The FTC’s Funeral Rule mandates that consumers do not have to accept packages at funeral homes and are free to pick and choose the goods and services they wish. Funeral providers are also required to ...

You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place.

MILWAUKEE – The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut many funeral homes, long the ...

At some malls, you can buy a J. Crew sweater and a casket in the same trip. Til We Meet Again, a company specializing in caskets and urns, has outlets in malls in Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, and Kansas ...

REPUBLIC —Three years ago Kevin Green made his first wooden casket. His mother-in-law died after a long illness, and Green’s wife, Cynthia, asked him to use his woodworking skills to build her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you’re looking to go ...

VAUGHN, Mont. — They call the lumber harvested from trees killed by mountain pine beetles blue pine. The beetles that burrow into those trees leave their marks in bluish gray, often mixed with greens, ...

Shopping on your own for items like caskets or urns can be a way to cut down costs of a funeral. Here are some guidelines to follow: The FTC’s Funeral Rule mandates that consumers do not have to ...