There's plenty of beauty and meaning in a traditional funeral or memorial service, but that doesn't mean the usual funeral style is right for everyone. If your loved one had some specific interests or ...

HOUSTON – The National Museum of Funeral History is home to the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts, and features quite the unique experience for guests. From permanent exhibits, ...

Dad kept a folder at home in his den with handwritten notes about his wishes for his own memorial. In the folder, he included favorite hymns, songs, poems and notes. He died in early February 2022, ...

Can you imagine going to a funeral and hearing AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" come on in the background? It's a very funny but dark thought, but there's a funeral home that's actually been requested to ...

A father who “loved to dance” had his open-casket funeral in a nightclub in El Salvador. Darwin Bernal asked his family to hold the unique sendoff in the venue, and his loved ones fulfilled his wish ...

Blaine Coleman is a Black funeral director who owns Coleman’s Funeral Services at 529 Rising Sun Ave. Coleman has been doing funerals since 2011 and has a 24-hour transportation service. He does about ...

The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel is a storied New York institution dating back 125 years. It's been the final resting place for some of the city’s most prominent figures. Notably, the venue hosted ...

Videos of the author's father were shown throughout his service, like this one from the author’s wedding reception in 2004. Courtesy of Carrie Friedman “If people aren’t laughing during my memorial, ...