Throughout time, man has valued the commemoration of a life's end to give closure to the survivors and to memorialize the departed. A traditional burial provides a permanent place for friends or ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is building its first columbarium, a vault that holds cremated remains, at Calvary Cemetery. Linda Medlock, director of the cemetery, said cremations are ...

Amid the sound of cascading water, Claire Thom and her sister Lori Van Buren ambled through a maze of orange day lilies, bronze markers, maple trees and granite benches Monday in search of their ...

Cremation outpaced traditional burial in the U.S. for the first time in 2015. Here, a cremation urn is shown. Cremation outpaced traditional burial in the U.S. for the first time in 2015. Here, a ...

REDLANDS>> City officials on Monday were given an overview of options to update Hillside Memorial Park and Cemetery and make it more profitable. The City Council, city staff and members of the public ...

The sky is blue, the early-morning air is crisp, and you inhale deeply before walking into the forest. Memories — along with a soft padding of moss, grass and soil — cushion each step. You find the ...