More people choose cremation over traditional burial in the U.S. funeral directors say they have seen a shift over the past ...

In 2022, 77% of the more than 7,000 students enrolled in funeral service education programs in the U.S. were women.

She is now a funeral director for Hamilton Funeral Homes in Des Moines and a trainer for the National Funeral Directors Association. She knew the industry was traditionally male-dominated.

Most people don't want to think about death — let alone talk about it. When the time comes, families often find themselves overwhelmed, not only by grief but by the many decisions that need to be made ...

Becca Cook, who swapped a hospital trauma ward for a funeral home, wants to encourage other young women into the sector.

For many families, planning a funeral is like planning a wedding, except they only have a few days. It gets expensive. Nationally, the median cost of a funeral, including casket and burial, is more ...

KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - The rising costs of funerals are becoming a significant concern for many families, with expenses doubling every decade. Peggy Wesley, funeral home manager at ...

It gets expensive. Nationally, the median cost of a funeral, including casket and burial, is more than $8,000, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. "Someone dies and you ...

according to the National Funeral Directors Association. D'Andrea said his funeral homes have not been hard hit financially yet by the growing number of cremations, but "if that trend truly does ...

A funeral director has been charged after 35 bodies and suspected human ashes were found by police. Robert Bush, formerly of ...