In Ireland, they bury people quickly _ and now they're harnessing the speed of the Internet to help families grieve across the globe. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Funeral Director Peter Dohanich offered a free funeral in exchange for building work on his apartment. The media attention this generated led to a squabble with his landlord and ultimately to him retracting the offer.

Update to Suebe's post picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

The Wappner Funeral Homes in Mansfield now offer families the opportunity to include a webcast and internet viewing of all funeral services, including the wake, memorial service and burial. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Gerds said he didn’t know if families had already paid for funerals slated to be held at Burns – or whether they would have to pay another funeral home, too. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

WOLONG, China - Nearly a month after China's devastating earthquake, the Wolong Nature Reserve held a funeral Tuesday for a panda that was crushed in the temblor. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A Brooklyn funeral director has put an ad on Craigslist seeking a reliable contractor to put an addition on his apartment in exchange for a full-service funeral. The ad on craigslist picked by suebe 9 months ago

Sam leaves home by himself, embarking on a two-day trek to a funeral service.

*I hope this works, ABC video are flash driven and hard to copy/post. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Funeral company in the Netherlands offer discounts on funeral costs if the deceased is a registered organ donor. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A New Zealand funeral home director allegedly threatened to dig up a teenager's body because his family hadn't paid for his funeral. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Citing security risks Casey Anthony won't be permitted to attend Caylee's funeral.

** Public is still unsure where Caylee's mother could be. picked by tragluk 11 months ago

The organist at a funeral died while playing. picked by lostsoul135 2 years ago

Your daily nutjob.

She knew no one at the funeral, just "felt it was the right thing to do at the time" picked by Moe 9 months ago

For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, he's about to get the grand funeral that a writer of his stature should have received when he died. picked by bingo 2 months ago

Elaine Fulps was unusually happy for a woman who just got her funeral all lined up. Maybe that's because the 60-year-old Arlington woman who just won the funeral in a promotion at a minor league baseball game won't need to cash in her prize any time soon. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Yes, that's right. Thieves in Vancouver, Washington took advantage of a funeral to break into 6 mourners' cars. They targeted those with out of state license plates figuring they would have more valuables in their cars.
Where is a good old fashioned lightning bolt when you need one? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

“People used to say, just throw me in a pine box and bury me in the back yard,” says Mark Duffey, president and CEO of Everest Funeral, a national funeral planning and concierge service. “But that’s all changing. Now people want to be remembered. A funeral is their last major event and they want to look good for it. I’ve even had people say, ‘I want you to get r... read full post picked by muppet 12 months ago

Funeral home donated a headstone for a murdered child, saying everyone should have a monument marking their time here on Earth. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Shouldn't someone have thought to ask, "Gee, the funeral home closed down. I wonder what they did with Dad's body." picked by tigertony 6 months ago

We hope the Dead Bug Funeral Kit will provide some consolation. You may preorder this Kit for yourself or a loved one. We are working as briskly as we can to make these Kits, but there is a lot of grief in this world. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-rigged vest at a Shiite funeral in Baghdad, killing 32 people gathered to mourn the death of an Iraqi army officer killed in a car bombing, police and ambulance officials said.

Isn't it the height of bad taste to bomb a funeral? What if it turns into a geometric progression? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago