By Evan Noorani. ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The first flameless cremation facility for humans in the state of California is now open in San Diego County. […]
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Wreaths Across America Begins Annual Journey to Arlington National Cemetery
By Emily Molina. Wreaths Across America (WAA) commences its yearly journey to place wreaths upon every eligible marker at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. […]
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3,000 wreaths, destined for veterans’ headstones in Ottawa, stolen
By Peter Szperling. OTTAWA — Thousands of handmade wreaths, meant for a ceremony to honour fallen servicemen and servicewomen at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, have […]
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Conserving Jewish cemeteries, one stone at a time
By Kevin Riordan. On an otherwise quiet morning at Har Nebo, the venerable Jewish cemetery in Northeast Philadelphia, the clinking of Joe Ferrannini’s hammer and […]
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Spring into Warm Weather and Fresh Ideas
By Melissa Petruzzi. Spring has arrived, and with it comes warm, sunny weather and a fresh, new outlook as restrictions are slowly being lifted and […]
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Get Connected With Your Industry
By Melissa Petruzzi. Everything is slowly beginning to return to the status quo this spring and the death care industry is no exception. From clients […]
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Pioneer cemeteries say ‘enough’ to vandalism, hope to install cameras
By Kevin Harden. Volunteers who maintain two historic cemeteries in Newberg have had it with vandalism at the properties. They’re seeking more than $9,000 in […]
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Huge cemetery with at least 250 rock-cut tombs discovered in Egypt
By Owen Jarus. About 250 tombs, some with fancy layouts and hieroglyphics, have been discovered cut into a hill at Al-Hamidiyah cemetery to the east […]
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County pledges new protections for old cemeteries
By Jill Palermo. Prince William supervisors pledged Tuesday to change how the county protects historic cemeteries and gravesites after it was discovered that a local […]
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Catholic Cemeteries holds 29th burial of indigent, unborn
By Joyce Duriga. On a sunny fall day, Nov. 12, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago held its 29th committal service to bury indigent […]
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