For generations, women worked in funeral homes but were rarely recognized as industry leaders. This may be changing with more ...

LONDON — In the affluent neighborhood of Crouch End in London, a new business is attracting some attention. The storefront’s blue-and-white facade is airy and minimalist. Three polka-dot vases on ...

From coffin clubs to Star Wars themes and parties before you’re actually dead – five ideas for a modern memorial, and one to avoid Charlotte Lytton is a freelance journalist who has worked in ...

Sky News anchor Colin Brazier has asked those attending his wife’s funeral not to wear bright colours, requesting that mourners “leave their Hawaiian shirts and pink helium balloons at home” and ...

Neville Funerals says the idea that a “traditional funeral” must involve black clothing, sombre music and strict ceremony is increasingly out of step with the reality of how families choose to ...

Except for the coffin, it looks like an ordinary kitchen. A steaming kettle sits on the stove and the smell of brownies wafts through the air. The scene is part of a St. Louis mortuary that is trying ...

For generations, a funeral director’s job changed little because families typically wanted the service to be a solemn, predictable ritual, rooted in religious practices and long-established customs.

Slovak Funeral 2012, the first international fair of its kind, displayed for professionals as well as lay visitors, modern technologies connected with funerals. It took place between November 8 and 10 ...