Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's part of life — losing a loved one and seeing them go through the funeral process, but few of us can say we truly understand ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea of dying ...

I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, brains usually are put back in the belly of the cadaver. When I tell ...

Matthew Gagne says he is proud to be a fourth generation funeralhome director. The 37-year-old Norwich resident is funeral director, manager and embalmer at Cummings-Gagne Funeral Home in Norwich. "I ...

Sen. Rick Williams, a Milledgeville Republican, presents SB 239, which would remove the requirement that funeral directors be licensed in embalming in order to work in Georgia, on Feb. 5, 2026, in ...

Krystal Osborne remembers seeing the footage of a car accident on her grandmother’s television. The graphic details — broken glass, crushed cars and blood — would force many to squirm or look away.