Losing a loved one can be a time full of sadness and grief. But it also comes with a lot of work - getting affairs in order, making funeral arrangements. In this North Country at Work story, we talk ...

I still remember the sharp ring of the telephone in the dark hours of April 11, 1987. I was 30 years old when I heard the words no daughter ever wants to hear: “Your father died.” My dad, Dave Baue, ...

Melissa Schmidt handles body removal, embalming, preparation and casketing in her role as a funeral director on Long Island Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

Phaedra Parks wears so many hats in her life as a mom of two, an attorney, a business woman, author, certified Reiki master, and mortician. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 cast member has ...

Allyse Worland was a child when she went to a family member's funeral. "His presentation was not pleasant," she said. "It was unacceptable. And it was very traumatic for the family." Worland, just 9 ...

Wendy Taylor will never forget that one, lazy Saturday morning more than two decades ago when her then 6-year-old son came into her bedroom and made a declaration. “’Mom, Dad, I know what I want to be ...

Jeremy Taylor, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, pursued his childhood dream of owning a funeral home, opening Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation in Rockledge. His brother, Jawaan Taylor, an ...