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Diane Holick has long known she doesn’t want to be buried in a box after she dies. Nor does she want to be cremated. Instead, she wants what’s known as a natural burial, a type of funeral that eschews ...

The premise of a green burial, say advocates of the practice, is to return us to the Earth, replenish it and help it to outlive us.

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WASHINGTON — Christopher, a Marine Corps veteran who survived a truck explosion while serving in Afghanistan, said the near-death experience caused him to consider his own mortality and how he wants ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For centuries, natural burial has been in existence. The desire for our bodies to return to the ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the debut of a new “natural burial” option at one of its Chicago-area cemeteries, reportedly the first such Catholic offering in the state and one that ...

Deciding how to say a final goodbye involves balancing deep personal values with practical realities. In recent years, the conversation around British funerals has shifted significantly as families ...

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