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NEWS ARCHIVE - INDUSTRY AND RELATED NEWS
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Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Conference Call Invitation 05/31/2002 Call to serve carries many sacrifices John Quinn is a part-time usher at the Gately Funeral Home. 05/31/2002 Vandals tear up historic cemetery in Miami's Little Havana 05/31/2002 Somerset coroner recalls Sept. 11 05/31/2002 Lawsuit Filed in Lead Cemetery-Burial Mix-up 05/31/2002 Vandals strike south Austin cemetery A little known cemetery in south Austin has been dealing with vandalism. 05/31/2002 The unhyphenating of America Census finds fewer citing European roots 05/31/2002 Cemetery case decided: Guilty Operator of a Northside cemetery that has become overgrown and strewn with debris... 05/31/2002
New Cemetery at Whiting Meets Demand for Burials With space rapidly dwindling at at Barrancas National Cemetery, a proposal for a military cemetery at Whiting Field makes sense... 05/30/2002 State lawmaker is accused of operating illegal cemetery Two companies in which a House member is an officer are accused of violating state law 556 times... 05/30/2002 DIY funeral guide launched The British obsession with DIY is now extending to funerals... 05/30/02 PA Cremation Consumer Protection Bill Endorsed By Funeral Directors Assn 05/30/02 Crematory operator is denied new judge Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh lost his bid to get a new judge Wednesday. 05/30/02 Crematory Grief Support Group Meets June 3 To deal with the Walker County, Ga., crematory case... 05/30/02 Michael C. Hall Buries Preconceptions On most TV dramas, David Fisher's homosexuality would be his defining trait... 05/30/02 Babies get own burial ground Franklin County families will have a place to remember babies they've come to love but lost to a miscarriage... 05/30/2002 Moss Springs Cemetery Association honors site of first church building in southwest Missouri 05/30/2002 In Merry Cemetery, Romanians' lives in carvings and verse 05/30/2002 Bodies stolen from Pontiac cemetery 05/30/2002 Final accounting for eternal rest Cemeteries: An Ellicott City couple lead an attempt to catalog the final resting places of early county residents... 05/30/2002 World Trade Center families worry remains may not be recovered 05/30/2002 Funeral home gift shop seeks to comfort We come into this world with nothing, and we can carry nothing out, unless you count the note or the keepsake someone tucks in the casket... 05/29/2002 Walker won't face bribery charges Over allegations the Augusta lawmaker watered down a bill regulating cemeteries in exchange for campaign contributions... 05/29/2002 Statue repaired for cemetery's 150th anniversary The zinc soldier honors veterans of the Indian War, Spanish-American War and Union Civil War... 05/29/2002 New funeral home ready for its dedication 05/29/2002 Cemetery figure indicted again On charges that he sold burial plots and mausoleum spaces that weren’t available... 05/29/2002 Cemetery neglect case goes to jury "A cemetery is supposed to be a special place..." 05/29/2002 At Calif. Memorial Service, A Fuller Picture of Chandra 05/29/2002 Greencastle funeral home joins Flight 93 memorial effort 05/29/2002 Ground Zero cleanup over Of the 2,823 people killed in the attack, the remains of 1,092 have been identified 05/29/2002 The cost of dying Prices can vary greatly so consumers should plan ahead... 05/29/2002 New cemetery marks first Memorial Day 05/29/2002 Plane drops Mariners fan's cremation ashes on Safeco Field 05/28/2002 Leo Murphy loves life of funeral director 05/28/2002 Retired journalist relishes cemetery treasures 05/28/2002 S.C. In Need of National Veterans Cemetery The growing number of military veterans in South Carolina should bring a new national cemetery to the state... 05/28/2002 Museum offers insight into funeral business 05/28/2002 In crowded Mexico City's cemeteries, even eternity isn't always permanent 05/28/2002 Ashes mixed, panel told GRAND JURY: Transcripts include testimony from ex-employees of a Lake Elsinore crematorium... 05/28/2002 Ceremony tonight at WTC site Final girder to be cut... 05/28/2002 Volunteers revive history during cemetery walk Visitors watch and learn about past residents... 05/28/2002 Funeral home accused of mishandling bodies Claims of forgery, theft and remains used as kitty litter... 05/28/2002 Parents to lead Chandra tribute Other prominent figures in case will attend ceremonies... 05/28/2002 Did state examiner violate gag order in Noble case? 05/28/2002 Winters Funeral Home destroyed by fire But the family business has not been laid to rest... 05/28/2002 Bush Pays Tribute to U.S. War Dead in Normandy 05/28/2002 A grove of remembrance They came to remember mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives... 05/28/2002 With help, survivors confront 9-11 anew Local funeral director joins NYC volunteers... 05/28/2002 Citizen’s committee reviewing hours of Platteville’s cemetery 05/28/2002 A photo essay of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard 05/28/2002 Preparing for funerals She has purchased burial plots for herself and her husband, and is comfortable talking about what she views as the inevitable... 05/24/2002 As In 'Remember' This is a Memorial Day unlike any other... 05/24/2002 Memorial Day Calendar: Arms Park to host day-long celebration 05/24/2002 'Cookie cutter' conformity challenged at cemetery Some seek fewer restrictions on memorials, family plots... 05/24/2002 Coalton cemetery owners indicted 05/24/2002 Funeral, even with an empty coffin, is a comfort Robbie Dean, who was 20 when he died, was lost at sea, and his body was never recovered... 05/23/2002 Memories accompany visit to the cemetery "Who will do the graves when we are gone?" 05/23/2002 Rose Hills To Dedicate 9-11 Garden on Memorial Day Weekend "Freedom Really Isn't Free. Our Vets Picked Up The Tab." 05/23/2002 Director of Lynn University mortuary program resigns amid pressure over negligence 05/23/2002 Midlands might get new national cemetery VA study finds need is great as number of veterans in S.C... 05/23/2002 City Misses Veterans Cemetery Deadline Wichita Falls is out of the running for a state veterans cemetery... 05/23/2002 Richard Jones Widow Suing Over Cremation Case 05/23/2002 Neighbors oppose cemetery Perpetual-care cemetery of at least 10 acres along Georgia 85 at Alabama Road north of Waverly Hall... 05/23/2002 Zimbabwean retail clothing group Truworths has introduced a funeral assurance scheme 05/23/2002 Palmer Pioneer Cemetery to help locate buried loved ones 05/23/2002 Looking for ways to increase cemetery revenue City considers raising prices... 05/23/2002 Doctor gives crematory details Georgia's chief medical examiner tried to answer the most pressing question in the Tri-State Crematory case: Why? 05/22/2002 Old, unseen cemeteries remembered Like many of the graves within their boundaries, some are unmarked... 05/22/2002 Funeral industry braces for boom Baby Boomer generation breaks tradition to find new ways to say goodbye... 05/22/2002 Certify county coroners The case of coroner who embalmed the bodies of two children without permission underscores why certification of coroners should be required by law... 05/22/2002 Friend of the dead Every month in London up to 1,000 people die alone. Marguerite van Doren's job is to deal with them... 05/22/2002 Crematory owner ordered not to talk to witnesses Accused of illegally selling human remains.... 05/22/2002 Hillenbrand Industries Names Catherine Greany VP, Corporate Development 05/22/2002 Mortuary School Faces 3 Complaints 05/22/2002 L.A. Cemetery expansion approved in part Plan to add two mausoleums still too much, neighbors contend... 05/22/2002 New funeral home parking area endorsed New zoning for two lots located directly behind Hitesman Funeral Home... 05/22/2002 Cemetery to build a second mausoleum Beech Grove Cemetery will build its second mausoleum without raising fees or property taxes... 05/22/2002 Bellevue Cemetery is a walk through history 05/22/2002 Stewart Enterprises Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Its Canadian Operations 05/21/2002 Cemetery, Village Honored The tiny village of Clark City in northern Ash township may be long gone, but its heritage lives on.... 05/21/2002 National Funeral Directors Association Survey Shows Consumers Give High Marks To Funeral Service Providers 05/21/2002 Company's casket prices low Fort Myers discount store first in area... 05/21/2002 Carmon Community Funeral Homes receives national honor National Family Business of the Year Award.... 05/21/2002 Third generation funeral director credits profession with inventions 05/21/2002 Groups offer many opportunities to thank a vet 05/21/2002 Veterans prepare for Memorial Day For many Americans, this Memorial Day will have a special meaning in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks... 05/21/2002 Altus City Cemetery Rates to Increase 05/21/2002 Volunteers Repair Cemetery Gravestones Volunteers rolled up their sleeves, as well as their pants cuffs to repair damages inflicted by vandals... 05/21/2002 Lincoln Cemetery honors the forgotten The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery will honor those buried without military honors or family present... 05/21/2002 Committee restores gravestones at Dahlonega Cemetery Doing its best to preserve Wapello County history a gravestone at a time... 05/21/2002 Council tables cemetery fees Local veterans will have to wait at least until June to see the price of burial in Sonoma's under-construction memorial park... 05/21/2002 Cremation delays in Scotland add to pain of bereaved 05/21/2002 Florida accuses Lynn U. of negligence in acquiring bodies for embalming school 05/21/2002 Collision Adds Tragedy to Loss Man dies in funeral procession crash.... 05/21/2002 Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery to hold Memorial Day ceremony May 27 05/21/2002 Tomb may yield the sons of Pharaoh 05/20/2002 Rethinking death Americans are taking a new attitude toward treatment of the departed... 05/20/2002 New faces prove Hillenbrand is burying its old image 05/20/2002 Heaven’s Child Columbia will have a new organization that will provide ministry to bereaved parents.... 05/20/2002 Voters may be asked to support cemetery Board is looking into taking over North Holland Cemetery as 'moral obligation' to residents... 05/20/2002 Partin heirs work to preserve cemetery in Winter Park 05/20/2002 Hands-on training Mortuary science students learn to make a living from the dead.... 05/20/2002 Wildwood Cemetery Reaching Its Limit If sales of cemetery plots in the city-owned burial ground continue at the pace of recent years... 05/20/2002 Cincinnati cemetery operator's trial begins Merkle accused of diverting upkeep fund... 05/20/2002 Name of cemetery no longer a mystery Mystery cemetery in Independence is the Poteet/Compton Cemetery... 05/20/2002 Over-The Big-Top Undertaker Puts Fun Into Funerals! 05/17/2002 Hillenbrand Industries Elects Three New Board Members To Position Company for Growth in Health Care Segment 05/17/2002 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 1 Eligibility for Burial of Adult Children; Eligibility for Burial of Minor Children; Eligibility for Burial of Certain Filipino Veterans 05/17/2002 City Seeks to Improve West Bartow Cemetery But stopped short of agreeing to assume ownership... 05/17/2002 City cemetery to get new U.S., Arkansas flag by Memorial Day 05/17/2002 Home with a lot of history on market Eicher–Sheagren Funeral Home originated as cigar magnate's North Hill mansion... 05/17/2002 Rediscovered Akron cemetery brings closure for one woman 05/17/2002 Deed for cemetery land still missing Non-profit organization working with county to conduct title search... 05/17/2002 Angels vanishing, appearing in Bucksport cemeteries 05/17/2002 Grave Is One of Europe's Richest 4,000-year-old grave found near Stonehenge contains the remains of an archer and a trove of artifacts... 05/17/2002 County reimbursed for crematory costs Reimbursing for labor and material costs of the Tri-State Crematory recovery operation... 05/17/2002 Hillenbrand Industries Announces Dividend of $0.23 Per Share 05/17/2002 Proposed animal crematory questioned 05/17/2002 Ashes commingling case dismissal due The El Dorado County District Attorney's office is moving to dismiss the case against funeral director Scott Layton.... 05/17/2002 May 30: Final Recovery Day At Ground Zero Site 05/16/2002 Funeral homes should be exempt from the 'do-not-call' list rules Says Mark Krause, president of Krause Funeral Homes and Cremation Services... 05/15/2002 Kansas House OKs no-call bill 05/15/2002 Idaho approves plan for veterans cemetery Facility will be first of its kind in entire state... 05/15/2002 Maine funeral director agrees he's guilty 05/15/2002 Study: Provision In Trade Bill Could Cost Taxpayers Billions Loewen Group sued Mississippi under NAFTA investor-protection provision... 05/15/2002 Twin Cities Community Invited to Celebrate Memorial Day at Lakewood Cemetery 05/15/2002 Probe of bone dump nears close A year after discovery of orthopedic hardware and bone fragments in the St. Johns River... 05/15/2002 City May Adopt Old Cemetery Officials found that Evergreen Cemetery has no owner... 05/15/2002 Williams family expands funeral home and business, shunning corporate ownership Private owners holding firm in the business and the Northwest Indiana market... 05/14/2002 Custom design for final rites It may be the ultimate expression of Me Generation self-absorption... 05/14/2002 Ashes never claimed pile up "We've got them sitting around from the 1930s...." 05/14/2002 Cremated human remains wash up on Cocoa Beach Police are accustomed to hearing about unusual things washing up on the beach... 05/14/2002 Cemetery Apologizes for Clean-Up The management of a Fulton County cemetery came under fire after an act of spring cleaning... 05/14/2002 Death pros see light side of grave concerns Local undertakers like the laughs of Six Feet Under.... 05/14/2002 Diana's mother blasts 'insensitive' funeral documentary Refusing to take part in a documentary about her daughter's funeral... 05/14/2002 Cemeteries to become historic parks Two old, too-long neglected burial grounds now haven the rapt attention and community affection of preservationists... 05/14/2002 Company now wants to build cemetery on site Two months after the City Council turned down its proposal to build a subdivision in the Verdugo Mountains... 05/14/2002 Cemetery Improving Slowly But Surely Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens has had a troubled past... 05/14/2002 Relatives remember Flight 587 victims on Mother's Day, six months after crash 05/14/2002 Large price disparity found in Midstate funerals Several thousand dollars can be saved by shopping around... 05/13/2002 Options for keeping down funeral cost Few people know that the state of Tennessee doesn't require embalming or a casket... 05/13/2002 Eco friendly burial sites are planned Residents of Perth and Kinross will now have the opportunity of being 'at one with nature' when they die.... Governor signs crematory bill Gov. Roy Barnes on Thursday signed into law the bill that will regulate Georgia's crematories.... 05/13/2002 Family sues Donald Trimble for wrongful cremation 05/13/2002 Families mow own plots at Locust Hill Cemetery Uncut this year by the city... 05/13/2002 Resting in peace amid noise Spartan site a cemetery for forgotten... 05/13/2002 Burial at sea turns into farce Sea burials are not a common occurrence in Malta... 05/13/2002 Hallowed Ground A small Pennsylvania town finds itself guardian of an American legend... 05/11/2002 Bill requires Tennessee funeral homes to only use licensed crematories 05/11/2002 At last, a final resting place For cremated remains of unclaimed and abandoned dead... 05/11/2002 Excavation, development put on hold Some of Decatur's earliest residents will be able to stay in their final resting places, for now.... 05/11/2002 Funerary art to be examined by local historian 05/11/2002 Offering Parents A Place To Grieve Organization seeking to erect a memorial for families of deceased children... 05/10/2002 First-Hand Look Into Funeral Services Life Imagine what a day in the life of a mortician would be like... 05/10/2002 Funeral home sells bracelets to honor 9-11 heroes 05/10/2002 The Hot Spot He guides me through a showroom with coffins of various types, ranging from a Volkswagen to a Mercedes.... 05/10/2002 Groom-to-tomb fees up San Franciscans will be paying more to marry, bury, keep a dog, bug a cop... 05/10/2002 SCI to sell additional properties Funeral firm has $88.7 million loss.... 05/09/2002 Service Corporation International Announces First Quarter 2002 Earnings Of $.16 Per Diluted Share 05/09/2002 Homegoing In The Black Community A Guide To The Business of Bereavement 05/09/2002 Helping people grieve, day and night Catherine York has worked on the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths' helpline for 13 years.... 05/09/2002 Living with death for 54 years 05/09/2002 In death, Precious Doe found loving home The grave sits on a gentle hillside, the flat stone marker surrounded by plastic flowers... 05/09/2002 Scientists disturb thousands of Inca deceased They call them 'mummies,' as if the manner of embalming made the original less of a human being... 05/09/2002 Judge Thomas Sets Aug. 22 Hearing On Crematory Class Action Issue 05/08/2002 Attorney Says Tri-State Problems Go Way Back 05/08/2002 Illinois close to passing law approving tougher regulation of crematories 05/08/2002 New Arizona law will allow the state to discipline funeral businesses if employees violate regulations 05/08/2002 Hope for Historic Cemetery The resting place of the town's founding father has been approved for the national register of historic places... 05/08/2002 Ex-director at troubled Volusia cemetery sentenced to prison 18 months for failing to embalm a man after accepting money for the service... 05/08/2002 Funeral director pleads innocent to 285-count indictment Charged with illegally selling human remains.... 05/08/2002 Funeral home sues inn over parking plan 05/08/2002 Company withdraws cemetery plans Whether or not to recommend to the council that a self-perpetual cemetery should be located in the DeSoto Heights and Pillow Hill area... 05/08/2002 Bargain resting places Caskets and More is riding a national trend toward retailing of burial gear... 05/07/2002 Reborn Alderwoods shows profit in first quarter 05/07/2002 Hoosiers embrace monument Memorial to soldiers and sailors also is an intricate part of personal and public celebrations.... 05/07/2002 New cemetery won’t go near ILM runway Airport officials have persuaded New Hanover County and the Temple of Israel that 400 feet from runway isn’t the best place for new cemetery.... 05/07/2002 Confederate Memorial Day marked at local cemetery 05/07/2002 Charity's final act Rose Hill Cemetery sells paupers' grave plots at a deeply discounted price.... 05/07/2002 Blue Flat Cemetery Work Day Set for May 11 This is the time of year for annual workdays at most area cemeteries... 05/07/2002 Outpouring saves homeless man from an unmarked grave Was found dead in a makeshift shelter in an Antrim Township, Pa., field.... 05/07/2002 Former Daytona funeral director sentenced 05/07/2002 Hearse of a different color New Harley-Davidson 'hearse for hire' 05/07/2002 Cambodian crematory workers will not face charges of cannibalism 05/07/2002 Firefighters Recall September 11th Aftermath 05/07/2002 Alderwoods Group announces net income of $7.1 million for its first quarter of 2002 05/06/2002 Carriage Services Reports First Quarter Results 05/06/2002 Real American Heroes Rest In Oberlin Cemetery There's a small cemetery on the south side of Oberlin that holds as many heroes per square foot as Arlington or Flanders Field.... 05/06/2002 Local leaders offer support in memorial service Say last weekend's memorial for Canadian soldiers killed in action was one of the most unforgettable events they've ever witnessed.... 05/06/2002 Funeral homes are now focusing less on 'traditional' services, more on clients' requests 05/06/2002 Dad Buries Hero Son And Digs On at WTC 05/06/2002 Blairstown cemetery in need of help Volunteers are being asked to join the township’s Historical Preservation Committee... 05/06/2002 Debate over burial rights in Thomas Jefferson cemetery Bid to deny descendants of slave Sally Hemings burial rights... 05/06/2002 Grave Concerns at Laurel Grove The Society for the Protection of Laurel Grove is a shell of its former self and, some say, the cemetery is suffering... 05/06/2002 Bryant's Chapel cleaning Hamilton Cemetery 05/06/2002 Judge denies request to turn over cemetery bones Found in the woods next to Menorah Gardens... 05/03/2002 Consumers give pets a good send-off Designer funeral for the family hamster complete with specially-lined coffin and marble headstone can cost as much as £1,400... 05/03/2002 Undertaker works 'at God's appointed time' 05/03/2002 Divers find no skeletal remains in lake at Menorah Gardens SCI: "It puts the rumor to rest once and for all" 05/03/2002 Couple donates 450,000 local obituaries to library For the past 30 years, Jack and Betty Linton clipped every obituary out of The Frederick News-Post... 05/03/2002 Dumped car gives undertaker a grave hearse problem 05/03/2002 Body snatching is mark of a cult Two men slipped into Newark's Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on a January night in 1999... 05/03/2002 Options outweigh tradition in today’s funeral business Rent-a-casket. Harley-led processions. Rock n roll music. Sunset burials. Cremations. Memory safes.... 05/02/2002 |
Call for cremation rules grows louder in Hawaii 05/02/2002 Humor keeps us sane during dark hours For many years, the funeral luncheon was not necessary in my opinion.... 05/02/2002 More funeral home suits filed Burt, Kerby named in another involving Tri-State... 05/02/2002 $100,000 reward offered in Hudson funeral home killings 05/02/2002 Menorah Gardens lake to be searched To find human bones or dispel rumors that they were dumped into the water.... 05/02/2002 Efforts to bring veterans cemetery to Rio Grande Valley still alive 05/02/2002 Cemetery's first burial finally has a headstone 2-year-old child who died in 1854 had no grave marker because her family couldn't afford one.... 05/02/2002 Ownership of cemetery issue continues Officials of Des Moines County and the Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque continue to pore over abstracts... 05/02/2002 Police arrest man accused of stealing friend's ashes 05/02/2002 Cemetery preservation group to meet Landowners with grown-up private cemeteries on their properties are invited... 05/02/2002 Palm Beach County studies burials as reefs Private interest is growing in commemorating -- or even containing -- the dead within artificial reefs... 05/01/2002 Sister fears thief aims to ransom brother's ashes 05/01/2002 Six-month commemoration Memorial of light shines over New York... 05/01/2002 Another cemetery vandalism reported in TN 05/01/2002 Dead, Buried And Sold Pilgrim cemetery part of land deal... 05/01/2002 Family of man who saved baby faces financial burden Jorge Urquidez-Navarro died heroically, but that doesn't pay for a proper burial... 05/01/2002 Irwin Shipper recommended to oversee Menorah Gardens burials Retired veteran cemetery executive lives in Palm Beach County.... 04/30/2002 Living memorials now grace Slater Memorial Park There are 47 new trees taking root and each has its own story to tell.... 04/30/2002 Workplace deaths memorialized Fewer people are dying in the workplace, but the death of even one person makes us all poorer... 04/30/2002 Association tours visitors through cemetery A tradition that began 95 years ago was carried on Sunday at the Natchez City Cemetery... 04/30/2002 Crematory scandal prompts Congress to consider stricter federal rules Dodd: "Our laws are inadequate" 04/30/2002 Small cemetery near Capitol a treasure trove of American history 04/30/2002 Unclaimed ashes weigh on funeral homes Despite a 1992 state law allowing disposal, the homes hang onto unclaimed cremated remains for decades.... 04/30/2002 'Six Feet Under': Rest in pieces With sex and love heating up at the Fishers, which couples are going to make it to next season? 04/30/2002 Second family sues in FL crematory dispute Man who was embalmed at Lynn University... 04/30/2002 All in the Moser family "We've kind of been a family of funeral directors...." 04/30/2002 New cemetery owners try to restore grounds, faith Once known for scandalous burial deeds... 04/30/2002 Woman's benevolence beautifies cemetery 04/29/2002 Fresh criticism for the funeral industry at congressional hearing 04/29/2002 Officials in Walker fear expense of venue change Officials are hoping and praying the Marsh trial will be held in LaFayette for one reason: the cost.... 04/29/2002 Veteran finally gets his bronze plaque 04/29/2002 TN House to consider bill regulating use of crematories 04/29/02 Cremation Becoming a More Common Choice in U.S. 04/29/2002 Sullivan-King adds grief counselor Funeral directors finding their services are needed even after the burial.... 04/29/2002 Brainerd funeral director helps grieving families deal with miscarriages, babies' deaths 04/29/2002 Families see little change at Riverview Cemetery Fighting for the dead... 04/29/2002 A place to remember: A special garden in Upper Chichester The tranquil setting belies the trauma and tragedies that have scarred families.... 04/29/2002 The other side of death College students learn what it takes to be a funeral director.... 04/29/2002 Caring for The City's dead means always having to say you're sorry 04/29/2002 Death of woman put in freezer apparently natural 04/29/2002 Illegal burial of infant discovered at Pleasant Hill Cemetery 04/29/2002 Relocation of 19th century cemetery is underway 04/29/2002 County approves Boynton funeral home Supporters say Palm Beach County's booming Jewish population needs more burial services from small independent companies... 04/29/2002 Skeletal pieces near FL cemetery confirmed 04/29/2002 Rebirth of a black cemetery Woodlawn memorial to identify 2,000 interred at segregation-era burial site... 04/29/2002 Burke-Tubbs case to go to Jim Ryan Funeral home owner accused of embezzling preneed funds.... 04/29/2002 Vandals strike at historic LaGrange Cemetery again 04/29/2002 Residents don’t want additions at cemetery 04/29/2002 Plea averts trial for funeral director Holbrook faced charges in shooting of business partner... 04/29/2002 Hazard Pay For Barbados Workers 04/29/2002 Infamous cemetery has new name, owners, a fresh start Truck after truck rolled onto the grounds of the former Bellevue Memory Gardens, on a recent afternoon... 04/25/2002 Spirituality: Making decisions about death and 'dying with dignity' My wife and I have planned what to do with our bodies after death - cremation with no remains.... 04/25/2002 Crematory Owner Faces More Charges 04/25/2002 Burnetts visit Pennsylvania burial ground Journey to retrace Tom's steps and Flight 93's final moments 04/25/2002 Cemetery to offer recognition, respects at burials Sylvania Hills Memorial Park in Daugherty Township began offering a service Monday that recognizes people buried at the cemetery... 04/25/2002 Ruling opens way for cemetery near Shelton reservoir 04/25/2002 Chippewa River threatens cemetery 04/25/2002 Body parts found in SCI cemetery Will be tested to see if they came from bodies originally buried there.... 04/22/2002 Cemetery's owner OKs dredging of lake 04/22/2002 Cemetery Opening for Walk through Local History As walking tours go, this one isn't a typical stroll through the park... 04/22/2002 The American way of death Springfield’s funeral museum is home to a fascinating array of historical artifacts... 04/22/2002 Boy Scout works to restore vets' graves Alexander Chamas spent Saturday at St. Mary's Cemetery looking for the graves of thousands of veterans.... 04/22/2002 Edsall wants city to explore maintaining Bonita Springs Cemetery 04/22/2002 Tri-State Crematory Scandal Leads To Grundy County Lawsuit 04/19/2002 Brent Marsh Taking Fifth On Civil Lawsuits 04/19/2002 As Noble tries to regain normalcy, Marsh family may reclaim crematory property Friday 04/19/2002 Local businessman implicated in funeral home investigation Burke-Tubbs expected to replace funds allegedly misappropriated by former partner Tom Burke... 04/19/2002 Insects appeared during funeral, suit says 04/19/2002 Service Corp says cooperating in Florida cemetery probe Investigating allegations it deceived customers by destroying remains and reselling plots.... 04/19/2002 Monsanto pitches in to restore historic cemetery 04/19/2002 Cemetery upkeep at issue in Kingston City Council's decision to maintain church's cemetery.... 04/19/2002 Smoker sues tobacco company for funeral costs An Australian cancer sufferer who has smoked for 40 years wants a tobacco company to pay for his funeral... 04/19/2002 Pre-planning relieves the stress of funerals Fran was sure of only one thing when she walked into the funeral director's office the day after John died -- that her husband would be cremated... 04/18/2002 Carriage Services financials 04/18/2002 Alderwoods Group To Redeem 12.25% Senior Notes 04/18/2002 State digs for buried evidence near cemetery Agents of Florida Department of Law Enforcement wielded shovels and a backhoe behind a line of crime scene tape in the woods near Menorah Gardens cemetery.... 04/18/2002 Family Claims Funeral Home Would Not Cooperate On Cremation 04/18/2002 Radioactive body prompts alert Christchurch radiation experts have given advice to the country's crematorium workers after a cremated corpse was found to be radioactive... 04/18/2002 Service Corporation International Financials 04/17/2002 Preplanning a funeral can take the burden off family "All we had to do was make one phone call...." 04/17/2002 Personal touch A decade ago, national chains hoped to grow their profits by buying up local funeral homes. Today they're trying to sell them back... 04/17/2002 Widow sues Austell crematory Claiming the company contaminated her husband's ashes and improperly disposed part of his remains.... 04/17/2002 Funeral directors helping memorial The Beaver/Lawrence County Funeral Directors Association to raise money to build a permanent memorial honoring the heroes aboard United Airlines Flight 93... 04/17/2002 Operator of crematory faces another investigation The state failed to do the one thing his critics were clamoring for - put Florida's death-industry veteran out of business.... 04/17/2002 Gulfport looking at fee hikes: Sports, burials may soon cost more 04/16/2002 Interment that went bad confused grieving family 04/16/2002 Stoplights cause confusion during funeral processions 04/16/2002 School faces funeral board inquiry Mortuary science program may have violated the standards of an industry accreditation group.... 04/16/2002 From Ft. Lauderdale, a final journey home Airlines do booming business in transporting corpses... 04/16/2002 Residents say more crypts will have dead lying too close to living 04/16/2002 Presentations with impact His experience (or lack of it) has never exposed him to the costs of funerals, wakes and burials. The sales agent has experience on this.... 04/16/2002 Stripping funeral directors red-faced after TV appearance The Funeral Monty are five Hampshire undertakers who strip to raise money for charity.... 04/16/2002 Departing not so dearly You say you want to go out with all the bells and whistles? Compare prices first... 04/16/2002 Bratley Funeral Homes have history of service to community Eighty four years ago, in 1918, Edwin Bratley established the Bratley Funeral Home... 04/16/2002 Rebuild, remember What's next for the WTC site? 04/16/2002 Fiery debate on cremation sparked by reform bill Greek society is debating a burning question... 04/16/2002 Start planning your funeral whether you plan to die or not 04/15/2002 Crematory bill addresses gap in state regulations House Bill 4696, giving the state comptroller increased authority to oversee crematories in Illinois.... 04/15/2002 Funeral home helps families give final farewell 04/15/2002 A Sense of Sorrow, and Humor R.J. Damiano has a different outlook now when he deals with the parents of a dead child.... 04/15/2002 Keeper of the past For two decades Rich Johnson has walked among the dead.... 04/15/2002 TRI-STATE AFTERMATH: Crematory case tells Noble truths about death Julie Manuel knows there's something macabre about her fascination with Tri-State Crematory and the 339 bodies dumped there.... 04/15/2002 Florida crematory operator survives despite reams of complaints Disgruntled workers. Complaining customers. Outraged competitors. Angry state regulators.... 04/15/2002 Crematory owner claims embalming scandal setup 04/15/2002 Consumer group keeps watch on funeral industry A shovel and a flashlight: That's what Lisa Carlson jokes that family members really need.... 04/15/2002 Construction of Missouri veterans cemetery to begin in May After years of delays, construction of the Bloomfield State Veterans Cemetery is slated to begin in early May.... 04/15/2002 Tahoma National Cemetery gets high marks Survey rates the Maple Valley cemetery as one of the best in nation.... 04/15/2002 Former funeral home director to repay clients Agreed to return about $83,000 to former clients after Maine licensing board called his conduct "unprofessional." 04/15/2002 Gipson $4 Million Lawsuit Against Grundy Co. Funeral Home By families whose loved ones' remains were sent to Tri-State Crematory.... 04/12/2002 Unidentified Crematory Corpses Moved 04/12/2002 A cemetery reborn Rock Chapel Cemetery is a final resting place for veterans of America's earliest wars.... 04/12/2002 Council to decide on Aggie cemetery Many Aggies would testify that the Texas A&M University campus holds a special place in their hearts.... 04/12/2002 Dragnet Catches the 'Corpse Baron' Joseph Damiano became known as the "Body Baron of Broward County" for the business he built transporting and cremating corpses.... 04/12/2002 Lynn University suspends embalming classes over scandal Allegations of students embalming bodies without the families' permission.... 04/12/2002 Funerals of the future will be planned In Scotland, inquiry set up to rethink funerals for the 21st century.... 04/12/2002 Heartbreak at Cemetery Lurking in the shadows of these cherished monuments are the graveyard ghouls.... 04/12/2002 Council OKs new guidelines for cemetery Lawrenceburg City Council passed Ordinance 2002-04 into law despite appeal and criticism from residents.... 04/12/2002 Elders defend secrets of sacred sites Requesting government protection of American Indian sacred sites may place them in greater danger.... 04/12/2002 Georgia Senate Approves Crematory Bill Legislation tightening oversight of crematories and expanding the definition of mistreatment of the dead.... 04/11/2002 Colorado funeral homes back off study request Had asked state to look into regulating industry to weed out shady morticians.... 04/11/2002 Already regulated already Fortunately for Coloradans, the mortuary industry in this state has been pretty reputable and has done well policing itself in the 20 years since the Board of Mortuary Science was repealed.... 04/11/2002 New funeral home finds start-up a challenge Troy Kreutzer reminds himself often that every business has to have a first day and first year.... 04/11/2002 Crematory: 141 Bodies Identified Recovery efforts will come in under budget.... 04/11/2002 Rabbis offer to help sort out cemetery fiascos The Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis voted to form committee to advise the various players in the Menorah Gardens cemetery scandal on Jewish issues.... 04/11/2002 Motions mount in Noble crematory case Marsh family could reclaim property this weekend.... 04/11/2002 Ground Zero Memorial Plans Museum dedicated to the World Trade Centre and a "freedom park" spanning Lower Manhattan.... 04/11/2002 Royal family shakes off 'Diana Chill' The Royals openly share their grief with the public... 04/11/2002 Nearly three dozen markers damaged at Santa Ana Cemetery 04/11/2002 Cemetery vandal's sentence upheld Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld four-year prison sentence.... 04/11/2002 Grave insult 61 Australian soldiers were buried where they fell in the Somme.... 04/11/2002 Brownfield community center will not be sublet to funeral home 04/11/2002 Tennessee Crematories Get Good Marks Department of Commerce and Insurance found all facilities meet state requirements.... 04/10/2002 Fort Lauderdale businessman loses 2 licenses in cremation scandal 04/10/2002 Florida crematory scandal touches widow When Alice Hampton learned the owner of a Miami crematory had been caught operating without a license, she reached for the phone... 04/10/2002 Funeral Procession Rules Of The Road: Do You Know Them? 04/10/2002 Another Crematory Lawsuit Filed Against Turner Funeral Home Mother's body was sent to the Tri-State Crematory.... 04/10/2002 Sensitivity is main goal for female mortician Colorful, ever-changing hairstyles, quirky fashion statements, and bold, brash femininity have indeed made her successful - in the funeral business.... 04/10/2002 More veterans cemeteries are planned Federal and state governments are on a mission to give aging veterans one last benefit.... 04/10/2002 Maryland county OKs increase for indigent burials Local funeral homes providing burials or cremations for indigent people will be paid higher reimbursement rates for their services.... 04/10/2002 Foundation Formed to Help Preserve Rose Hill Cemetery A group of historians and concerned residents has taken steps toward preserving Macon's Rose Hill Cemetery.... 04/10/2002 Cemetery stones relate stories better told before death There’s more life at Greenwood Cemetery than many people imagine.... 04/10/2002 Park Lawn Company will acquire Westside Cemeteries Limited and Westside Cemetery Holdings Limited 04/09/2002 China's e-graves a sweeping success Environmentally friendly E-tombs do not present a fire threat to cemetery hillsides.... 04/09/2002 Senators To Hold Hearing On Tennessee Crematory Laws 04/09/2002 Nation says final farewell 04/09/2002 Why I'm here for the funeral 04/09/2002 In this funeral, we can recognise our own nation 04/09/2002 Crematory controversy replayed Those familiar with Joseph Damiano’s history in the funeral business marveled that he was still going strong.... 04/08/2002 Welcome to Ray Marsh's world Was it a crime, or result of 'chaos, confusion and profound inertia?' 04/08/2002 Living Tribute to 9/11 Heroes Tree planting ceremony memorializes 11 who died in WTC attack... 04/08/2002 Buried without a name Bill would track remains of state mental patients 04/08/2002 After 138 years, soldier's dying wish granted Wish to be sent home to South Carolina was fulfilled Saturday after a memorial service attended by about 75 people.... 04/08/2002 Top of Utah cemeteries not so peaceful Officials try to educate about heritage of area.... 04/08/2002 County officials to move suspected cemetery There's only one hitch: they're not sure the cemetery exists. 04/08/2002 Strong, versatile soundtrack stems from popular TV show 04/08/2002 19 bodies siezed in crematorium Operator of illegal Florida crematorium already under investigation.... 04/05/2002 Thousands honour Queen Mother By mid-evening on Friday about 25,000 people had already filed past her coffin.... 04/05/2002 Liverpool undertakers attack rise in funeral fees It's almost twice as expensive to die in some parts of Merseyside than others.... 04/05/2002 Families bid farewell to WTC victim Had to endure rumors he was a fugitive terrorist.... 04/05/2002 Koreans accept cremation as dead take more room than living 04/05/2002 Judge named to hear Bodiford recusal case If the drama playing out in Walker County were a television soap, it'd be called 'As the Judge Turns.' 04/05/2002 Atlanta Judge To Decide Whether Bodiford Stays On Tri-State Case 04/05/2002 Rain stalls Marsh property return 04/05/2002 Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home Sued For $5 Million Emotional duress from Tri-State.... 04/05/2002 Oldest Body Found At Noble, Ga., From September 1997 04/05/2002 Crematories carry on Talk of the Georgia crematory makes local cremation technician John Porche clench his fists with rage.... 04/04/2002 Slow going in Illinois cemetery cleanup Families hoping new ownership will relieve the nagging problems there.... 04/04/2002 Vermont Jewish groups pull cemetery request That the town set aside a small section of the town cemetery for consecration.... 04/04/2002 Cemetery cleanup tied to ownership Iowa parishes can't turn graveyard over to county to maintain.... 04/04/2002 Bereavement care sales pitch goes on air One of Malaysia's foremost players in the bereavement care industry has taken its sales pitch to television.... 04/04/2002 Soldiers rehearse royal funeral Funeral procession will take the Queen Mother's coffin to Westminster Hall.... 04/04/2002 Grandsons in Queen Mother vigil Will mount a vigil around her coffin while it lies in state.... 04/04/2002 This obsession with history is an affliction for Britain Were we still in touch with that great country....? 04/04/2002 Vietnam Pilot: Home to Rest Funeral gives closure to family of colonel who went missing in 1972.... 04/04/2002 Cemetery Survey At Soddy Presbyterian In a continuing effort to resurvey all cemeteries in Hamilton County.... 04/04/2002 GAO asked to expand crematory, grave desecration inquiry 04/03/2002 Bronze Age burial site unearthed 04/03/2002 Cuban Past Enshrined in Ornate Havana Cemetery Myriad historical and architectural jewels at the vast Colon Necropolis.... 04/03/2002 Maine county to get veterans cemetery Federal agency gives nearly $3 million grant for long-sought facility.... 04/03/2002 Nevada city council doesn't change funeral policies Saturday burials still not allowed.... 04/03/2002 Hatfields, McCoys are at it once again 04/03/2002 Local man helps the living It has been Brad Wheeler's dream to own a funeral home since he started working at one fresh out of high school... 04/02/2002 More bodies allegedly sent to embalming school 04/03/2002 Lawsuit: Woman was embalmed against her wish 04/03/2002 Arsonists strike Jewish cemetery in France 04/02/2002 High-profile Tri-State trial is Cobb judge's 2nd in Walker County 04/02/2002 Queen Mother fine-tuned own funeral plans First issued instructions for her funeral in 1979.... 04/02/2002 McCoys sue Hatfields over cemetery Seeking access to a cemetery where three McCoy boys were buried after being tied to pawpaw trees and executed by the Hatfields in 1882..... 04/02/2002 Texas city council votes not to permit funeral home 04/02/2002 Amarillo out of pet cremation business 04/02/2002 Bereaved Pet Owners Seek Support Explosive growth in what could loosely be described as the pet-death industry.... 04/01/2002 Missouri receives grant to build two veterans cemeteries 04/01/2002 A grim task, but families grateful Funeral director a member of D-MORT.... 04/01/2002 Eugene crematorium suit decision still to come City's position is that the possibility of pollution is too great a risk.... 04/01/2002 N.J. embalmer prepares remains for flight to their final destination 04/01/2002 Planners approve new Michigan cemetery First phase of the project involves developing two acres.... 04/01/2002 In Noble, need to forgive not theoretical 04/01/2002 Old Michigan cemetery offers a step back in time 04/01/2002 Digging reveals 70 historic skeletons in KY 04/01/2002 Memorial to be built for bodies at crematory 03/29/2002 |
Another lawsuit filed in crematory case 03/29/2002 New Judge Sought in Crematory Case 03/29/2002 Michigan man loses fight to control remains of mother's body 03/29/2002 Callaway cremation facility passes surprise state inspection 03/29/2002 Funeral today for owner of oldest black-run funeral home in Georgia 03/29/2002 Noble Crematory Leads and Pond Dry Up 03/28/2002 UK: 'Wrong bodies' buried in graves Up to 150 graves may not contain the body of the person named on the headstone.... 03/28/2002 Helpline for relatives after Wales cemetery bungle 03/28/2002 63% of burials in city in Llano, officials report A positive picture of the nonprofit cemetery's finances and growth.... 03/28/2002 Colorado funeral industry laws may be reformed Would not require funeral homes and crematoriums to be licensed.... 03/28/2002 Illinois' crematory laws being reconsidered Crematories soon may need to be licensed.... 03/28/2002 Unknown Noble bodies to get free burial sites from county 03/28/2002 High cost of dying in Japan a grave issue Think living in Japan is expensive? Try dying. 03/28/2002 Hospital May Arrange Woman's Burial Body has been in the morgue nearly a month because of a fight over hiring a funeral director.... 03/28/2002 Alderwoods Group announces opening balances and 2002 financial guidance 03/28/2002 Summers: Tri-State Crematory Cases Should Not Be Class Action "We're not talking about 10,000 asbestos cases against a single company. Here we have 42 defendants and at the most 350 plaintiffs...." 03/27/2002 British Online Insurance Service Offers Customers Lively Send-Off Customers can have a say in the way their funerals are conducted.... 03/27/2002 Cremation guidelines to consider 03/27/2002 Volunteers leading cemetery restoration 03/27/2002 Latest Tri-State Crematory Lawsuit Seeks $100 Million In Damages 03/27/2002 More Remains Found at WTC Nearly 3,000 body parts have been discovered since March 1, when workers began concentrating on the last heaps of rubble.... 03/27/2002 Cemetery donations top $4K Following acts of vandalism.... 03/27/2002 Support for people trying to overcome a sudden bereavement New publication offers practical suggestions on how to cope with bereavement.... 03/26/2002 Keeping the dead 'alive' Crematorium and columbarium are familiar words, but cryotorium? 03/26/2002 Buy now, die later is now OK in Amherst cemeteries Cemetery trustees recently updated their rules and regulations to allow advance purchase of a plot.... 03/26/2002 Shot down together, WWII airmen now share a coffin 03/26/2002 Emotions run deep at Ground Zero viewing area To the right is a little church graveyard from a long-ago age when they still buried bodies one at a time.... 03/26/2002 A place to rest A church extends its ministry to an early O.C. graveyard.... 03/26/2002 State regulation of cemeteries is found lacking Florida regulators aren't doing enough to make sure bodies are buried where they should be, state auditors say.... 03/26/2002 Crematory crackdown: Why so late? A group of legislators was made aware of the loophole four years ago and failed to plug it.... 03/25/2002 Built 'on trust and integrity' Chester French Stewart never thought he'd go into the family business.... 03/25/2002 Strip mall can be first stop for last rites Situated between a dry cleaner and a nail salon in the busy strip mall, the new Bonney-Watson storefront escapes much notice.... 03/25/2002 A pall over Georgia Georgia case is causing people all over the country to rethink their decision to be cremated.... 03/25/2002 Ashes to ashes Acceptance of cremation widens for several reasons... 03/25/2002 Cleveland municipal cemeteries crumbling 03/25/2002 Mortician-turned-author sets first novel at funeral home 03/25/2002 Reaching out to the living Funeral director in the Main South neighborhood champions the causes of the disenfranchised.... 03/25/2002 Hidden cemetery awakens briefly to modern world Public is welcome for 8 hours a year.... 03/25/2002 Telltale remains Workers have conclusively identified 804 victims out of the 2,797 who died at the WTC; work is complex and slow.... 03/23/2002 Centerpiece: Tending the dead There's no lack of work in the funeral services profession, a growth industry where the clientele is guaranteed... 03/22/2002 Stumbling onto the truth about casket prices Funeral directors, for the most part, are decent business people whether the FTC is looking over their shoulders or not.... 03/22/2002 Funeral industry addressing problems NFDA President says industry has received wake-up call.... 03/22/2002 Legislator considering funeral laws Reform sought in Colorado after Ga. horror... 03/22/2002 Congress Probes Cemetery Laws Will examine whether state laws are adequate to cover desecration crimes at cemeteries and crematories.... 03/22/2002 Moundville residents protest possible loss of funeral home Some Moundville residents prefer to have their funerals - not their meals - at the funeral home.... 03/22/2002 New Cause of Death In a Very Old Case Prehistoric mountaineer may have engaged in a violent close-quarters struggle.... 03/22/2002 Cremation not as popular locally as in other locations Tennessee law requires all of the state's funeral establishments to be licensed.... 03/22/2002 Funeral directors confident in crematory practices Some have reassured local families about cremation practices.... 03/22/2002 Funeral Dispute Puts Body In Limbo What to do with the body of a woman who insisted that no funeral home assist in her burial? 03/22/2002 A New Lesson Plan in Afghan School Women and girls are in, calls to holy war are out.... 03/22/2002 Getting through grief Pet funerals serve a purpose.... 03/22/2002 Ashes to ashes, tree to reef Burial alternatives break new - or no - ground.... 03/20/2002 More remains found at WTC site; others identified 03/20/2002 The Embalmer's Art This unusual and ancient skill perserveres memory for the living.... 03/20/2002 UK bill aims to make corpse organ donation automatic 03/20/2002 More than 100 investigated in alleged Trade Center aid scam 03/20/2002 Air Rage Down Since Sept. 11 Has forced only one jetliner to be diverted to Bangor.... 03/20/2002 United Way falls short of goal; Sept. 11 cited 03/20/2002 Cremation in Utah It's the nation's second-most popular means of disposition behind earth burial.... 03/19/2002 Memorial service held for families victimized by Tri-State Crematory 03/19/2002 Ex-funeral director says claims against her fabricated Stating a competitor made up the charges.... 03/19/2002 Spanish Police Discover 20 Corpses Some of them dating back 10 years, in the yard of a funeral home employee 03/19/2002 The naked and the dead Gunther von Hagens' macabre exhibition has shocked and fascinated millions of people around the world.... 03/19/2002 Computer corpse pictures questioned in crematory case 03/18/2002 Council hears builder's plan for mausoleum at Maple Hill Mayor says city, not private firm, should develop historic site.... 03/18/2002 Women Firefighters Fight Perception Why were no women among the 343 killed? 03/18/2002 FAA Probes Dead Passenger Case Anyone other than a funeral director would need a burial-transit permit... 03/18/2002 Son Appeals Frozen Parents Verdict Will appeal a court ruling that says they must be buried or cremated.... 03/18/2002 Oversight Still Lacking in Donations of Bodies Legislators scrambled to halt the black market trade.... 03/18/2002 Thousands Drawn to Pa. Crash Site Residents have formed a corps of volunteers to lead visitors to makeshift memorial.... 03/15/2002 Funeral Homes Offer DNA Collection To screen for inherited diseases.... 03/15/2002 Making Flight Plans for 2003 What will a plane trip be like then? 03/15/2002 Polish war cemetery in Ukraine likely to be ceremonially opened in May 2002 03/15/2002 Florida Senate toughens cemetery laws Would consolidate industry regulation within one department, increase penalties, set up consumer hotline for complaints.... 03/15/2002 Michigan Man Wages Burial Fight "It's insane what they charge...." 03/15/2002 Burial rituals can provide closure, aid pet owners Many pet owners have sought out final arrangements services.... 03/15/2002 Jail For New Zealand Cemetery Vandals 03/14/2002 Elderly Woman Sent to Morgue Alive May have died of cold at the morgue.... 03/14/2002 Relatives share painful stories with legislators at Capitol Remains now part of the evidence in the Tri-State Crematory scandal.... 03/14/2002 Police Probe Funeral Home Slayings Not focusing on religious group opposed to embalming.... 03/14/2002 Pennsylvania cremation law in line for update 03/14/2002 Ex-Marine Raced to Disarm, Subdue Gunman 03/14/2002 Mourning becomes eclectic Introducing the self-customized funeral.... 03/13/2002 Funeral director's six months at WTC site Ground Zero flag brings tears during presentation.... 03/13/2002 More remains found at Ground Zero 11 firefighters, 2 civilians.... 03/13/2002 Studying in the cemetery Often an ideal place to study local natural history and folk beliefs.... 03/13/2002 Disabled children want to sue doctors for being born Australian court weighing charge of 'wrongful life'.... 03/13/2002 French court rules against frozen couple Must be removed from their refrigerated chamber and buried.... 03/13/2002 Relatives of crematory owner charged Misrepresented themselves as funeral home officials by signing death certificates.... 03/12/2002 Georgia case spurs cremation inquiries in Arizona Pending legislation for tighter regulation of workers.... 03/12/2002 Funerals today: 50 ways to leave your loved one Diverse cultural ceremonies also reveal common ground.... 03/12/2002 Tennessee files new charges against Georgia crematory operator 03/11/2002 Maine panel backs amended cremains bill Possible legislative solution to the problem of cremated remains that go unclaimed 03/11/2002 Woodlawn Cemetery rescheduling burials Entombments have been on hold since strike began Feb. 16.... 03/11/2002 Fire Family's Long, Sad Wait Until that call comes, the Hickey family does not plan to hold a memorial service.... 03/11/2002 UK: How to ease fears on funeral costs 03/11/2002 Six months after 9-11, searches, funerals continue 03/11/2002 GA Senate's new crematory regulation bill tougher 03/08/2002 Funeral Directors Don't See Repeat of Georgia Crematory Disaster 03/08/2002 Crematory Operator's Mother Signed Death Certificates Illegally 03/08/2002 Judge recuses himself from Noble case Two of the judges may have family members who were sent to the crematory.... 03/08/2002 Unidentified Tri-State remains to be buried in memorial park 03/08/2002 Georgia scandal could shake confidence in cremation Baue Funeral Homes had a radio campaign promoting cremation ready to go last month.... 03/07/2002 Falling Cremated Remains Enrages Hawaii Residents 03/07/2002 Cemetery's rules halt massing of mementos 03/07/2002 Tennessee county to file charges against crematory 03/07/2002 Pond all that's left to be searched 03/06/2002 Clues, high tech, D-MORT team help families find kin 03/06/2002 Path of good intentions turns rough for lawmaker Snow won loophole in inspection law for Tri-State Crematory.... 03/06/2002 Business of dying tightly regulated in Washington state 03/06/2002 Funerals and family rifts 03/06/2002 Sailor Buried in Anonymity Reburied 03/06/2002 State: Crematory machine operable Pornography, photos of bodies found on Marsh's computer.... 03/05/2002 Family of slain funeral director speaks out Dan O'Connell and a 22-year-old student intern were found shot to death.... 03/05/2002 Families again mourn crematory finds 03/05/2002 Newspaper Adding Pet Death Notices 03/05/2002 Marsh denied bond 03/04/2002 Writer buried after 20 years 03/04/2002 Rules force frozen dead couple to be thawed 03/04/2002 Big bucks at stake as lawsuits hit funeral homes that sent bodies to Tri-State 03/03/2002 Lake draining may reveal more bodies 03/03/2002 Undertakers Dig TV's 'Six Feet Under' 03/03/2002 'Six Feet Under' and over the top 03/03/2002 Ashes to ashes, dust to 'cremains' 03/03/2002 Washington Post: Cremation Q and A 03/03/2002 Service Corporation International Comments on Recent Litigation 03/01/2002 Cremation crisis? "The irony of the situation is, Georgia actually had a reasonably decent regulatory scheme...." 03/01/2002 Class action lawsuit filed in GA case 03/01/2002 State urges judge to end gag order 03/01/2002 Crematories turning to California for guidance 02/28/2002 Twin Towers of Light Will Serve as Temporary WTC Memorial 02/28/2002 State gets clearance to drain crematory pond 02/28/2002 ICFA supports objective investigation of industry misconduct 02/27/2002 Charges against Marsh mount The window of opportunity for Ray Brent Marsh was a bit too small.... 02/27/2002 Senator Wants US Probe of Industry Dodd has referred issue to GAO.... 02/27/2002 Letter from Senator Dodd to GAO 02/27/2002 Senator Dodd's press release "Lack of oversight and misleading practices top Senator's concerns...." 02/27/2002 A family washes away the hurt "Had the plane hit 30 or 45 minutes later than it did, I wouldn't be here today...." 02/27/2002 Ga. Officials OK Islam Cemetery 02/27/2002 Marsh faces more charges 02/26/2002 Couple fear coffin find will bring an end to their dream home 02/26/2002 Flight 93 Passenger Remains to Make Final Trip Home Unidentifiable remains could be entombed at the crash site as part of a memorial to those who died.... 02/26/2002 Marsh Granted Bail 02/26/2002 Owner seeks to educate about crematories Many facilities encourage visits before making arrangements.... 02/26/2002 Crematory regulation bills progress in GA 02/26/2002 Why disposing of the dead matters to the living (requires NY Times site registration - no charge) 02/25/2002 Crematory Owners' Family Asks Why (requires NY Times site registration - no charge) 02/25/2002 The big mystery in Noble Why didn't Tri-State just cremate the bodies? 02/24/2002 Anger and anguish in a GA town 02/24/2002 Cemetery Strike Delays MA Funerals 02/24/2002 State tried to close Tri-State for two years Wanted the crematory closed -- or at least inspected -- but lawmaker won loophole for Marsh family.... 02/22/2002 Thomas Lynch: How mourners were betrayed (requires NY Times site registration - no charge) 02/22/2002 Funeral home navigates change Garland Bros. has been an anchor for the local black community since 1936.... 02/22/2002 CO lawmakers, morticians ask for rules 02/22/2002 Oklahoma agency keeps tabs on crematories 02/22/2002 MD crematory bill may be revived 02/22/2002 Everyone thought they knew the Marshes 02/22/2002 Funeral home list 02/22/2002 Families sue crematory, funeral home chain 02/22/2002 Judge imposes a gag order on officials 02/22/2002 Senator calls for increased funeral oversight Sen. Breaux (D-La.) called for increased disclosure of funeral practices, including independent observers at cremations, expansion of the 'funeral rule.' 02/20/2002 Maine funeral directors push cremains bill 02/21/2002 Lawmaker seeks to close crematory loophole he helped open 02/21/2002 Virginia, Maryland to eye their crematories 02/21/2002 La. funeral official calling for licensing of crematories 02/21/2002 State Keeps An Eye On S.C. Crematories 02/21/2002 Georgia Case Highlights Disparity in States' Cremation Laws "That couldn't happen in a cemetery in Massachusetts...." 02/20/2002 Updates in Noble crematorium search 206 bodies discovered so far; lake to be drained.... 02/20/2002 Lawsuits filed in crematory case Alleging fraud against Tri-State Crematory and at least one of the funeral homes.... 02/20/2002 IEE was turned down for service calls Contacted Tri-State Crematory six times since 1984.... 02/20/2002 GA crematory was never licensed, inspected And that was not in violation of state law.... 02/20/2002 Cremation ritual helps souls reach heaven While Balinese Hindus perform Ngaben, cremation rituals for the dead.... 02/20/2002 Adviser to Mullah Omar Nabbed in Afghanistan Captured by U.S. Marines, But former Taliban governor escapes.... 02/20/2002 More bodies found at GA crematory Rogue crematory owner may not have performed cremations in "a long time...." 02/19/2002 Memorials planned far from Ground Zero Many towns are rushing to build memorials to Sept. 11.... 02/19/2002 Arlington National Cemetery to expand 60 more acres will be developed.... 02/18/2002 Farrakhan condemns U.S. war on terrorism "If the truth were known, there would be a Nuremberg trial for American presidents...." 02/18/2002 Undertaker uses Harley hearse "An extra whoosh to honour the deceased...." 02/15/2002 Family seeks closure in cop's second funeral Kathy Mazza will be laid to rest this weekend for the second time.... 02/15/2002 Divining rods unable to turn up graves On a site that Volusia County had begun preparing for a 1.6-acre retention pond.... 02/14/2002 Cremation of Royalty Raises Eyebrows She found the traditional royal burial ground "gloomy...." 02/14/2002 Chief suspect claims Pearl is dead British-born Islamic militant kidnapped reporter.... 02/14/2002 Avoiding death "In our culture, we hide behind terminology...." 02/14/2002 Palace will grant Princess's wish to be cremated Royal family members traditionally are buried.... 02/13/2002 Matthews International Announces First Quarter Earnings And Declares Quarterly Dividend 02/13/2002 Cemetery designers must consider many factors To make a special place.... 02/13/2002 Towns join memorial movement over 9-11 Blueprints for Sept. 11 memorials are popping up in the Chicago area and across the country.... 02/13/2002 Act will produce over 3,000 living memorials To encourage communities across the country to honor victims.... 02/13/2002 Another Hudson Murder Lead Dries Up In last week's double murder at a funeral home in the St. Croix River city.... 02/12/2002 Ground Zero crew near tragic trove of bodies In the debris from the collapsed lobby of WTC north tower.... 02/12/2002 Service Corp. in joint venture for U.K business Will maintain a 20 percent equity in the entity.... 02/12/2002 FBI alert names Yemeni as threat May be plotting a terrorist attack as early as today.... 02/12/2002 Key suspect says Pearl alive Next 12 hours "crucial" to reporter's release.... 02/12/2002 A place to remember At WTC site, for those who have nothing to bury.... 02/11/2002 WTC Families Face Burial Decisions Buckley's excruciating decision - whether to be notified each time remains are found - is one that many families will face.... 02/11/2002 L.A.'s Well-to-Do Get Burial Space The 1,300 invitation-only crypts will likely start at $50,000 each.... 02/11/2002 His final funeral Services for the popular and civic-minded funeral director lasted for nearly two hours.... 02/11/2002 Grass-Roots Visions for WTC Memorial The process of choosing a memorial usually involves a formal competition among design professionals.... 02/11/2002 WTC Victims: What's A Life Worth? The government has invented a way to measure loss in cash. A look at the calculus.... 02/08/2002 Motive In Hudson Killings Still Elusive Police rule out intent to seek embalming fluid for illicit use.... 02/08/2002 City ripping off residents with cemetery plan, senior charges City staffers say new prices in line with what other area cemeteries charge.... 02/07/2002 |