Relatives of a man who died of heart problems are suing a Montebello mortuary, saying they were “horrified” that the embalming was done so poorly that liquid was oozing from the decedent’s face during ...

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 ...

I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, brains usually are put back in the belly of the cadaver. When I tell ...

WAYNE — Barndt Funeral Home has been family owned for 65 years, and that isn’t likely to change in the immediate future.

Melissa Schmidt handles body removal, embalming, preparation and casketing in her role as a funeral director on Long Island Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

A British embalmer and reconstruction specialist who has worked in the funeral industry for some 30 years reflected on the one desperately sad case that stayed with him ...

Matthew Gagne says he is proud to be a fourth generation funeralhome director. The 37-year-old Norwich resident is funeral director, manager and embalmer at Cummings-Gagne Funeral Home in Norwich. "I ...

A mortician has taken to TikTok to frankly discuss practices and products used to prepare people for burial. Evie Rodriguez, who works as a funeral director and embalmer in Illinois, posts videos to ...

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