What should families expect when comparing burial and cremation services during funeral planning? HelloNation has published the answer in an article featuring insights from Funeral Service Expert J.

Direct cremation is seen as a means by which families can attempt to undertake funerals without breaching the lockdown restriction rules and maintaining social distancing. Public gatherings have been ...

In the UK and the US, ‘direct cremations’ – where no mourners are present and relatives and friends can organise their own ceremonies – are on the rise. Is it time to rethink how we say goodbye our ...

John Edwards Funeral Directors offers a variety of cremation packages. But all its cremations are either a form of direct cremation or normal cremation. So, what’s the difference? Alan James, from the ...

According to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), 56 percent of Americans who died in 2020 were cremated. That's more than twice the rate two decades ago. From The Washington Post: ...

THE FERRY rounded Eel Pie Island, “The Last Time” by the Rolling Stones blowing from a tinny speaker. Celia Chasey shared memories of her brother, Colin, and cast his ashes into the Thames. There was ...

With names like Solace, Tulip and Eirene, start-ups are hoping to make cremation the next big at-home purchase. By Michael Waters Less than two hours after you book a cremation with Eirene, a start-up ...

A new cremation service in Lebanon aims to provide families with a more affordable and simplified option for end-of-life care. New Era Cremation opened at the end of April and is operated by business ...

Americans are increasingly choosing cremation over burial, making it the new norm for end-of-life practices, a funeral industry report finds. Demand for cremation — the disposal of a body using flame ...

Cremation has eclipsed traditional burials as the preferred end-of-life choice in the United States, reshaping the funeral economy in profound ways. According to the National Funeral Directors ...

The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation. When the first U.S. indoor cremation machine was opened in 1876 in Lancaster, ...