“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” —Genesis 3:19 This Old Testament quote ...

Selecting a casket can feel overwhelming, especially during a time of grief. From materials and design to burial, cremation, or green options, each choice carries meaning and cost considerations.

On December 6, 1876, in the tiny village of Washington, Pennsylvania, an Austrian-born immigrant named Baron Joseph Henry Louis Charles De Palm became the recipient of what is described as the first ...

When a person dies in the United States, there are three (legal) options for putting his or her body to rest: burial, cremation, or medical donation. Burial was long the method of choice for those ...