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, ...

A family-owned funeral home in Missouri purchased the 19th-century building and converted it into an operation for performing alkaline hydrolysis — a water-based alternative to traditional cremation.

Stephen Page isn't "green enough" to trade in his car for a bike, but he does like efficiency. So when he found out about a new cremation option that can reduce his body to ashes without burning and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Thinking about end-of-life options? You still can be eco-friendly in the afterlife, according to an Apopka, Fla., funeral-equipment company. Matthews Cremation is touting the latest ...

Water cremation is a relatively new way of processing human remains that has a smaller carbon footprint than flame cremation and is less expensive than burial. Water cremation does use more water than ...

Since January, Hagler-Anderson Mortuary, one of Helena's oldest firms, has been operating a new crematory on Bozeman Avenue. Hagler-Anderson built the new facility to meet an increased demand in ...

Funeral director Peter DeLuca, owner of Greenwich Village Funeral Home, holds a cremation urn in the showroom of his funeral parlor in New York City. (Credit: Stock Photo.) Listen The National Funeral ...