ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Just put me in a pine box. It's been said by many and sung by some, too. Roger Rosengren took that phrase to heart eight years ago when a fellow carpenter handed him a drawing and ...
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Under the Soviets, they were plain wooden boxes upholstered in red satin. Today they come in different shapes and sizes and cater to a variety of tastes. Many are made of pine or ...
Karen and Patrick Kilby make caskets at their woodworking shop in Ottertail, Minn. The family-run business, A Simple Pine Box, makes individually handcrafted caskets. Karen Kilby displays the cherry ...
It’s what’s above ground that matters most to Marcus Daly. Though the coffins he makes at his Vashon Island workshop will be buried or entombed forever, along with their mortal contents, it’s the ...
Something most people probably never think about until they’re in the unfortunate position of having to arrange for the burial of a loved one: there are coffin showrooms. They’re just like car ...
Camp County, Texas (KLTV) -It’s no mystery that traditional funerals are expensive. One East Texas woman decided to help cut the cost of burial. By honoring her husband’s request to be buried in a ...
BEAR CREEK, N.C. — Don Byrne is only 45, but he's already planned his burial. He wants to be lowered into a shovel-dug grave in one of his own handmade pine coffins. Byrne lives off the grid on a ...
Funny, isn’t it, how the living often get squeamish about how our remains will be secured as we enter the afterlife? Whether it’s an urn for those who choose cremation or a casket, a lot of people are ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... How’s this for immersive? Elitch Gardens is debuting the Pine Box Challenge this fall, in which five souls will try to stay sane while inside the theme ...