For some of us, visiting a family member’s grave in a cemetery can be an almost mathematical process. Every memorial day, it’s two rows down, three over to find my grandfather and leave plastic ...

A wicker-woven casket emerged from a funeral hearse earlier this month at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery for what would be the final resting place of Barbara Finley James. The coffin, modest ...

Almost everyone has, at some point, been asked the question: Would you rather be buried or cremated? But increasingly, there are more burial options to consider when deciding how best to honor the ...

Caroline Roberts writes articles and notifications for CNET. She studies English at Cal Poly, and loves philosophy, Karl the Fog and a strong cup of black coffee. Do you ever wonder what happens to ...

The push for environmental consciousness has sparked the rise of not only green energy initiatives, but now also the move to “green burials” or “human composting” practices over more traditional ...

This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project. Along a winding, bright green moss trail in Steelmantown Cemetery is a small ...

A funeral typically costs between $6,280 and $8,300. Being buried is more expensive than being cremated because there's an extra cost for a cemetery plot and a headstone, which is usually around ...

Moskowitz, a Broward/Palm Beach county Democrat, was joined by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Miami-Dade/Collier county Republican, in citing three issues — wait times, the length of time allowed for ...

As a funeral director, I have had many parents ask me if they should allow their young children to be involved in the funeral process. Some parents feel that their children might be too young to ...