Funeral Practices

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Cremations, Urns and Anonymous Burials Grow in Vienna and Schwabmünchen

Rising costs, dispersed relatives and new memorial technology reshape burial choices across cities.

Detroit Family Alleges Funeral Home Cremated Mother by Mistake and Presented Wrong Body

Couple Who Died in Spanish Hot Tub Farewelled as Inquiry Continues

Son Filmed Pressing Dead Father's Thumb on Blank Papers in Lucknow Land Dispute

Families Reject Robert Bush’s Apology After Funeral‑home Scandal

Funeral Urn With Ashes Found in Benidorm Supermarket Locker

Queens Family Says Funeral Home Cremated 93-Year-Old Against Her Wishes

Lutz Peters Laid to Rest in Rhine After Private Family Ceremony

Lilac Urn Containing 78-Year-Old’s Ashes Stolen From Erfurt Funeral Home

Earth Funeral Opens Largest Human Composting Facility in Maryland

Divided by the LoC, a Kashmir Family Says Goodbye Across the River

Lancashire Police Raid Martin's Funeral Directors as Two Arrested on Fraud Suspicion

Widow Stages Interactive Hologram of Late Husband at His Funeral

One Year On, Francis’s Simple Tomb Draws Pilgrims to Santa Maria Maggiore

Monkey Keeps Vigil by Bengaluru-Area Woman’s Body in Viral Video

Funeraria El Salvador Trial: Bereaved Relatives Tell Court They Were Kept From Watching Cremations

El Mencho Buried Under Tight Security in Zapopan Following Army Killing

Scottish Parliament Approves Water Cremation in UK First

German Funerals Grow Costlier as Court Tightens Path to Social Aid for Burial Bills

Public Farewell for Illusionist Emil Kio Underway in Moscow