Return Home has raised millions to help make human composting after death a new norm in the funeral industry. “We were just disposing of people. That’s what it felt like,” says undertaker Katey ...

“The funeral industry gets a bad rap, but the people who are doing the work really do care, and they want people to have access to good options," Salter said. Dunnebacke hosts workshops about advanced ...

As the workforce of funeral directors ages, young folks are stepping up to lead and change the death care industry. The median age for workers in funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries is close to ...

Post & Schell's Kutz Details 'Death Care' Industry James Kutz makes a living from the dead. Much of his practice at 160-attorney Post & Schell focuses on the "death care" industry, representing ...

A recent presentation at the Matheson History Museum detailed the evolution of the death care industry in Alachua County. Early funeral homes and cemeteries in the county were segregated, with many of ...

As his team analyzes ethnographic data collected from consumers, they debate the meaning of death, how the death care industry caters to people’s needs and desires, and how the tangible aspects of the ...

“We were just disposing of people. That’s what it felt like,” says undertaker Katey Houston. During the Covid-19 pandemic, over 1 million people died from January 2020 to October 2022 because of COVID ...

Liz Dunnebacke thinks the living need help dealing with dying. Reflecting on the deaths of her mother, stepfather, father and brother over the past decade, Dunnebacke, whose career includes a stint as ...