Eileen Hollis is preparing to take over as director of her family's funeral home in Syracuse, N.Y. Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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 ...

I still remember the sharp ring of the telephone in the dark hours of April 11, 1987. I was 30 years old when I heard the words no daughter ever wants to hear: “Your father died.” My dad, Dave Baue, ...

Losing a loved one can be a time full of sadness and grief. But it also comes with a lot of work - getting affairs in order, making funeral arrangements. In this North Country at Work story, we talk ...

Allyse Worland was a child when she went to a family member's funeral. "His presentation was not pleasant," she said. "It was unacceptable. And it was very traumatic for the family." Worland, just 9 ...

Titan Casket is teaming with employers nationwide to offer funeral planning support, aiming to cut costs for families and ...

Jeremy Taylor, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, pursued his childhood dream of owning a funeral home, opening Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation in Rockledge. His brother, Jawaan Taylor, an ...