving into the neighborhood. Leslie was kind enough to take time out of her busy day to talk to ASD Staff Writer Jessica Fowler about the families in her neighborhood and what makes Evergreen Funeral Home unique. This interview was originally published in the March-April 2012 issue of ICCFA Magazine.
ASD In The News: For Better Or Worse: Being A Funeral Director's Spouse is...different
Originally published by ASD in the January issue of ICCFA Magazine, this article examines the lack of resources within the funeral industry for the spouses of funeral directors and the rise in dual-income funeral families. The article tells the different stories of several wives, some of whom have taken steps to create a medium that will help connect them with other people in the country who also have a funeral director in their immediate lives.
