British Columbia's government helps to pay families who can't afford funeral costs, but those who offer the services say the ...

Eileen Hollis is preparing to take over as director of her family's funeral home in Syracuse, N.Y. Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

While the county signed on with one mortuary service, two judges have repeatedly bypassed the contract and called on others ...

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Over two years after a devastating fire, a locally-owned funeral home in Red Oak has officially begun its next chapter.

When Jaye Kennedy became the CEO of Waypoint Services in 2013, it felt like she was taking on the job that she'd been ...

In July 2025, Mimi Mythen, known online as Mimi the Mortician, announced to her followers that she would be taking a step back from her role as a funeral director. She sat down with PEOPLE to share ...

Dad kept a folder at home in his den with handwritten notes about his wishes for his own memorial. In the folder, he included ...

Mourners have paid tribute to Manchester terror attack victim Melvin Cravitz at his funeral. The 66-year-old from Crumpsall ...

Some victims of the Cebu earthquake in the Philippines lived in homes that were supposed to withstand natural disasters.