Preserving dead bodies for a living might seem weird or creepy or depressing. "But it's actually one of the most rewarding jobs in the world," says John "Jack" Mitchell IV, a sixth generation funeral ...

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, ...

She’s young, she’s hip, and she’s not your father’s embalmer. (Well, actually, she might be.) She’s Jennifer Benson, a 32-year-old licensed funeral director at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons, and she ...

Amy Cunningham, a licensed funeral director in Brooklyn, says she appreciates the opportunity to create beautiful and ...