BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- A Burlington funeral home and one of its employees have been fined by the state for embalming a body before getting the family's permission. The Iowa Board of Mortuary Science ...

PENROSE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs what they call “green” burials without ...

PHOENIX — Watch Monica Torres, a licensed funeral director, embalmer, and desairologist in the Valley, discuss the cultural importance of embalming and pre-planning for Latino families, emphasizing ...

A state audit says New York health agencies must tighten funeral oversight after risks of misidentified bodies and invalid ...

Her father Charlie bought the Victorian house-turned-funeral business in 1979 in Syracuse, N.Y., and became the funeral director Now, years later, Hollis works at the funeral home as a mortician and ...

Investigators are looking into the theft of 12 bottles of embalming fluid from a Roanoke Rapids funeral home. On Feb. 19, authorities said someone burglarized Hockaday Funeral Home and only took ...

Marian Hutchings never planned to enter the funeral home business. As a CPA and co-owner of a photography business, Hutchings was enjoying working the two jobs. When her father died in 1994, Hutchings ...

It happened on Tuesday at Garnes and Toney Funeral Home on East Andrews Avenue. Police said embalming fluid and an embalming machine were taken during the break-in. Authorities said dipping cigarettes ...

DANVILLE — By the seventh grade, Tim Leek Sr. knew he wanted to take over the family funeral business someday. An essay assignment on careers made him realize he wanted to follow in his father's ...

Eileen Hollis is preparing to take over as director of her family's funeral home in Syracuse, N.Y. Growing up, Eileen Hollis lived above a funeral home Her father Charlie bought the Victorian ...