Web sites, software and national directories for mortuaries. Online obituaries and videos to preserve a loved one's memory.
Death is a burgeoning industry in cyberspace.
It's all designed to help customers in a difficult time while increasing profits for morticians, Mr. Clarkson said. People say the Internet seems like kind of a cold way to plan a funeral. They can do this at home without a lot of pressure. Many companies also create special memorials to the deceased. About 35,000 caskets were sold via the Internet last year, only a fraction of the 1.8 million sold overall during that time, spokesman Ronald Troyer said.