The loss of a pet can cause sadness that is just as strong as the loss of a person The bond between a human and a pet is deeply unique, often providing a level of unconditional support that is hard...

As funeral costs rise, more dead people are going unclaimed in parts of Michigan. In Detroit, students at Wayne State are stepping up to honor them when no one else does As funeral costs rise, more unclaimed bodies are going...

After slavery, Black funeral homes became cultural anchors preserving rituals of care, community, and what many call a proper “homegoing.” At just 18 years old, James Ray Lewis walked into a profession most people spend their lives avoiding. Now, decades...

Grief is often framed through Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s 1969 model of five stages-denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Yet lived experience rarely conforms to such orderly progression. I have long felt that Kübler-Ross’s framework, however influential, risks suggesting a universality that...

As of this month, green burials are now permitted in the Plainfield Township Cemetery after the township board approved designated areas in the cemetery where this type of burial could take place PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - No need for a...

LAST. ON NEW HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE MONDAY AT SEVEN. WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. THE STATE SENATE IS NOT USUALLY THE VENUE FOR PONDERING QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? BUT SENATORS HAD TO DETERMINE THE FATE OF A HOUSE...

A Bethlehem funeral director was recently featured on a Times Square billboard as part of a national campaign recognizing the work of funeral professionals. Justin Keiper, funeral director with Cantelmi Funeral Homes, appeared in Chptr’s “The First Call” campaign, which...

He was my heart and soul dog. He was there before both of my kids. He lived through our three miscarriages and was right by my side. He traveled cross country with us for our wedding. Losing him was going...

One of the disgraced co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in southern Colorado was sentenced to 30 years on Friday, in what the judge called an end to a "very emotional" case. The courtroom at the El Paso...