Wendy Davison, 50, died at home in Derby last month after a 10-year battle with cervical cancer.
Russell Davison, who has been left "heartbroken", said he did not want her body to go to a mortuary and he wanted to challenge attitudes towards dying.
It is legal to keep a body at home and Derbyshire Coroner's Court confirmed Mrs Davison's GP reported her death.
Mr Davison said: "Death seems to be such a taboo subject in our society, no-one seems to want to talk about it.
