With many people striving to make environmentally friendly choices regarding the products they buy, the food they eat and other resources they use, it is no surprise that green funerals are on the rise. While being buried without modern chemicals in a wicker casket—or no casket at all—seems old-fashioned, green cemeteries still utilize modern technology to record grave locations.
For nature-lovers, conservation burial is green burial at its best. It involves being buried unobtrusively in a natural landscape on land established as a nature preserve. Such burial methods combine the eco-friendly and nature-based approach with the latest technology…more
The cremains of a veteran are often initially set in a place of honor within a home, but sadly, they may not always be respected in the same way as time passes. “Eventually, those ashes that were above the fireplace get moved to the closet and then to the basement,’’ said retired Lt. Col. Larry Scheetz, director of Veterans Affairs for Mercer County. In an effort to give veterans the last military honor… more
Many of us stream music though the Internet, spend hours on social networking websites and are generally glued to our electronic devices. Who is to say that we cannot continue our technology obsession after death? Social media and technology are nearly everywhere, affecting every industry. The death care industry is no exception. The traditional casket is due for an upgrade, and experts are coming up with a range of innovative—and pricey—ideas… more
Families hosting funerals in their own homes is not a new concept. Taking care of the dead without a funeral director dates back to the pioneer days. Funeral homes became the norm during the Civil War, when embalming procedures were refined.
Although there are no statistics on how common they are, home funerals appear to be increasing in popularity once again.
“The consensus is that home funerals are happening in one form or another all over the country in increasing numbers,” Lee Webster, president of the National Home Funeral Alliance, told Star-Telegram… more
Ancient cemetery discovered in China: Chinese archeologists announced the discovery of a cemetery belonging to the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-25 A.D.).
Township sued over Islamic cemetery: Muslim leaders urge authorities to investigate whether a permit rejection constitutes religious discrimination.
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