A death can feel catastrophic and overwhelming, not only for mourners who loved the deceased person but also for anyone outside the loss who understands the pain it has caused. That is one of the most ...

It's part of life — losing a loved one and seeing them go through the funeral process, but few of us can say we truly understand what happens behind the scenes at a mortuary and funeral home. That's ...

The path to his profession was clear when James Bryant was just 5 years old. He’d wear his little black suit and bow tie as he placed fallen birds or insects in a wagon, then lead a procession on his ...

Amber Carvaly is the mortician, service director, and co-founder of Undertaking LA, a funeral home in L.A. The following story was told to Alix Tunell and edited for length and clarity. I grew up in ...

A mortician has taken to TikTok to frankly discuss practices and products used to prepare people for burial. Evie Rodriguez, who works as a funeral director and embalmer in Illinois, posts videos to ...

Victor M. Sweeney, an American funeral director, has revealed that he thinks death smells 'bad', likening the aroma to out-of-date meat and vegetables.

She sees dead people — daily. A young mortician has gone viral on TikTok, sharing macabre trade secrets and talking about the most difficult parts of working with the dead. Eileen Hollis grew up in ...

Chloë Angst moonlights as a musical theater performer, and likes to sing at work to keep her voice in shape. Her clients don’t seem to mind. They are, after all, dead. “It’s a good time to practice. I ...