A year after my mother died, my family spread some of her ashes off the Irish coast and decided to spread the remaining ashes later. That was in 2011. When my father died four years later, he also ...

Is it legal to spread the ashes of a relative in Lake Pontchartrain? Dear Reader, Cremation is a religious, spiritual and personal decision that is influenced by several factors. When planning ahead, ...

They found the ashes of Norman Scott Jones in a battered, plastic container up a hill in a patch of ivy alongside the westbound 118 Freeway in Chatsworth. A label taped to the top said he had been ...

When we think of ashes, there are many images that might come to mind—the powdery remnants at the bottom of a fireplace in deep winter, the soft bed of a crackling campfire in the mountains, volcanic ...

More people are turning to cremation (59.7%) rather than burials (35.7%), according to the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2022 report. The average cost of a burial is $7,848 compared to ...

Cremation is a religious, spiritual and personal decision that is influenced by several factors. When planning ahead, some things people consider are the environmental impact, or the amount of space ...