Death is expensive. When a loved one passes, you face an emotional and financial toll. The minimum cost to transport, store and legally process a body after death in most states is $1,000. That price ...

A relatively new method of disposition is growing in popularity in Southern New England, despite not yet being legal in ...

The costs associated with funeral services continue to rise. The price index for funerals has shot up almost twice as fast as prices for all other consumer items, according to 2017 figures from the ...

When Dave Pena started in the funeral business in 1994, he worked primarily with Catholic Hispanic families who wanted church services and traditional burials for their loved ones. On the rare ...

Key market opportunities in the funeral and cremation industry include the rise of green funerals, personalization, preplanning trends, and growing preferences among younger generations. Additional ...

After losing my 90-year-old uncle this autumn, I quickly pulled mourning attire out of a closet in anticipation of soon ...

A growing number of Arizona families are choosing cremation over burial of a loved one. According to a recent survey of ...

More than 260 people die in Michigan on an average day. As recently as a decade ago, most of their bodies were sealed in caskets and buried in the ground. Today, the majority of them — 59 percent as ...