LONDON — In the affluent neighborhood of Crouch End in London, a new business is attracting some attention. The storefront’s blue-and-white facade is airy and minimalist. Three polka-dot vases on ...

Neville Funerals says the idea that a “traditional funeral” must involve black clothing, sombre music and strict ceremony is increasingly out of step with the reality of how families choose to ...

Sky News anchor Colin Brazier has asked those attending his wife’s funeral not to wear bright colours, requesting that mourners “leave their Hawaiian shirts and pink helium balloons at home” and ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The article highlights how families can create meaningful tributes by blending traditional elements with personalized ...

Except for the coffin, it looks like an ordinary kitchen. A steaming kettle sits on the stove and the smell of brownies wafts through the air. The scene is part of a St. Louis mortuary that is trying ...

Funerals, once strictly subdued and somber affairs, are giving way to creative and splashy events as local funeral homes are getting requests for new ways to personalize the final goodbye. Millennials ...

This week, we’re talking with Louise Winter, the funeral director and founder of Poetic Endings, as well as the co-director of the initiative Life. Death. Whatever. Poetic Endings is an award-winning ...