Death Care News

For as long as humans have lived in organized communities, they have gathered when someone dies to acknowledge that passing.

A low-cost funeral provider has filed a lawsuit accusing the state of forcing him to follow a useless embalming law.

Jim Fernald of Brookings-Smith Funeral Home in Bangor holds a bronze medallion. It is affixed to a private headstone and identifies the deceased as a veteran and the military service in which the person served.

Short Hills, NJ Heart2Soul.com , a consumer resource bringing funeral information to one place on the internet, has added new content and contributors to its rapidly-expanding site.

Brownie Natalie Ascencio, 8, carries a load of flags while placing one on a veteran's headstone for Memorial Day.

On Saturday, May 19 the Long Island National Cemetery became the final resting place for the ashes of 62 unclaimed veterans, along with some of the cremains of family members.

The motorcycle riders idled in dutifully, before parking their motorcade and assuming Color Guard, also being performed by many local veteran organizations, around the perimeter of the ceremony.

The brothers, who already operate a shop in East York, now have a new restaurant at 1738 W. Filbert St., between West Market and Bannister streets.

After a period working in Paris, she joined Corney & Barrow before a stint in Burgundy working for Olivier Leflaive.

Police remain at the scene of Hartmann Funeral Homes in Hamilton after a report of a brawl brought a police response in this photo taken on April, 15, 2011.

The poor are buried at the expense of the county as mandated by law, but this year the county has seen a marked increase in the number of unclaimed bodies, homeless or poor, that have been left for the county to take care of.

Pennsylvania's failure to update a 60-year-old law that governs funeral homes and undertakers could wind up burying taxpayers.

Police and federal workplace safety officials are investigating the electrocution of a construction worker at a building under renovation in Pittsburgh.

G E Simnett and Family Funeral Directors opened on Saturday in High Street, Chellaston, where 19-year-old George went to school.

Dennis "Woody" Stock, 57, Ebensburg, died Saturday. He was born in Colver, son of the late Patrick and Catherine Stock.

Johnny Mackison Sr., whose racing exploits still rank him among the top 10 feature winners in the headline divisions at two speedways, died Sunday in York Hospital.

Arranging a funeral for a migrant worker is not on Alberto Rodil's job description as an immigrant settlement worker.

Frazer Consultants, a personalization, technology, and consulting company for the death care profession has announced the creation and release of a tribute video clip intro and ending entitled 'John 3:16'. This video was expertly created and designed for use with Frazer Consultants Tribute Center video creation software.

Big stories dominated the headlines through the weekend, with a big holiday weekend coming up.

It's very sad that this 12 minute and 23 second spot on 60 Minutes can and will wreak such havoc on a truly beautiful service! Yes, it is true that there are some issues that some cemeteries have and the lack of respect is pathetic! However, being a funeral director my entire life and working and managing funeral homes and cemeteries throughout my ... (more)