Mortician Terms To Know

Mausoleum is a building with several chambers for casketed remains. It serves as a permanent, above-ground resting place for the deceased.Mausoleum is a building.This building is specially designed with several chambers to receive casketed remains. It acts as a permanent, above-ground resting place for the deceased.

A limousine sits in the funeral procession.The funeral procession is a funeral procession.This car is set aside for the immediate family. It is the car right behind the hearse in the funeral procession.

The immediate is the immediate.The family is the family.The family of the deceased.

A table, stand, or frame exists for the body.The body is the body.A body of someone who has died is placed before burial. Some bier now have wheels for transport.

Property, funds, andBelongings are the belongings., or assets given to another person by a will.

Karen is a beneficiary if your will states she gets your stamp collection upon your death. The stamp collection is a bequest.

A small is a small.An opening is a small opening.A recess in a wall lets you display an urn with cremated remains.

A is a.A special car is a special car.This car transports casketed remains from the funeral service to the cemetery. It is also called a Funeral Coach or hearse.

A large bunch of is a large bunch of.Cut flowers are cut flowers.These flowers go to the deceased's home or the funeral home as a tribute.

A casket with a lid split intoTwo parts are two parts., so the head and shoulders of the deceased can be seen while the rest is covered.

The is the.Placing is the placing.placing of cremains (ashes) into an urn.

A is a.A container is a container.A container holds a very small amount of ashes, often worn, like a locket or bracelet.

The is the.The burial is the burial.the burial of the deceased’s body or ashes.

Alkaline hydrolysis is a newer option than burial and cremation. It is also called bio-cremation, water cremation, or resomation.

Alkaline hydrolysis is alkaline hydrolysis.This process uses heat, pressure, water, and potassium hydroxide to change a deceased body into an ash-like substance.

A person who plansoversees, directs, and carries out a non-religious funeral service., and carries out a non-religious funeral service.

In a funeral context, repatriation meansrepatriation is the process of gathering a deceased person's body from abroad and bringing it home.Repatriation involves collecting the body of someone who died overseas and returning it to their home country.

National repatriation means collecting the body from a distant place within the same country.

Many funeral directors offer repatriation, but some charge extra for the service.

A legal term in wills for personal belongings.Personal belongings are personal belongings., like jewelry. Pets are also a type of chattel.

A is a.Funeral is a funeral.a funeral arranged without a funeral director.

A is a.Direct cremation is a direct cremation.one without accompanying services or embalming.