Funeral Convergence

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pa-farm-selling-nations-first-biodegradable-caskets-mushrooms/521-349e8947-834c-4fe5-9aa5-5bb62818e668

Inside Pa. farm selling nation's first biodegradable caskets from mushrooms A farm a few miles from Mercersburg, Franklin County is growing a new solution to an age-old problem.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/09/police-puzzled-by-open-casket-displayed-at-michigan-park.html

Police puzzled by open casket displayed at Michigan park An investigation is underway.

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/woman-accused-of-stealing-casket-with-body-inside-from-las-vegas-funeral-home/

Woman accused of stealing casket with body inside from Las Vegas funeral home LAS VEGAS KLAS) — A woman allegedly burglarized a Las Vegas funeral home and removed a casket with a body inside it, dumping the remains in the process, according to documents the 8 News Now …

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2024/07/24/delaware-funeral-home-wrongfully-cremated-man-swapped-bodies-lawsuit/74469287007/

https://nypost.com/2024/05/14/lifestyle/im-a-teacher-i-get-a-lot-of-weird-gifts-but-a-cremation-coupon-is-my-favorite/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/human-composting-eco-minded-burial-1234995200/

https://www.wdrb.com/news/new-albany-funeral-home-has-license-suspended-after-state-finds-dangerous-conditions/article_6f9fd6d2-5e4d-11ef-ad45-6f7203c833b5.html

https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2024/08/21/st-marys-cemetery-missing-graves-tampa-history-sacred-heart/

Was this Tampa Catholic school built on more than 700 graves? Before the land was used for Sacred Heart Academy, it was home to St. Mary’s Cemetery over a century ago.

https://wlds.com/multiple-lawsuits-filed-against-heinz-funeral-home-family-care-cremations-owners-over-mishandling-of-remains/

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/07/05/i-team-florida-dept-of-health-cyberattack-has-caused-problems-for-funeral-homes/

https://signalscv.com/2024/07/eternal-valley-issues-statement-on-cemetery-conditions/

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/after-debby-graves-at-monrovia-cemetery-prompt-call-for-legislative-change-wendell-gilliard-wciv-abc-news-4-2024

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/kcrw-features/human-composting&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjU3MTg4MzA3MTY1Njk5NzUyODIaN2Y1MWYzNTllMTljNTU4ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AOvVaw2yb3jsBO_H3zeHPyDLSaTh

https://www.therams.com/news/rams-los-angeles-host-kickoff-watch-party-hollywood-forever-cemetery

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mohave-county-cut-ties-man-charge-mes-office-after-mcso-investigates-complaints

Mohave County to end contract with man in charge of ME’s office after MCSO investigates complaints Controversy between funeral homes and the medical examiner’s office in Mohave County continues. Earlier this year, law enforcement said there was a legitimate concern about the ethics and practices of the man who runs the ME’s office.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-18/pet-cremation-service-accused-of-scamming-customers

'Scammed on the worst day of my life': Pet owners say cremation service took their money, ghosted them Several people who hired We Care Pet Cremations say the company took their money and never returned their pets' remains.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/missing-calif-hells-angels-secretly-cremated-18427105.php

Four missing Calif. Hells Angels were secretly cremated, feds say Four missing California Hells Angels were likely clandestinely cremated in a Fresno funeral home, federal prosecutors claimed in a court filing last week.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/human-composting-eco-minded-burial-1234995200/

'It Smells Like Earth': Inside the Eco-Minded World of Human Composting After eons of burial and cremation being the only options, a new process is giving grieving families — and those contemplating their own death — a new path.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-68606271

Former Hull trawlerman given 'wife's ashes' before her cremation Legacy funeral home gave Peter Welburn a box of ashes 25 days before his wife was cremated, he says.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/porcelain-gallbladder-grave

Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2024/04/23/serial-pooper-northview-cemetery-dearborn/73419167007/

Serial pooper leaves messes on gravestones, headstones at Northview Cemetery in Dearborn Police have been unable to identify the serial pooper who likes to go in Northview Cemetery in Dearborn.

https://kmph.com/news/local/arsonist-targets-armenian-cemetery-in-fresno-30-trees-torched-since-mid-january

Arsonist targets Armenian cemetery in Fresno: 20 trees torched since mid-January An arsonist strikes again at the Armenian cemetery in southwest Fresno.Since mid-January 20 trees have been torched. Sheri Manning-Cartwright is the executive

https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/casket-of-three-national-museum-of-funeral-history-259404-20240304

The only three person casket known to exist was built for a disturbing reason after sad tragedy A couple in the 1930s were apparently distraught that their child had died so commissioned a three person casket, named the Casket of Three.

https://www.newsweek.com/what-happens-unclaimed-ashes-funeral-home-1892848

Funeral home reveals what happens when no one comes to collect ashes Every three months, Direct Funeral Services does something special for 30 people who died with no next of kin or lost touch with family.

https://www.pmg-ky2.com/larue/news/business/national-company-buys-local-funeral-home/article_b6a0e596-0d32-529e-a98c-26f72d737ced.html

National company buys local funeral home A family business for more than five decades, Brown Funeral Home recently became part of North America’s leading provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services.