WMUR

Consumer Reports outlines ways to save on funeral costs

BREAK THE BANK TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL FAREWELL. AFTER LOSING HER FATHER UNEXPECTEDLY, SCARLETH WAS OVERWHELMED BY GRIEF AND THE FUNERAL COSTS JUST THE GROUND ITSELF. THE CASKET. THERE’S VAULTS INVOLVED.
Berkshire Eagle

No cement vault, no metal casket and no embalming: Lee carves out space for green burials at Fairmount Cemetery

LEE — Joan Angelo, a retired hospice nurse, has seen a lot of funerals. Her experiences have helped her make a decision about her own: “After trying to lead a pretty green life and eating organically, ...
The Boston Globe

Reviving an ancient — and green — burial tradition by weaving one willow casket at a time

Heather Beasley Doyle is a journalist, writer, and editor based in Arlington. A hush settles over Mary Lauren Fraser’s workshop in Western Massachusetts on a November morning as five students ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Eastern Iowa craftsmanship contributes to Reagan's final rest

MARION -- Ronald Reagan will rest a little more peacefully thanks to a bronze-lined burial vault built by a Marion manufacturer. Funeral directors for Reagan's services needed an over-sized vault to ...