Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a life ends, those who remain deal with the body. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Upwards of 3 million people die every year ...

Relatives of a man who died of heart problems are suing a Montebello mortuary, saying they were “horrified” that the embalming was done so poorly that liquid was oozing from the decedent’s face during ...

For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

Embalmers say it's a common practice that's completely safe, but Austin Water officials said they had no idea it was happening. Reading time 3 minutes There’s blood in the water in Texas. No, I’m not ...

"The employee was placing Constance Glantz onto the table to start their process and the employee noticed that she was still breathing," Lancaster County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said. A ...

Upwards of 2.8 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s life experiences ...