Death Care News

Ever considered baking a loved one's remains into a cake or putting their ashes in fireworks? If so, talk to Caitlin Doughty, champion of the alternative death industry.

Cushing MLP Total Return Fund announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 24th, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.

Peter J. Larsen, 64, of Kasson, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson.

Cape Coral mourners who wish to have their loved ones cremated can have that service preformed here in the Cape now.

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CONCERNS have been raised that parents affected by the Mortonhall ashes scandal will not be properly represented on a commission set up to look into future policy on infant cremation.

Bellamy Funeral Homes Gladys Hill : The 95-year-old of Cupertino, Calif., died May 9, 2013.

Mary Hamilton Connell, 92, of Phenix City, Ala., died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Columbus Hospice House.

This beach-theme is an example of a new approach some funeral homes are taking in a move to "life celebrations" for the dearly departed.

When DeDe Newby visited her grandparents' graves recently, she was met with a blank slate - literally.

Death is something few us like to think about, but we all know it's coming. Just as we see advancements in every other aspect of life, the same is happening when it comes to the business of death.

Bellamy Funeral Homes Gladys Hill : The 95-year-old of Cupertino, Calif., died May 9, 2013.

NOTE: The following obituary is courtesy of Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors. Marilyn Rodman, 79, of Canton, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and well-known philanthropist, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2013 at Orchard Cove in Canton.

For nearly 30 years, the eight veterans making up the District 4 Honor Guards march on through rain, sleet and snow to honor their fallen servicemen at the Millsboro Veterans Cemetery.

Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma shares a light moment with Suva Morgue Services manager Lanieta Cakacaka and Suva Funeral Directors Limited CEO/chairman Rod Jepsen during a tour of the CWM Hospital old wing morgue and funeral shop in Suva on Wednesday.

Bucks County entrepreneur Rachel Zeldin and her new website, "I'mSorrytoHear.com"' aims to give help in funeral planning and advice.

A state auditor’s investigation into a Durham Technical Community College employee working a private business on the state’s dime led to the employee’s firing, a report released Wednesday revealed.

The cost of dying is going up for eThekwini residents from next month, when a 5 percent price hike for cremations at municipal facilities takes effect.

It seems like every day I'm hearing about new ways to go green. The latest trend that caught my attention is eco-friendly burials.

New research out today from The Co-operative Funeralcare found that funerals topped the list of the most unacceptable places or activities to use a phone, ahead of driving, at the cinema or during a wedding.