Cremation is now the most common burial choice in the U.S., but it’s not always what most people actually want. It’s often ...

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 ...

From saving money to saving the planet, more families are choosing flexible, eco-friendly ways to say final goodbyes.

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 ...

Jewish law is unequivocal: the dead must be buried in the earth, and cremation is not permitted.