Community & Culture
A Swelling Tide of Emotion
Tens of thousands of mourners packed the sides of beach roads, highways, and city streets from Hyannis Port to Boston...
Read moreDetailsYoga at the graveyard
Do yoga, leave a beautiful corpse, I say. And now you can work on corpse pose at Hollywood Forever Cemetery,...
Read moreDetailsKennedy Funeral Arrangements Set
The official tributes and funeral services for Senator Edward M. Kennedy will begin Thursday afternoon, when his body is carried...
Read moreDetailsMore forgo clergy-led funerals for those by secular ‘celebrants’
When Kenneth Kistner, 85, died in February, his wife, Carmen, didn't call any clergy. At the Detroit memorial service for...
Read moreDetailsLocal Business Offers Do-it-Yourself Casket Kit
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- When he saw the $12,900 bill for a relative's funeral last year, Merritt Eggleston saw an...
Read moreDetailsBids pour in, and out, for crypt above Marilyn Monroe’s
This article is a follow up to "For Sale: Eternity with Marilyn Monroe". It was a day of ups and...
Read moreDetailsFunerals on The Cheap?
O'FALLON, ILL -- A veteran of the mortuary business plans to open a new funeral home that he said will...
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Chelsea Handler Plans Her Own Funeral
Since my favorite late night talk show host, Jay Leno, is not on anymore I have begun to watch Chelsea...
Read moreDetailsWhen Kids Ask About Death
I found this article, written by a mother about her first experiences in discussing death with her children, on the...
Read moreDetailsMore Bodies Go Unclaimed as Families Can’t Afford Funeral Costs
The poor economy is taking a toll even on the dead, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles...
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