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Question -

 What is embalming?

Answer -

 Embalming is a process that sanitizes and preserves a dead body. It delays the decomposition process and allows time for viewing and services by the family prior to burial or cremation. It restores a life-like appearance to the body and can enhance the appearance of a body that has undergone a traumatic death or illness.

Question -

 What does a funeral director do?

Answer -

 A funeral director can perform over a 100 individual services for a family. Some of these services include:
  • Picking up the deceased and transporting to the funeral home (any time of day or night).
  • Notifying proper authorities, family and/or relatives.
  • Arranging and preparing death certificates
  • Providing certified copies of death certificates for insurance and benefit processing.
  • Working with insurance agent, social security or veteran's administrations to ensure that necessary paperwork is filed for receipt of benefits.
  • Prepares and submits obituary to local paper(s).
  • Bathing and embalming (if necessary) of the deceased.
  • Preparation of the body for viewing including dressing and cosmetizing.
  • Assisting the family with funeral arrangements and purchase of casket/urn, burial vault and cemetary plot (if needed).
  • If a burial is to be performed, scheduling the opening and closing of the grave with cemetery personnel.
  • Coordinating with clergy if a funeral or memorial service is to be held.
  • Arranging a police escort and transportation to the funeral and/or cemetery for the family.
  • Ordering funeral sprays and other flower arrangements as needed.
  • Providing Aftercare (grief) assistance to the bereaved.

Question -

 Is embalming required when a person dies?

Answer -

 Embalming is required if there will be a visitation. If the deceased is to be directly buried or cremated, embalming is not necessary. A funeral home or mortuary can refrigerate the body until burial or cremation takes place.

Question -

 If I choose to be cremated, can I have a funeral?

Answer -

 Yes. Cremation can take place either before or after a funeral depending on what type of service you choose. You can have a viewing, funeral/memorial service or interment (burial). Contact your funeral director to discuss your service options.

Question -

 What happens to a person's remains after cremation?

Answer -

 After a person is cremated, the remains are placed either in an urn or temporary container. The remains can be returned to the family for scattering or kept as a memorial in the home. Other options include placement of the remains in a columbarium or burial in a family plot. If the remains are to be buried in a family plot, you may be required by the cemetery to purchase an urn vault.