LONDON — In the affluent neighborhood of Crouch End in London, a new business is attracting some attention. The storefront’s blue-and-white facade is airy and minimalist. Three polka-dot vases on ...

Steve Ball’s grave was marked not by a granite headstone or marble mausoleum upon the burial of his cremated remains last year, but a flat rock chipped into the shape of a heart. It came from his ...

When people lose a loved one — especially unexpectedly — environmental consciousness may be the last thing on their minds. But modern funeral practices are wreaking havoc on the environment. Bodies ...

This week, we’re talking with Louise Winter, the funeral director and founder of Poetic Endings, as well as the co-director of the initiative Life. Death. Whatever. Poetic Endings is an award-winning ...

Have you ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes of a funeral home? This weekend George Boom Funeral Home is opening their new facility to give anyone interested a tour! We got a look at ...

For generations, a funeral director’s job changed little because families typically wanted the service to be a solemn, predictable ritual, rooted in religious practices and long-established customs.

HANCOCK COUNTY — The funeral industry is taking a fresh approach to the ways we lay our loved ones to rest. The old standard of mourners dressed in black spending time by an open casket then saying a ...

Traditional funerals are in decline in the UK for several reasons. Primary among them is the rising cost of funerals. The ...