As people gather for the holidays, some use the opportunity to discuss difficult but important family topics. That includes what folks want to happen when they die and how they want to be remembered.

WELLFLEET, Mass. -- When 20-month-old Adelaida Kay Van Meter died of a rare genetic disease last winter, her father, Murro, gently carried her body out of the house to his wood shop in the pines near ...

According to the New York Times, there's a hip new thing all the kids are trying these days: home funerals. Apparently, a growing number of people are bypassing funeral homes and handling the funeral ...

Remember the movie “Magnifico”? The one where the lead character builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, but ends up using it for himself in the end? Well, thanks to this Nagano-based ...

The Funeral Program Site, an online superstore offering DIY funeral program templates, is urging interested customers to visit and subscribe to its funeral program YouTube channel. The Funeral Program ...

The American chain has begun selling coffins in selected Australian stores, placing the funeral decor on prominent display, wedged between the mattresses and outdoor furniture. The coffins and caskets ...

A GLOSSOP man's final wish was not to waste money on the dead. So last week the retired civil servant was cremated in a DIY funeral. The family, who do not wish to be identified, transported their ...