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Cremation becoming more common in state
Oshkosh resident Carrie Mutsch and her family knew almost immediately how they wanted to say good-bye to their father when he died.
Unusual Millcreek field trip focuses on death, dying
It isn't your typical field trip. That's how Saegertown High School student Dylan Leech described a recent visit to Gannon University's human gross anatomy lab and the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home in Millcreek Township.
Vincent Carroll: Pipkin fiasco no sign of crisis
A funeral home mixes up two female bodies with the same last name. It buries one in the wrong grave and then, when it realizes its mistake, allegedly tries to foist the other body off on a grieving family during an open-casket viewing.
Snyder Funeral Home adding crematory
Responding to requests from its customers, Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes Inc. is adding a crematory to its Lititz Pike location.
The Health Herald , an online publication for nursing assistants, made a list of the top 50 hospice blogs on the internet.
'Funeral ransoms' bill D.O.A. at Roundhouse
On Monday, Lawmakers postponed voting on a bill that would have outlawed a shocking practice in New Mexico's funeral industry.
Two sentenced to prison in area cases
Two men were sentenced in federal court Thursday in separate area cases involving the illegal possession of firearms.
Eco-conscious rest easy going green eternally
If you're living a green lifestyle, it turns out you can take it with you. Cemeteries and funeral homes across the USA are offering environmentally friendly burials featuring formaldehyde-free fluids for embalming and biodegradable caskets made of pine, wicker or even cardboard.
AZ Hospital & Healthcare Assoc. launches enhanced online job service
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Service Corporation announces the launch of its enhanced interactive job board, www.AzHealthjobs.com . The job board offers its members, and the healthcare industry at large, an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.
Connecticut Funeral Homes & Grief Recovery Specialist Introduce "New Day Counseling Center"
AVON, Conn., Feb. 2, 2010 -- After the death of a family member or friend, grief can become overwhelming.
Colorado to close Pipkin Mortuary after body mix-up
The state has ordered a funeral home that mixed up the bodies of two women to close next week so regulators can investigate the incident.
Sooner or later, you'll need a funeral
When it comes to death, we are a nation in denial. We get the willies just saying the word.
Burials for the poor strain Cumberland's finances
BRIDGETON -- When people die in Cumberland County with nothing to their names, it's up to the county to pay for their burials or cremations.
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Funeral director to close next month
LAMBOURN funeral directors WT Adams and Co will cease trading at the end of February after more than 100 years in business.
Eagle and Federal Coach Consolidate Funeral Coach Production in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With top funeral service vehicle brands Federal Coach and Eagle Coach gaining a combined double-digit market share increase in 2009, company leadership is now poised to continue that growth with the move of its Federal funeral coach production from Fort Smith, Arkansas to its manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, ...
FTC Tells House Subcommittee it will Help Identify Ways to Strengthen ...
The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that the FTC will use its expertise to help the Subcommittee address the problems highlighted by last year's horrific events at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Elizabeth Noreika Videographer: Charles Minimah Web Producer: Elizabeth Noreika Reported: Jan.
Bobby Rush: FTC Should Regulate Cemeteries
The Federal Trade Commission should oversee the sale of funeral good and services, including cemeteries and merchants of caskets and monuments, Rep.
Matthews Announces Continuation of Its StockA Repurchase Program
Matthews International Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors approved a continuation of the Company's stock repurchase program.
Life and Death Decisions Aren't Always Black and White
In a story in the New York Times published January 25th, a daughter tells of her experience being asked to make a life and death decision for her father in the emergency room.
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