Over Half of Adults Over 45 Underestimate Funeral Costs, Survey Finds — Here's How Expensive Funerals Really Are

More than half of U.S. adults aged 45 and older estimate the cost of a funeral at less than $10,000, yet the actual costs are ...
The New York Times

Profits Are Stagnant. But the Funeral Industry Is Not Dead Yet.

As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out. Defying convention, Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Des ...
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Funeral homes have raised prices amid the pandemic, so doing research is important

The pandemic put a real stress on the funeral industry in some areas. Some crematoriums and funeral homes even raised prices because of demand. “What you learn is the variance within a market is ...
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Cremation services on the rise at Lincoln funeral home

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Roper and Sons funeral home has long helped Lincoln families lay loved ones to rest, but the facility is now seeing a shift unlike any before. Co-owner and president Tom Roper, ...
The Gazette

Curious Iowa: Is cremation more popular than burial in Iowa?

Licensed funeral director and certified celebrant Amy Hart removes a compartment at the center of a rose keepsake urn at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3855 Katz Dr., in Marion on May 30. ...

U.S. Funeral and Cremation Services and Supplies State of the Industry Report 2025

Key market opportunities in the funeral and cremation industry include the rise of green funerals, personalization, preplanning trends, and growing preferences among younger generations. Additional ...