About this Death Cafe

The Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA) Death Cafe, now held on zoom, was founded in November 2012 by Merilynne Rush and has been meeting monthly since then. The current hosts are Rachel Briggs and Diana Cramer. We usually have betweeen 8-12 people. Request the link to attend by sending an email to thedyingyear@gmail.com; we will add you to our mailing list.

About Ann Arbor Death Cafe team

Merilynne Rush founded the Ann Arbor Death Cafe in November 2012 and it has been meeting monthly since then. Merilynne is an end-of-life doula trainer and mentor, a home funeral and green burial educator and advocate, and advance care planning facilitator. She holds an MS in Hospice and Palliative Studies and is President of the National End-of-life Doula Alliance. Diana Cramer has been co-hosting Ann Arbor Death Cafe since January, 2013.  She is a Respecting Choices Advance Care Planner and Home Funeral Guide and sepcialist in end-of-life caring.