Licensed funeral director and certified celebrant Amy Hart removes a compartment at the center of a rose keepsake urn at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3855 Katz Dr., in Marion on May 30. ...

Over the years, owner and director James Kelley has seen many changes in the funeral industry, including cremation becoming ...

Throughout history, humanity has developed various ways to honour and remember those who have passed away. From grand ceremonies to quiet memorials, the final send-off is a significant aspect of many ...

The rate of cremation in Kentucky increased from 12.3% in 2011 to 40.3% last year for reasons that include price and changes in religious identity. Kenneth Earl Wilson, who had worked at a bank and in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Senate sent a bill to the House on Wednesday that would update Ohio burial and cremation laws and that neutralizes, for now, a battle between the cemetery and funeral home ...

Lately, nine or 10 times a month, Jason Oszczakiewicz, a Pennsylvania funeral home director known as “Oz,” walks into his local post office. Each time, he carries the same special package: the ashes ...

Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water ...