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Kerry undertaker takes farewells sky-high – ‘One man’s ashes were spread over his land’

A Kerry undertaker is taking the wishes of the deceased and their families to new heights with the launch of a drone service that can scatter ashes at sea, across open land, and ov...

Funeral for mystery baby found beneath floor

The remains of a boy found wrapped in a newspaper from 1910 are finally laid to rest.

2,500 Yr Old Mass Grave Sheds Light on Burial Practices in Judah

Christian Post A team of Israeli and German archaeologists has found the skeletal remains of up to 89 individuals, most of them infants and young children, inside a repurposed anc...

Legal Challenges to Funerary Arrangements

It is well established that there are no rights of ownership over a body following death....By: IR Global

Belfast City Council marks hidden burial ground from former Belfast Workhouse

The Belfast Workhouse was opened in 1841 and when cemeteries reached capacity, a space on workhouse grounds for burial was designated.

Robert K. Irving dies, to be buried in the Great Moncton Pyramid

MONCTON, NB – Following the passing of Robert K. Irving, the Irving family has announced that he shall be buried in New Brunswick’s tallest non-smokestack structure, the Great Monc...

Decision on burial ground to be made soon

Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home

Funeral director Robert Bush had previously admitted to dozens of counts of fraud at hearing in OctoberA fraudulent funeral director has admitted giving families the wrong ashes, l...

Hull funeral director admits giving wrong ashes to families - including of unborn foetus

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial over bodies found at his business.

Explained: How Mortuaries Dispose of Unclaimed Bodies

Different cultures globally use different methods of disposing of unclaimed bodies, with all these methods governed by a set of rules and regulations.

Burials Excavated at Former Mississippi Asylum

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI—According to a WAPT report, more than 1,000 graves have been found at the […] The post Burials Excavated at Former Mississippi Asylum appeared first on Archaeo...

Lisa Marie Bryant graveside service

FOREST DALE — A graveside committal service and burial for Lisa Marie Bryant, 61, who passed away Feb. 23, 2026, will be held Friday, May 15, at 2 p.m., in the Forestdale Cemetery....

Meet ‘Green Death’: the burial practices for activists worried about climate change and carbon footprint

“She really liked that idea ... My brother, I think, sort of went along with the ride.”

Moving funeral held for unknown baby boy after skeleton found under floorboards in County Durham

The baby skeleton was discovered by a contractor at a home wrapped in newspaper from 1910

BUD PHARO: Finality

The urn’s cold, hard exterior matched the heart of the man it held. When I hurled it off the pier—the same pier where Mother disappeared—it sank quickly, swallowed by the incoming...

In the Palestinian village where a man was buried twice in a day, residents are still stunned

Israeli settlers ordered the family of Hussein Al-Asasa to exhume his body – 'or we'll throw it to the dogs.' The goal was achieved: No Palestinian resident now dares approach the...

Shakahola Massacre Trial Witness Admits Role in Secret Burials at Forest Settlement

A defense witness in the ongoing Shakahola massacre trial has confessed to participating in burials within the forest settlement, testifying that he believed he was following the r...

Montpellier Metropolitan Cemetery / Agence Traverses - Paysage, Urbanisme, Architecture

The particularity of our project lies in the versatility of its responses to the program and its adaptation to the site. We treated the cemetery like a public landscaped park, we h...

12 Key Things Christians Should Think About Before Choosing Cremation

Choosing between burial and cremation isn’t just a financial or practical decision for many families—it’s deeply personal and often tied to faith. For Christians, this...

Funeral director admits preventing 30 burials and stealing donations

Robert Bush pleads guilty to charges relating to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.

Bodies of 50 infants dumped at Trinidad graveyard

Police say a preliminary investigation shows it may be a case of an "unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses".

Antisocial behaviour and drug abuse in churchyard not enough to permit exhumation, Chancellor rules

THE unpleasantness of a poorly maintained churchyard that was being used by youths who gathered there to indulge in antisocial behaviour and drug abuse was not a good enough reason...

Legislation Would Ensure Parents Can Arrange Burial or Cremation After Pregnancy Loss

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A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead

In the relative calm of the early days of a cease-fire, there were heart-rending scenes as people exhumed their loved ones from temporary graves and reburied them.