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From classrooms to coffins: Working in funeral care as a teen

For teens leaving school, next steps typically include selecting a college or jumping straight into work. For 19-year-old Alfie Wilkinson it was no different, except his chosen path involved working ...
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 ...
9NEWS

Victim advocate assigned to families affected in Penrose funeral home case has ties to funeral industry

PENROSE, Colo. — Every day since the discovery of nearly 200 bodies decaying under the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose has been emotionally and mentally taxing for affected families. "I am ...