Some of their loved ones were laid to rest in cotton shrouds, others in pine boxes or woven wicker coffins. They all chose ...

Forget tradition: A lot of traditional funeral expenses are useless upsells.

Michael Mayer, director and resident steward of Higher Ground and one of the nonprofit’s three founding board members, stands at the entrance of the new natural burial cemetery on the Manitou ...

Iran is burying Ayatollah Ali Khamenei more than four months after his death, ending a week-long funeral procession across ...

The late Iranian Supreme Leader is being laid to rest at Mashhad’s Imam Reza Shrine more than four months after his ...

"In the most horrific cases, they picked up bodies from the floor of the trucks or checked toe tags in the dark, no hospital ...

In rural Webster County, John Meyer carries on the tradition of creating wooden coffins for those who seek a simpler option.

Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona have identified a papyrus fragment from Homer’s Iliad placed directly on the ...

Historians fear explosive growth could endanger downtown buildings and landmarks — some of which date back to the city’s ...

Who knew you could make money milking snakes, tasting pet food, or being a professional cuddler? It turns out that nowadays, ...

In most western societies, death has always been the church’s job. Nearly everyone wanted last rites, deathbed prayers and a ...