From left to right: Anna's rose bush with the ashes of her grandmother planted within the roots, The Living Urn planting system. All photos courtesy of The Living Urn The Local newsletter is your free ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Nearly half of all people who die in the U.S. are now cremated, with many of those ashes being scattered or placed in urns. But more and more people are now using their loved ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A Denver-based company called Living Urn is offering people living memorial of their loved ones. "It is incredibly beautiful and I cannot wait to see him bloom," said a dewy eyed Lou ...

Technology helps make the way we live more efficient, but it’s changing the way we grieve too. Apps that assist in planning a funeral and biodegradable urns are part of the growing death tech industry ...

Losing a loved one is difficult enough — the last thing you need is to have financial worries, too. The urns offered at funeral parlors are often of a high price and their selection may not be to your ...

Seven years ago Jack Davenport, co-owner of Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, was approached with what seemed to be an unusual request. A family trying to grant the last wishes of a loved ...