(THE CONVERSATION) Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has been steadily increasing over five decades. On the surface, that proportion tells a simple story: The nation ...

Experts warn the short cremation service times are due to a lack of crematoria Mourners face rushed funeral services and a "conveyor belt" experience amid a shortage of crematoria, a report says.

When a person dies in the United States, there are three (legal) options for putting his or her body to rest: burial, cremation, or medical donation. Burial was long the method of choice for those ...

You need to have a 'weird sense of humour', know all about state-of-the-art cremation technology while never becoming immune to the fact you are looking after people's loved ones. These are just some ...

Seven years ago Jack Davenport, co-owner of Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory in the Chicago suburbs, was approached with what seemed an unusual request. A family trying to grant the last ...

According to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), 56 percent of Americans who died in 2020 were cremated. That's more than twice the rate two decades ago. From The Washington Post: ...

Korea is experiencing a crematorium shortage, making some funerals last four days or even longer. Bereaved families in Korea struggle to cremate the dead because of limited crematorium capacity and ...