My husband and I had been visiting from our home in the UK, where we live as expats. We share neither the same citizenship ...

"I asked my very experienced boss if he had ever seen that before, and he hadn't. So, I asked if he thought she was still ...

The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

In the charming riverside town of Marietta, Ohio, there’s a place where the dearly departed are celebrated in the most fascinating way possible – the Cawley & Peoples Mortuary Museum, a treasure trove ...

John D. Marsellus started as a sales trainee in 1964 at his family's Company. He was given a card table with fold-up legs.

As with so many other industries in East Cambridge, coffin-making was an example of a necessary activity whose production was ...

As David tells of funerals he conducted dressed as Boy George, in surf shorts, Hawaiian floral shirts and in a field with 200 ...

What do you have in here, bricks?” The careless comment of the flight attendant, uttered with a grin, to blow in the aisle of a business class. Air was swept away in an instant, replaced by a ...

A blue cardboard casket sits in the sun, balancing on three wooden slats above its final resting place. Pink rose petals and tufts of golden prairie grass lay on top, gently fluttering in the ...

HOUSTON – A stabbing is under investigation at a funeral home in southwest Houston after multiple deceased bodies were reportedly found in poor condition due to air conditioning issues ...

A funeral was held Sunday . Well, sort of. Yes, there was a casket near the front steps of the PNC Plaza. There were mourners — nearly 100 at the event’s peak — and well-wishers too.

And in all 50 states, it is still within the family’s right to do just that—no funeral homes necessary to lay your loved one to rest. But how does a home funeral work? Here are the basics.