That might be literally true. When buried in the cemetery two years ago, Jake Miller was placed directly into the ground with no casket and no preservatives — just a wicker basket and a shroud. "He ...

Schedule and more: Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival What: A free multicultural festival for families that celebrates the hallmarks of autumn in the American Southwest — the harvest, Halloween ...

A family in the US have filed a lawsuit claiming a funeral home had dressed the wrong body and placed it in the casket of their loved one. When 81-year-old Addison Jenkins died in February 2023 ...

A New Jersey family have filed a lawsuit against a funeral home in the state after they allege undertakers placed the wrong body in their loved one's clothes. The ...

Sophia runs innovative coffin weaving workshops, allowing people to help create their own coffins with often loved ones also involved in the making, even including grandchildren. The hands-on ...

Public media juggernaut GBH said Monday it will relaunch next year a new version of ”Basic Black,” previously the longest-running public television program nationwide focused on people of ...

Death comes knocking when it pleases and that means we need a way of getting corpses to their burial site that’s both convenient and dignified. Body bags are used by the emergency services, but ...