These Civil War innovations led to the professionalization of the entire American funeral industry. Before the war, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Funerals, once strictly subdued and somber affairs, are giving way to creative and splashy events as local funeral homes are getting requests for new ways to personalize the final goodbye. Millennials ...

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 ...

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865 marked a turning point in American history. His presidency had already been transformative, but his death triggered a shift that no one saw coming – ...