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Weekly News 8/7/2015: Death midwives, funeral planning

In this week's news we learned about the growing trend in the use of death midwives. Headlines also covered funeral…

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Weekly News 7/31/2015: Louisiana theater shooting victims laid to rest

This week we said goodbye to the two women who lost their lives in the Louisiana theater shooting. We also…

9 years ago

Weekly News 7/24/2015: Victims of Chattanooga shootings to be laid to rest

Topping this week's news were the tragic Chattanooga shootings which took the lives of five brave servicemen. As the week…

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Weekly News 7/17/2015: Funeral home weddings and unique ceremonies

Among last week's top news stories: A British grandmother was laid to rest in a Halloween-themed funeral and the funeral…

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Weekly News 7/10/2015: Greek financial crisis hits the funeral world.

Grieving families in Greece are finding themselves unable to bury their dead. The Russian government has started a program to…

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Weekly News 7/3/2015: Tama the stationmaster cat elevated to goddess

Don't miss the story of the Japanese stationmaster cat, Tama. So revered was this famous feline that on her death…

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Weekly News 6/26/2015: Charleston victims laid to rest.

This week's top news was dominated by coverage of the funerals held for those killed in the tragic shooting at…

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Weekly News 6/19/15: Therapy dogs help ease grief.

The news of the week highlighted the increasing use of therapy dogs in funeral homes to help comfort those grieving…

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Weekly News 6/12/2015: Film Icon Sir Christopher Lee Passes

This week we said goodbye Sir Christopher Lee, Dusty Rhodes, and Bahe Ketchum. In other news, critics weigh in on…

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Weekly News 6/5/2015: Beau Biden death and Swedish “death test”

Topping this week's news was the news of Beau Biden's death, word of a Swedish "death test," and the laying…

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