Funeral planning is hard, but consumer advocates say you still need to keep your guard up, especially when it comes to buying a casket. Joshua Slocum with the Funeral Consumers Alliance says some ...

Christo Ayoub was the kind of person who believed his treasures were stored in Heaven. "His main concern was to just bring light to people that were not aware of God," said his daughter, Carol Sfeir.

Picking the right funeral box is an important choice to make when saying goodbye to a loved one for good. A casket is not just a container; it's a symbol of respect, dignity, and a final resting place ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... COLORADO SPRINGS — When Sue Fletcher was helping her husband arrange his grandmother’s funeral, she was astonished at the casket’s cost — more than $3,000.

In addition to almost all merchandise being manufactured overseas these days, the global materials shortage and a big spike in cost of transportation have led to a sharp rise in funeral expenses since ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — With COVID-19 deaths climbing nationwide, the end of life industry has seen a boom since the beginning of the pandemic. A casket-making business in Winston-Salem shared sobering ...

Here's a nightmare scenario; at the funeral for your considerably-overweight loved one, the funeral director lowers the top of the casket after viewing hours, only to find that, like an overstuffed ...

Shopping on your own for items like caskets or urns can be a way to cut down costs of a funeral. Here are some guidelines to follow: The FTC’s Funeral Rule mandates that consumers do not have to ...