COLUMBUS – The way a friend’s body looked at her funeral – thick cosmetics making the 19-year-old seem unnaturally tan for the time of year – prompted Melinda Coffman to rethink the work she was doing ...

As American industries struggle to fill plentiful job vacancies in a tight labor market, there’s at least one type of work where interest seems to be flourishing: funeral services. Colleges ...

My job is a little bit different than everybody else at the funeral home. I’m the one doing everything. We have people up front, we have people in the back, but then I can fill in in any position.

As American industries struggle to fill plentiful job vacancies in a tight labor market, there's at least one type of work where interest seems to be flourishing: funeral services. Colleges ...