Direct cremation is the lowest-cost option funeral homes rarely lead with. Learn what it includes and why prices vary so ...

When a person dies in the United States, there are three (legal) options for putting his or her body to rest: burial, cremation, or medical donation. Burial was long the method of choice for those ...

Seven years ago Jack Davenport, co-owner of Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory in the Chicago suburbs, was approached with what seemed an unusual request. A family trying to grant the last ...

You need to have a 'weird sense of humour', know all about state-of-the-art cremation technology while never becoming immune to the fact you are looking after people's loved ones. These are just some ...

When it comes to honoring and respecting loved ones, funerals worldwide don’t follow one universal rulebook. While most Americans choose […] ...