The second day of Heckerling concluded with a program on the intersection of religious beliefs and estate planning. Presented by Lauren J. Wolven, Tanya D. Marsh and Stacy E. Singer, the session, ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

As the new president of the National Funeral Directors Association, John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV has been keeping an eye on trends in the industry of death. The sixth-generation owner of the ...

When people lose a loved one — especially unexpectedly — environmental consciousness may be the last thing on their minds. But modern funeral practices are wreaking havoc on the environment. Bodies ...

Archaeologists are doing excavation work along the A66 ahead of plans to widen the road.