As the old saying goes, the only two constants in life are death and taxes. The government will ensure taxes keep being collected, no doubt. Caring for the dead, however, is left to the private sector ...

A teenage mortuary technician says he finds the job "incredibly interesting and fulfilling", even though people are surprised by his choice of workplace. Alfie Wilkinson, aged 19 from Lichfield, ...

A woman who gave up working on a hospital trauma ward to work in a funeral home is hoping to inspire more young women to join the industry. Becca Cook, 22, works as a funeral arranger in Dorchester, ...

John “Chip” Johnson recently retired after a four-decade career at Lind Funeral Home in Jamestown. Though his job centered on death, Johnson always sought to “acknowledge that life has been lived” in ...