Ghanaian mortuary manager Ewurabena Quartey explains why staff knock, ask permission before bathing and embalming bodies, and ...

A career in the funeral industry requires you to have a high level of compassion and a sturdy constitution – embalming bodies isn't for the fainthearted. You must deal with the grieving families, ...

When I tell people I worked as a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years, I'm met with two responses: disgusted fear and excited curiosity. The latter are teeming with questions and are delighted ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get "tunnel vision" at the idea of dying ...

It's not the topic that's regularly talked about, but for some people, death is their life. Funeral service operative and trainee embalmer Cari Vaughan has been working at Coop funeral care for 14 ...

The young women in Australia's funeral industry say preparing people's loved ones for their final goodbyes is a more rewarding and gratifying job than people might expect. Despite the odds against ...

Deanne Edwards spends a lot of time with dead people. "It's such a fascinating world," Ms Edwards said. "When you're working on a person all you want to do is make them look as beautiful as you can ...

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