Lack of Funeral Rights Turns Mourner Into Gay Activist
PROVIDENCE ? Mark Goldberg says the police were at his Fox Point home for about two hours the day he found his domestic partner?s body in the garage....
Nurses, Funeral Directors Struggle Under The Weight of Obese Patients
Nurses say they are being put at risk of injury when treating obese patients. A study by Melbourne's Austin Hospital shows nearly a third of the 750 patients...
Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Same-Sex Funeral Planning
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Angering gay rights supporters, Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri Tuesday vetoed a bill that would give same-sex couples the right to plan the funerals of...
Stressing the Value of Ceremony – Kim Stacey
As client families stream in through your door, some with absolutely no idea what you can do for them ?or should do for them ? how do you...
Burr Oak Cemetery Sees New Funerals
Some burials resumed at Burr Oak Cemetery near Alsip about six weeks ago, months after it was shuttered because of a grave-reselling scam, according to a funeral home...
State Suspends License of Iowa Funeral Director
The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science has granted an appeal by the state and suspended the license of an Audubon funeral director. Mark Kessler of Kessler Funeral Homes...
House Built From Over 500,000 Discarded Embalming Fluid Bottles
Canada - This unusual roadside attraction was built from over 500.000 discarded embalming fluid bottles. In 1952, David H. Brown retired from 35 years in the funeral business....
Michael Jackson Funeral Cashes In At Over $1M
Even in death, the King of Pop got the royal treatment. The bills prove it. Court documents reveal Michael Jackson's September funeral cost more than a million bucks,...
Grieving Process the Same For Animals?
The death of a beloved pet can be just as devastating as the death of a spouse or child, says Arnold Paterson, owner of Pet Heaven Crematorium &...
Should Kids Attend a Funeral?
Today's question comes not from a reader but from personal experience: Should children attend a funeral or memorial service? I'm grieved to report that my dad died last...