But it's a job that embalmer and funeral director Amy Kilbride enjoys. "The deceased is a vessel where life once existed," she said. "I still treat that person with respect, but the spark that made ...

Amy Cunningham, a licensed funeral director in Brooklyn, says she appreciates the opportunity to create beautiful and ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea of dying ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — While funeral homes are doing services differently now due to the pandemic, some are also taking extra safety precautions when embalming bodies. According to Sunset Memorial ...

A substance abuse counselor, Trina Battle planned to enroll in Southwest Tennessee Community College to continue her studies in psychology or pursue a completely different major in graphic design. But ...

Necklaces filled with remains sit on the counter at Nelson Family Mortuary in Orem. Because green cremation produces powder-like bone remains, these could be used for green cremation remains as well. ...

Several Austin-area funeral home embalmers say it's common practice to pour human blood from corpses down the drain, a procedure that Austin Water officials admit they were unaware was occurring and ...

For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...