I had my first good laugh only a day after my father-in-law died. Gary’s alcoholism had blown apart everything good around him, including his relationship with his son Jason, my husband. For years, ...

Yes, even death can be funny. At least in the United Kingdom. With a macabre parade resembling Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" and several episodes of "Monthy Python's Flying Circus" blended ...

WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Alan Simpson drew laughter from the gathered dignitaries Wednesday as he remembered some of the lighter moments from the time he spent over the years with his friend George ...

Terry Wayne Ward’s funeral service turned out to be the perfect sendoff for a guy who “couldn’t give a damn about most material things,” according to his now famous obituary. The atypical service was ...

"They want to put the fun in funeral," a friend told me the other day. We were talking about how more and more people are trying to make funerals light and cheery affairs - a celebration of the person ...

During World War II, the brothers went into the Navy together and served as cooks in a construction battalion — commonly known as “Seabees.” Brother William remembers when they purchased the former ...

Democratic former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle speaks during former U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson's funeral at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls on Oct. 18, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) ...