Woman Shares Lessons from Growing Up in a Funeral Home, Says Job Is About More Than 'Death and Dying' (Exclusive)

Eileen Hollis' father, bought a Victorian house-turned-funeral business in 1979 in Syracuse, N.Y. Now, Hollis, 36, is preparing to step into the role of director.
People

Funeral Director, Who Felt Death Was Her 'Calling' at 16, Breaks Down Biggest Misconceptions About Her Job (Exclusive)

Melissa Schmidt handles body removal, embalming, preparation and casketing in her role as a funeral director on Long Island Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...
KRDO

Funeral home companies work to change legislation that would regulate the industry

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) - After multiple funeral home tragedies in the last five years, lawmakers introduced legislation to regulate the industry. However, funeral home corporations are pushing for ...
Colorado Public Radio

March 28, 2024: Regulating funeral homes; Improving Black maternal and infant health

Colorado is the only state that does not require people who work in funeral homes to be licensed, but that could be changing. Then, addressing why Black pregnant and postpartum people in Colorado ...
The News-Gazette

Funeral home director loves his work — and his family's legacy

DANVILLE — By the seventh grade, Tim Leek Sr. knew he wanted to take over the family funeral business someday. An essay assignment on careers made him realize he wanted to follow in his father's ...
USA Today

Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations

The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated ...