For weeks, Tim Schramm scoured news reports and attended meetings to get ready for the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, but for all his preparation the Wayne County funeral home director was still ...

More than 260 people die in Michigan on an average day. As recently as a decade ago, most of their bodies were sealed in caskets and buried in the ground. Today, the majority of them — 59 percent as ...

When a loved one dies, we deserve to know that their remains will be treated with the utmost respect. As we grapple with grief and trauma, the last thing we should worry about is that a parent, ...

A Michigan funeral director accused of embezzling more than $192,000 is heading to trial, according to the Michigan Attorney General's office. Terry Alvin Kaufman, 72, of Bad Axe, is charged with one ...

DETROIT (AP) - Officials in Michigan announced Thursday that the governor has created a team to address funeral home problems after authorities recently found remains of dozens of fetuses at two ...

The coronavirus continues to impact every aspect of life, even grieving for a lost loved-one. The Michigan Funeral Directors Association (MFDA) is making changes to funeral processes during the ...