PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When it’s time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you may want to leave in a more environmentally friendly way. Aqua-cremation uses a water-based process called alkaline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Kansas City’s West Bottoms, Jarrod Hammond’s “aqua cremation” business — where over hours using a machine known as the Pet-550, ...

When people often think of their final wishes here in the Northwest, they usually think of cremation then burial. That is why in 1999, Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service installed their own crematory in ...

In Oregon, there are five legal ways to lay the dead to rest. Bodies can be embalmed and shipped out of state; donated to scientific research facilities; cremated; buried; or dissolved. Yes, you read ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The first flameless cremation facility for humans in the state of California is now open in San Diego County. White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido offers a completely water based ...

On a frigid January day, there was unusual activity at a long-dormant red brick building on Sublette Avenue in St. Louis. Jon Hughes, a funeral home operator, watched a team of professional movers in ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) – From the outside, it may look like a typical cremation chamber. But inside, it's much different. White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido is the first facility in California ...

A family-owned funeral home in Missouri purchased the 19th-century building and converted it into an operation for performing alkaline hydrolysis — a water-based alternative to traditional cremation.

In Kansas City's West Bottoms, Jarrod Hammond's "aqua cremation" business - where over hours using a machine known as the Pet-550, he dissolves to the bone the bodily remains of beloved family ...