Lawsuit: Funeral Home Wouldn’t Adjust Body in Coffin
Chicago - A Hammond man has filed suit against a South Side funeral home, saying he was forced to reposition the body of his brother-in-law inside a coffin...
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Cremation Rate Exceeded Record 60 Percent in Korea
More than 60 percent of the dead were cremated last year, a record high in Korea, the Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Ministry said yesterday. Cremation accounted for...
Va. Board Considers Changes to Funeral Regulations
FALLS CHURCH, VA. ? The board that oversees Virginia's funeral services industry has proposed new regulations on the handling of human remains. The proposal is a response to...
Cremation Not Green Enough? Try Bio-Cremation..
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Worried you haven't been green enough in life? Don't let death come in the way of a more eco-friendly you. From coffins made...
Don’t Forget to Read the Fine Print, Burial Insurance
Do you have burial insurance? Mr. Sims, a resident of Monroe, did. He bought it back in 1958. The policy cost one dollar and 38 cents per month....
The Way We Deal With Death – Audio Podcast
The following link is for an NPR broadcast that was very thought-provoking. The podcast is about the way we deal with death and the dead. Throughout the podcast...
State Warns Consumers of Prepaid Funeral Scams
Five years after Florence Muto prepaid for a funeral in 2004, the 92-year-old from Westland is out the $6,000 she paid for the plan. Muto was part of...