Karen and Patrick Kilby make caskets at their woodworking shop in Ottertail, Minn. The family-run business, A Simple Pine Box, makes individually handcrafted caskets. Karen Kilby displays the cherry ...

Norman Ginther's business began with a flash of insight during the funeral of Pope John Paul II. It was April 2005, and as Ginther watched the pope's funeral on television, he noticed that the pope's ...

The costs associated with passing on can vary wildly depending on how someone prefers their death to be handled by loved ones. At the low end, direct cremation (with ashes stored at home or scattered) ...

People are cutting costs even after death. They’re purchasing less expensive caskets and urns; cutting back on services; choosing cremations more often so they do not have to bear the burden of ...

GREENVILLE, Mich. — Two Greenville companies are joining forces to provide a wide selection of innovative and lower-cost casket options for grieving families. Beginning in June, Commemorative Casket ...

Scott Crane of Lostine is launching a green casket business that he hopes will bring 20-40 jobs in Wallowa County in the next two years. Share this article! Scott Crane of Lostine is launching a green ...

Each year, some 3.3 million people die in the U.S. and, currently, most are buried in a conventional cemetery or cremated. Both practices are toxic to our earth and, for many, understandably ...

Jude Collins says she couldn't have prayed for a better location for her shop. It's on a busy street with a four-way stop and bus stop right in front and a cemetery just two blocks away. "I can see ...

Anyone who has arranged a funeral for a loved one knows they aren’t cheap. A landmark decision from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 20 helps explain why: Regulatory boards controlled by ...