I don't like to leave important matters to amateurs. That's why I'm going to plan my own funeral. I mean, if it’s the last big event associated with your time on Earth, why let other people screw it ...

Morticians are finding ways to put the fun in funeral to get customers to think about their final farewells—and open their wallets—long before the end. At an industry convention in Baltimore last ...

LONDON — In the affluent neighborhood of Crouch End in London, a new business is attracting some attention. The storefront’s blue-and-white facade is airy and minimalist. Three polka-dot vases on ...

Folks in the funeral industry are making it hard to keep a straight face when it comes to discussing death. The people who turn mortality into money are increasingly trying to help mourners have a ...

As someone who worked in a funeral home just after graduating from high school, I do not enjoy funerals. I wasn't involved with a lot of the work with deaths and families. My job was to make sure the ...

I don't like to leave important matters to amateurs. That's why I'm going to plan my own funeral. I mean, if it’s the last big event associated with your time on Earth, why let other people screw it ...