A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea of dying ...

I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, brains usually are put back in the belly of the cadaver. When I tell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, ...

Relatives of a man who died of heart problems are suing a Montebello mortuary, saying they were “horrified” that the embalming was done so poorly that liquid was oozing from the decedent’s face during ...

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, gives a tour of a funeral home in Minnesota. From the intricate processes and tools used to embalm a body to the "selection room" filled ...

Editor’s note: This story contains details related to mutilated corpses. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police have arrested a woman who investigators believe forged death certificates and cut limbs off of corpses ...