A Senate bill headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would close a loophole in current law that technically prohibits mortuary science students in Michigan from practicing embalming - a requirement ...

A death can feel catastrophic and overwhelming, not only for mourners who loved the deceased person but also for anyone outside the loss who understands the pain it has caused. That is one of the most ...

CYPRESS – Glenn Bower can talk funerals for hours. His tone isn’t somber, either. The funeral director mostly smiles and enthuses while describing his profession. Bower’s job is more than an ...

Morticians (also called funeral directors) work with more than dead bodies. They mediate ceremonies of death from floral arrangements to corpse preservation. Their toughest job: explaining to grieving ...

For our June 2015 issue, we explore (and try to explain) the ins and outs of the Queen City. If you’re one of the more than 100,000 people who die in Ohio each year—or a friend or family member of one ...

The path to his profession was clear when James Bryant was just 5 years old. He’d wear his little black suit and bow tie as he placed fallen birds or insects in a wagon, then lead a procession on his ...

In a groundbreaking step for funeral service education, American River College (ARC) in Sacramento has become the first college in the United States to open and operate its own fully functioning ...