Grief is a natural response to loss, which is always painful. There is no timetable on grief; it takes time to accept the loss of a loved one. But sometimes grief doesn’t end. When people have trouble adapting to the...

Across America, funeral homes are dying faster than the people they once buried. A wave of closures is sweeping the country just as the population ages at a record pace. Rising cremation rates, corporate buyouts, and vanishing family-owned parlors have...

Business More Arizonans are choosing cremation over burial, report says KJZZ | By Kathy Ritchie Published November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM MST Facebook Threads LinkedIn Bluesky Email (Photo by Carrie Jung - KJZZ) About 70% of people in Arizona...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A Bethlehem-based funeral director received a huge honor this week. The American Funeral Director Magazine named Justin Keiper Runner-Up for Funeral Director of the Year. He joined 69 News at Sunrise Thursday morning to share more. He...

Early last October, Lindsey Huebner and her family were looking forward to welcoming a little brother for her son Nick. Her second pregnancy had been fairly smooth - until she noticed that she couldn’t feel her baby moving any more....

Natural burials that forgo embalming, heavy caskets and concrete vaults are becoming more common as people look for more environmentally-friendly ways of returning their body to the earth after they die. When we think about what happens to our body...

Despite its enormous significance, skipping a funeral Mass and instead opting for a graveside service or ‘celebration of life’ for a loved one has become increasingly common among U.S. Catholics Death awaits at the end of every human life, and...

My Grieving Journey I've shared my losses, my challenges, my discoveries and more with Next Avenue readers. I'm grateful for what I've received in return. By Jill Smolowe|November 5, 2025|Personal PerspectivesShare Next Avenue on Facebook Next Avenue on Twitter Email...