Before the funeral industry, most people died at home and remained there for a home ceremony to celebrate their life. This traditional practice of dealing with death is having a rebirth, as more ...

A California family was horrified to find a stranger’s body on display at a memorial service for their loved one — and the ordeal was enough to cause a relative to suffer a heart attack in the chapel, ...

From the time in 1856 when Fort Dodge pioneer Conrad Laufersweiler conducted his first funeral service to the present day ...

State inspectors have uncovered nearly 20 decomposing bodies hidden inside a Colorado funeral home operated by the county’s elected coroner, a discovery authorities called a "profound violation of ...