Six years ago, Kelly Avery and Kristin Harper, sisters from Birmingham, Ala., gathered their families by the sky-blue ocean waters of Destin, Fla., to memorialize their mother, Barbara Harper. They ...

Funeral planning is the process of making arrangements for end-of-life services and addressing legal requirements related to a person's passing. This process can involve choosing the type of funeral ...

The national median cost of a funeral with burial has risen to $8,300 this year, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Dreamstime/TNS If only figuring out what to do with your body ...

First we live, then we die. As I wrote in my last column, more of us are taking care of the living part — gaining more control over what happens to us in our last 25 years by planning for them — than ...

Those are the last words a caregiver wants to hear when checking a loved one into hospice care, whether at home or in a specialized facility. The decision to enter hospice care already carries a sense ...

Keen to spare your loved ones the stress of arranging and paying for your funeral? You’re not alone. Nearly two in 10 Americans opt to prearrange and prefinance their funeral, according to the ...

For over 125 years, Groff Funeral Home has been a trusted name in Lancaster County, offering families comfort, guidance, and exceptional service during life’s most difficult moments. With three Groff ...

MOORHEAD — A local funeral home is encouraging families to have difficult conversations about end-of-life planning to avoid tougher decisions later. Planning for death can feel exhausting. Deciding on ...

The typical funeral can cost $10,000 or more. Pre-planning a funeral can help prevent distractions and overspending when the sad event arrives. Back now with DAY TO DAY. It is not cheap to die. The ...