The past lives of a ‘spooky’ Colorado casket sold on Facebook Marketplace

The sturdy wood vessel lined with a silky white interior originated as a traditional mortuary viewing casket before a midlife ...
NBC Los Angeles

First images of Pope Francis in coffin released ahead of public viewing

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him. Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state ...
New York Post

NJ model who strutted down runway at open-casket funeral defends tribute: ‘My final walk for you’

New Jersey model Erica L. Carrington turned a funeral into a catwalk to heaven when she strutted on a makeshift runway at late fashion designer Vernest Moore’s open-casket viewing on Nov. 10. Her ...
Yahoo

SC woman’s rare coffin lets you see her inside. So why can’t anyone view it anymore?

Sophie Nance was only 28 when she died in 1853. Everyone agreed the young woman was beautiful even in death, so much so that her family planned an unusual way to remember her. She was buried beside ...

Mourners pay tribute at public viewing of Giorgio Armani's coffin

Italian designer Donatella Versace carried a bouquet of white flowers as she arrived to pay tribute to the late fashion designer Giorgio Armani. Armani's coffin is on public view this weekend in Milan ...