Death Care Collective

What really happens when families walk into a cemetery to make arrangements? In this episode of Death Care Collective , Keith Page sits down with Kim Eazell, a cemetery professional at El Toro Memorial Park, to uncover the realities behind burial planning, grief, and the day-to-day work of serving families after loss. Kim shares her unexpected journey into the death care industry, her early fascin...

In Episode 6 of Deathcare Collective , Keith Page sits down with author, speaker, and grief advocate Rachel Kodanaz for a deeply honest conversation about what it means to live with loss after sudden, life-altering grief. After losing her husband unexpectedly at age 31 while raising a two-year-old daughter, Rachel’s life changed in an instant. What followed became not only a personal journey throu...

In this episode of Death Care Collective, Keith Page speaks with Jeff Turner, retired co-owner of O’Connor Mortuary and a California-licensed embalmer and funeral director whose career spans more than four decades in funeral service. Jeff reflects on how a chance introduction in the mid-1980s led him into the funeral profession and ultimately into a lifelong vocation caring for families in their m...

In Episode 4 of Death Care Collective, host Keith Page sits down with Shannon Martin, Senior Manager of Location Experience at SCI, to explore what it truly means to advocate for families in modern funeral service. With nearly 30 years in the profession — beginning as a funeral director and location manager in Denver — Shannon brings both operational insight and frontline empathy to her leadership...

In Episode 3 of Death Care Collective , Keith Page examines the influence of death denial culture on modern remembrance practices and the evolving role of cemeteries in society. As cultural attitudes toward death shift, cemeteries have moved from central community spaces to quieter, less visible places. This episode explores how that shift affects grieving families and what it means for funeral di...

In this episode of Death Care Collective , host Keith Page sits down with longtime friend and colleague Ian DiOrio to explore what it means to find a calling in death care—and to stay faithful to it over time. Drawing from nearly two decades of shared history, Keith and Ian reflect on entering hospice and spiritual care at a young age, the personal formation that comes from walking alongside loss,...

In the inaugural episode of Death Care Collective , host Keith Page sits down with Neil O'Connor , a fourth-generation funeral professional, for a candid conversation about legacy, grief, and choosing purpose without pressure. Neil shares his unconventional path into death care — from hospitality and military service to the mortuary — and reflects on growing up in a multi-generational funeral fami...