Funeral Home

• U.S. funeral home owner who hid 191 decaying bodies to be sentenced

  Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie, co-owned Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, where they deceived grieving families by claiming to perform cremations.

  Crime

  Aug 22, 2025
  
• Montreal man sues funeral home, claiming mother was cremated against her will

  A Montreal man is suing a funeral home because he claims they cremated his late mother without his permission.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2025
  
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• Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing corpses plead guilty to fraud

  Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after being accused of misspending pandemic relief funds and living lavishly while mistreating remains.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2024
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• Colorado funeral home ordered to pay $950 million in rotting bodies case

  The owners of Return to Nature funeral home owe their victims' families huge sums of money, but a payout is unlikely.

  U.S. News

  Aug 6, 2024
• Newfoundland and Labrador doubles funeral benefits after unclaimed bodies pile up

  Newfoundland and Labrador announced Monday it will now offer up to $5,000 for a funeral, and up to $1,500 for additional expenses.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2024
• ‘As if we lost them again’: Devastating fire destroys Pointe-Claire funeral home

  A well-known West Island funeral home was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday afternoon. Many families are wondering about the remains of their loved ones.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023
• Manitoba community prepares to say goodbye to 15 seniors killed in bus crash

  Joe Coffey is the owner of Sneath-Strilchuk Funeral Services in Dauphin, Man., a city of 8,600 that is preparing to say goodbye to 15 seniors killed last week in a fiery bus crash.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
• We all die — might as well plan for it, financial experts say

  Planning ahead for after-death costs — from making the choice between cremation and burial, a funeral or celebration of life — can save money and reduce stress for loved ones.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
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• Saint-Bruno residents protest plans for crematorium development

  Residents in Saint Bruno are fighting plans by a funeral home to expand their operations and build a crematorium, in spite of a recent court decision supporting the project.

  Environment

  Mar 7, 2021
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• Saskatchewan funeral homes preparing for rise in demand, ask for vaccine priority amid COVID-19

  With increasing COVID-19 case numbers across Saskatchewan, funeral homes said they're ready for a surge in demand; but they’re also asking for help dealing with the deaths.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2020