When 87-year-old Frances Irene Finley Williams died last November, her family wanted to honor her life by including a…
A UK company named Beyond, which helps people compare funeral prices, wanted to start a conversation about how…
For most Americans, the options of what you can have done to your body after you die likely seem limited. Cremation,…
On Saturday, April 23, an intimate group of Prince’s family, friends, and fellow musicians gathered to bid him…
Bodies that received graveside services at Galilee Memorial Gardens near Memphis, Tennessee have been missing for…
This week’s issue of The New Yorker features a lengthy profile by Rebecca Mead on the rise of female morticians, with a…
Dearly beloved, we are gathered at this Pissing Contest today to share our stories of the strangest, funniest, and most…
Now you can save your loved ones the stress of planning your funeral by having your remains sent to the moon. A company…
Funeral parlors, places where actual dead bodies are sometimes haphazardly stacked on top of each other in a giant…
When we get caught up in the humdrum repetition of our day-to-days, it can be easy to forget how different the lives—or…
Welcome to Grim Yelp Reviews, a new regular feature where we share people’s worst experiences at the worst places. This…
It's not quite poetic justice, but we'll take it: the Westboro Baptist Church, a group of litigious trolls with the…
Estate planning is an adult responsibility that is generally not considered an enjoyable activity. Unless, perhaps,…
A Michigan funeral home has brought an innovative way to bring convenience to those in mourning, a real game changer…
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Last week, the News Journal in Delaware ran an obituary on 70-year-old Johanna R. Scarpitti, the opening line of which…
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80-year-old Georgina Chervony Lloren hung out at her own wake in San Juan, Puerto Rico this Monday after passing away…
A famed New Orleans socialite and philanthropist made one last appearance in public—at her very own funeral wake.
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