The business of dying in America is changing. Traditional funeral services are on the decline, as Americans opt for more personalized and celebratory services. The funeral industry is responding by ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Large, close gatherings with lots of touching and, typically, an inordinate number of older people – funerals could be described as potential COVID-19 incubators, and with ...

BROOKFIELD -- It's a pizza party you'll remember for the rest of your life. Krause Funeral Home is offering a unique approach to get you to think about death: free pizza. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the ...

There’s a reason people huddle around photo displays or pore over pictures in printed programs at funerals. The collective reminiscing helps mourners consolidate and preserve their memories, and ...

When Windsor resident Emma Schlotthauer died earlier this month, her family had no idea it would have to make a decision not to hold a funeral in the days to come. Schlotthauer’s husband, three ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUSTIN, Texas — Don’t want a boring old funeral? You’re in luck: When it ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. It was a unique funeral visitation – and one that David R. Scott hopes will inspire other grieving families ...

Whether we like it or not, death comes for us all. But the way we process death — and how the dead are preserved and cared for — has evolved. “We're finding new ways of adapting our rituals,” Lily ...

As we continue to increase our understanding of the environmental impact humans have had on our planet, there is a growing movement of people who are seeking to reduce their footprint in both life and ...

Death isn’t something people like to talk much about, which might explain the number of misunderstandings about funeral homes’ role in death care. While funeral homes might seem like joyless or morbid ...