The funeral industry wasn't always like it is today. Rituals and practices evolve over time, and made relatively sudden changes when society changes. Collector's Weekly spoke to undertaker Caitlin Doughty, the founder of...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/18/Giving-Death-a-Makeover/
Look around you. Do you trust these idiots to handle your funeral properly? Neither did Jim Gernhart. In 1951, this Colorado farmer planned his own funeral in detail and conducted a full dress reheasal so people would kn...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/14/The-Man-Who-Rehearsed-His-Own-Funeral/
David S. Kime Jr., 88, liked to eat Whopper Juniors from Burger King. He loved fast food and especially loved that burger. On the way to the funeral, the hearse that carried him stopped by the drive-through window for on...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/29/Man-Gets-His-Last-Burger-During-His-Funeral-Procession/
The people of Tana Toraja, an island in Indonesia, have a richly developed body of practices for mourning. Among them is a unique approach to marking the death of a baby. If a child dies before s/he teethes, the family c...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/10/The-Baby-Grave-Trees-of-Tana-Toraja/
Not sure which was worse, going to a wake at 9a.m all hungover. or looking at the casket thinking that'd be a great place for a nap. - @1surlygurl...
http://www.neatorama.com/twaggies/2010/04/18/no-055/
