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VIDEO: Ancestors reburied by Chippewa tribe Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:04AMDennis Banks, renowned co-founder of the American Indian Movement who helped create the language for the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act which became law in 1990, took part in a reburial ceremony Thursday on the Isabella Reservation.
In death, he'll set an example Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:32PMSoon after Dr. Clark Wang found out he might be dying, he decided to give the Earth a parting gift: a casket made of untreated wood salvaged from an old chicken coop.
Proposed green cemetery near Verona sparks controversy Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:07AMWhen Meg and A. Neil Skinner go, they want to go green. The town of Springdale residents and longtime environmental and social justice advocates want to be buried at a proposed green cemetery on the property of their good friend Gene Farley.
Proposed green cemetery near Verona sparks controversy Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:20PMGene Farley hopes to fulfill a growing demand for casket-free burials, but some town of Springdale neighbors say it would drag down property values.
Looking for a greener kind of death Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:06AMAs Americans get savvier about environmental consequences, why aren't they embracing natural burial?
Research and Markets: 2010 U.S. Cut Stone & Stone Product Manufacturing Industry Report Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:10PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2010 U.S. Cut Stone & Stone Product Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offering.
Growing Muslim population fuels need for special cemeteries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:24AMGrowing Muslim population fuels need for special cemeteries By Beth Hawkins | Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 MinnPost/Beth Hawkins Seeing a need for culturally sensitive Muslim funeral and burial customs, the Minnesota Islamic Cemetery Association was formed. Muslim burial rites, in contrast to the traditional American funeral, are very simple.
Burials that go back to nature Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 1:20AMSeveral acres of a Mahwah cemetery have been transformed into a wildflower garden with boulders, birdhouses and meandering crushed-stone paths — and not a tombstone in sight.
Going Green in the Afterlife Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 6:54AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla -- Whether in the ground or even under water, the environmentally conscious are considering a new type of burial. They say it's a good way to leave this...
Caskets are final show of baseball loyalty Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:30PMWhile there may be no Cubs-Cardinals pennant race in 2010, the two teams are neck and neck for the lead in National League coffin sales.
StoneMor Partners L.P. Common Unit Rep L Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 5:04PMBy 10qk. StoneMor Partners L.P. Common Unit Rep L ( STON ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30. Read more » »
StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 8:21AMLEVITTOWN, Pa. -- StoneMor Partners L.P. announced its results of operations and various critical financial measures today for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Measures released include both GAAP measures as provided for in our quarterly financial statements and other financial measures that we believe help to understand our results of operations, financial position and decision making ...
When you go, go green Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 9:57PMThe philosopher Kermit the Frog said it best: It's not that easy bein' green. Especially when it comes to taking that final, everlasting dirt nap.
Know your rights before paying for funeral services Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:42AMDES MOINES, Iowa — A funeral is one of the steepest expenses we’ll face, but many important decisions related to it are made emotionally rather than with a close eye on costs.
Generations at rest Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 11:08PMDiane Keating Huss, Barbara Huss, Katie Huss and the new pastor of James Island Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr. Earl A. Bland, are standing by the grave of John Huss, who died June 22 of colon cancer at 48. They are animated. They joke a little. They laugh.
Information and resources for green burials in Oregon Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:08PMFrom definitions to burial sites to companies that can provide goods and services in the state if you choose an alternative to traditional burial.
Oregon's voices in the green-burial movement see increase in interest Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:01PMThe movement is still small, but many are looking for options that return their body to the elements after they die.
StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Operating Agreement With the Archdiocese of Detroit Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:00PMLEVITTOWN, Pa. -- StoneMor Partners L.P. today announced that it recently executed a Long-Term Operating Agreement with the Archdiocese of Detroit. Under this agreement, StoneMor will assist in managing and operating three cemeteries owned by the Archdiocese.
Excessive parking at Ocoee business raises eyebrows Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:43AMpossible code violations. Responding to complaints from city residents, Ocoee Commissioner Rusty Johnson asked city staff to investigate possible occupational license violations at Quality Vaults and Monuments, Inc., 751 S. Bluford Ave., during the July 20 commission meeting.
P50M budgeted for public crematorium, columbarium Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:40AMA SUM of P50 million is set for the construction of a city-owned crematorium, which will be in Bago Oshiro in Mintal, Davao City this year. read more
Plan ahead to simplify funerals Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:36AMDES MOINES, Iowa - A funeral is one of the steepest expenses we'll face, but many important decisions are made emotionally rather than with a close eye on costs.
Veteran's grave site is now a dog park Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:57PMThe Ventura Parks and Recreation Commission has delayed a decision on whether to remove the remains of a Medal of Honor winner from Cemetery Park in Ventura and rebury them in a veteran's cemetery. A retired Marine sergeant is pushing to allow the reburial. He says Ventura "doesn't deserve" to keep the ex-soldier, who was a private in the Army more than 140 years ago. Local historians don't agree.
Bid to rebury 1860s Army hero from Ventura's Cemetary Park on hold Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:57PMThe Ventura Parks and Recreation Commission has delayed a decision on whether to remove the remains of a Medal of Honor winner from Cemetery Park in Ventura and rebury them in a veteran's cemetery. A retired Marine sergeant is pushing to allow the reburial. He says Ventura "doesn't deserve" to keep the ex-soldier, who was a private in the Army more than 140 years ago. Local historians don't agree.
Ceausescu couple, exhumed for DNA test Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:57PMWere “the dictator and his sinister wife” really buried in the Ghencea Cemetery, in December 1989? The question that troubled many Romanians, as well as the survivors of the Ceausescu family during the last two decades, will find an answer in six months at most, as the remains of the two dictators were exhumed yesterday, for a DNA test.
Alterna Cremation Options Now Planting a Tree with Every Item Purchased Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMAlterna Cremation Options will now plant a tree for every cremation urn, keepsake jewelry piece or other item purchased from its web site. Featuring a selection of high quality urns at affordable prices, Alterna Cremation Options provides families an alternative to buying from funeral homes and mortuaries during one of life's most painful times.
Unused sections of May Pen Cemetery likely to be privatised Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:21AMGOVERNMENT is considering privatising unused sections of the century-old May Pen Cemetery, which is costing the State millions of dollars each year to maintain.
KSAC bans private vault building at May Pen cemetery Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:06AMTHE Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has barred private contractors from building vaults at the May Pen Cemetery. The disclosure was made by Mayor Desmond McKenzie during Tuesday's council meeting.
PM, KSAC officials tour May Pen Cemetery Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:51PMPRIME Minister Bruce Golding is leading a tour of the May Pen Cemetery this afternoon, called to inspect the burial site.
Going Out Green - Burials Getting Environmentally Friendly Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:44AMGreen burials are throwbacks to the days when people were interred in shrouds or in pine boxes. Very biodegradable. Very good for the environment. Very inexpensive.
Pope Benedict XVI Lashes Out At Secular Justice Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 3:15PMThis spring, it looked as though the Catholic Church was finally going to confront charges of sexual abuse head on. Following recent police raids in Belgium, however, the Vatican has once again closed ranks. In the internal Holy See debate, the conservatives have regained the upper hand.
Family presses cemetery to improve headstone care Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 11:50AMEvery Sunday for years, the Roth clan, who has called the Buffalo area home since the 1800s, would spread a blanket under a yawning shade tree at Buffalo Cemetery to picnic, pick wild flowers and remember.
Memorial service held to inter bodies of seven who were unclaimed Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 1:14AMUnder a brilliant blue sky Friday morning, officials from the Fayette County Coroner's office gathered, along with about a dozen other people, to properly bury the remains of seven people, including one infant, who were among unclaimed remains in the county over the last year. Roger Victor, chief field investigator for the coroner's office, has spent countless hours in recent years planning the ...
Unclaimed bodies from coroner's office get proper burial Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 11:13PMUnder a brilliant blue sky Friday morning, officials from the Fayette County Coroner's office gathered along with about a dozen other people to properly bury the remains of seven people, including one infant, who were among unclaimed remains in the county over the last year. Roger Victor, chief field investigator for the coroner's office, has spent countless hours in recent years planning the ...
The original patriots Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 10:55PMSalem cemetery is link to America’s first soldiers
Brooksville funeral home proposes eco-friendly cemetery Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 7:24PMTwo funeral home employees think Brooksville is ready.
Legislation to Help Virginia Veterans Going into Effect Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:59PMVirginia Gov. Bob McDonnell highlighted Tuesday legislation taking effect July 1 that recognizes his commitment to make Virginia the most Veteran friendly state in America.
New Veterans Services Measures Take Effect Tomorrow Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:52PMVirginia Governor Bob McDonnell today highlighted the legislation that will benefit veterans.
StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Acquisition of Eight Cemeteries and Five Funeral Homes Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 1:16PMLEVITTOWN, Pa., -- StoneMor Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:STON) today announced that it had acquired five ce...
StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Acquisition of Eight Cemeteries and Five Funeral Homes in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 10:30AMLEVITTOWN, Pa. -- StoneMor Partners L.P. today announced that it had acquired five cemeteries and five funeral homes in Indiana, two cemeteries in Ohio and one cemetery in Michigan.
With economy lagging, less-expensive cremations are rising in Genesee County Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 4:13AMThere's a new eternal indicator of how families are making every penny count in a county with high unemployment and poverty.
91-year-old woman kept bodies of sister, husband at Wyalusing house Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:49PMTOWANDA -- Authorities won't say why 91-year-old Jean Stevens kept the bodies of her late husband and twin sister in her Wyalusing Township home.
Back from the dead, an ancient guide to the afterlife Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 6:45PMFor any ancient Egyptian of wealthy standing, the "Book of the Dead" was an invaluable roll of papyrus which kept within it all the secrets of the afterlife: spells, illustrations and incantations revealing the path from death to mummification and, finally, the liberation of the soul. Many of these "books" were acquired by the British Museum in the late-19th century, but have lain in vaults, too ...
Environmental sympathies drive green burials Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 12:00AMHOUSTON -- When J.P. Patterson grasped a strap and helped lower the untreated pine casket holding his wife’s linen-wrapped body into the ground on a clear January day in Georgetown, he felt it was a fitting send-off for a woman of strong faith and simple tastes.
Eternal Image Announces Name of New Division: New World Gift Company Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:15PMFARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Eternal Image, Inc. , a public company engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of officially licensed memorial products such as caskets, urns, monuments and vaults, today announced that the name of its new division is the New World Gift Company .
'Green burials' are gaining ground in Texas Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:09AMThe practice aims to eliminate toxic chemicals or nonbiodegradable materials from end-of-life rituals by forgoing embalming, vaults, tombstones and metal caskets.
'Treme' explained: 'Wish Someone Would Care' Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 11:11PMDecoding the HBO drama.
Prepaid funerals: frugal to the end Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 12:17PMWith funeral expenses on the rise, find out how to go about prepaying for funeral costs, and whether it's right for you.
Prepaid funerals: frugal to the end Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 12:13PMDid you know Costco sells caskets? They also carry a small selection of floral sprays made for caskets. © iStockphoto.com The choices for final burial arrangements are as varied as the people who choose them.
‘Green’ burials honor values of the departed Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 12:18PMSEATTLE — A cedar seedling grows at the head of the Rev. Daniel Dorr’s grave. The lacy green-fan foliage outweighs the spindly trunk. Someday, it will tower high, nurtured by what Dorr hoped would be his final act of environmental charity. Dorr, a Wesleyan Methodist who died late last year, believed that taking care of the Earth was part of his Christian responsibility. So when he was diagnosed ...
Cemeteries offering 'green' burials headline Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 4:07AMSEATTLE -- A cedar seedling grows at the head of the Rev. Daniel Dorr's grave. The lacy green-fan foliage outweighs the spindly trunk. Someday, it will tower high, nurtured by what Dorr hoped would be his final act of environmental charity.