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February 22, 2018

Funeral homes add party rooms, even bars

  • Celebrations of life, tributes and open houses are becoming the norm, so funeral home operators are converting their spaces.
  • By HEATHER KENNISON
    The Times-News

    TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Funeral homes are trying to shed their reputations as dark and somber places of the dead — by building party rooms where mourners can raise a glass, and their spirits, to celebrate the life of a loved one.

    Cremations, which are also on the rise, are less expensive, giving families flexibility in planning a memorial. And even in Idaho, it all adds up to the decline of the traditional, dressed-in-black funeral.


     
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