Seattle Times: Funeral homes frustrated by WA cremation stalemate as capacity shrinks
As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out. Defying convention, Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Des ...
Cremation’s rise to 61.9% in 2024, driven by affordability and cultural shifts, has surpassed burials, reshaping the funeral economy with projections of 82% market share by 2045. Lower-cost cremation ...
The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation. When the first U.S. indoor cremation machine was opened in 1876 in Lancaster, ...
TMCnet: In HelloNation, Funeral Home & Cremation Expert Brad Rea of Sedalia, MO Discusses the Benefits of On-Site Cremation
Why does it matter whether cremation happens on-site or elsewhere? A HelloNation article featuring Funeral Home and Cremation Expert Brad Rea of Rea Funeral Home in Sedalia, MO, offers clear insight ...
In HelloNation, Funeral Home & Cremation Expert Brad Rea of Sedalia, MO Discusses the Benefits of On-Site Cremation
Those who are considering cremation as their final disposition are not alone. Cremations have been steadily increasing in the United States for decades. A recent report by the National Funeral ...
Americans are increasingly choosing cremation over burial, making it the new norm for end-of-life practices, a funeral industry report finds. Demand for cremation — the disposal of a body using flame ...
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A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of Americans will opt for cremation over burial, according to the National ...
BRYAN LORENTZEN BOUGHT his new, top-of-the-line, fuel-efficient, low-emissions cremation machine in 2022. It’s Dutch-made, and called the FT III. He hasn’t been able to use it. Lorentzen, owner of ...
The New York Times: Profits Are Stagnant. But the Funeral Industry Is Not Dead Yet.
New small business meets the growing need, serving the Twin Cities and central Minnesota communities ROCKFORD, Minn., /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota Cremation Services, a woman-owned and ...
CARLISLE - When asked about why Clarence Edward Owens Sr. worked hard to share his love of science with the Midstate, Kip Bollinger said he was just passionate about the subject and that passion was ...
WPTV-TV: What is water cremation, and how is it better for the environment?
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Most people thinking of end-of-life arrangements have faced a choice: traditional burial or flame cremation? But there is a third option, and it's being used locally in Palm ...
What is water cremation, and how is it better for the environment?
New Atlas: Is water cremation the eco-friendly alternative we should be considering?
With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...
The Conversation: Most Americans today are choosing cremation – here’s why burials are becoming less common
Most Americans today are choosing cremation – here’s why burials are becoming less common
The Conversation: Water cremation: sustainable body disposal is coming to Scotland – here are the benefits
Water cremation: sustainable body disposal is coming to Scotland – here are the benefits
Lexington Herald Leader: More Kentuckians are choosing cremation over burial, but not in rural areas. Here’s why
The rate of cremation in Kentucky increased from 12.3% in 2011 to 40.3% last year for reasons that include price and changes in religious identity. Kenneth Earl Wilson, who had worked at a bank and in ...
More Kentuckians are choosing cremation over burial, but not in rural areas. Here’s why
USA Today: Why cremation is becoming a popular choice for loved ones
The Bible contains no specific direction on the practice of cremation, but it does tell of faithful people who either buried their dead or burned their remains.
Study: Should Christians be cremated or buried? Is cremation Biblical? What does the Bible say about cremation?
The Bible’s Viewpoint Should You Object to Cremation? Some people feel that cremation —that is, the reduction of a corpse to ashes by burning— dishonors the body and the memory of the dead person. ‘It is of profane origin,’ they reason, ‘and thus should be shunned by those who profess to worship God.’ Others believe that cremation is a perfectly acceptable and dignified way of ...
Walang espesipikong tuntunin ang Bibliya tungkol sa cremation, pero may mga ulat sa Bibliya tungkol sa mga lingkod ng Diyos na naglibing o nagsunog ng patay.
Pag-aaral: Puwede ba ang cremation sa mga Kristiyano? Tutol ba rito ang Bibliya? Ano ang sinasabi ng Bibliya tungkol sa pagsunog sa bangkay ng namatay?
3 As the three brothers observe the cremation, each silently asks himself, ‘Do I believe in life after death?’ Having been educated in different parts of the world, they give different answers. The youngest feels confident that their beloved father will be reincarnated to a life of greater status.
Missoulian: Local Cremation Society Changes Name, Offerings and Cost to Reflect Missoulians’ Needs and Wishes
With cremation rates on the rise, Montanans are searching for cremation solutions that offer more for less. Just Cremation Montana, located in Missoula, MT, is an affordable, dignified cremation ...
Local Cremation Society Changes Name, Offerings and Cost to Reflect Missoulians’ Needs and Wishes
New York Post: Funeral home to the stars celebrating 125 years protecting high-profile clients
They look drop-dead gorgeous. Funeral home to the stars Frank E. Campbell allows the families of celebrities to bring in their famous loved ones’ own makeup artists, hairdressers and stylists to make ...
FOX 10 Phoenix: As the queen’s funeral approaches, a look back at other high-profile, televised ceremonies
Funerals for high-profile public figures draw crowds in the thousands — and TV audiences in the millions. The latest to be publicly grieved is Queen Elizabeth II after she died last week at the age of ...