Burial urn discovered inside Essex Lidl store

A burial urn, used to hold human ashes after cremation, has been found at a branch of a budget supermarket in Essex. The ...

'Whose ashes do I have?': Woman finds out that her late husband's cremains were buried 27 years after she was given ashes at his funeral, lawsuit says

A Michigan woman who received an urn full of her late husband's ashes at his memorial service in 1991 was shocked to find out ...
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Burial, Cremation, Embalming: Is The Way We Do Death Harming Earth’s Ecosystems?

Deep in the ocean, whale carcasses feed an immense diversity of life. Up on land, young trees grow from the remains of dead ...

Cemetery won’t tell us what happened to our father’s ashes, N.J. family says

In March 2024, the cemetery sent a letter to the family stating that the cremated remains had either been “mixed up and ...

Zubeen's ashes to be available as keepsake through govt portal, says minister

Following Zubeen Garg's cremation, the Assam government will launch a portal within two days for institutions to request his ashes. Minister Ranoj Pegu announced the cultural affairs department will ...

Would you be buried in, or have your ashes placed in, a biodegradable container?

As more people worry about their environmental footprint in both life and death, one cemetery operator is offering a unique alternative to traditional burials – coffins and urns made of mushrooms.