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| Funeral Terminology |
Funeral directors and related professionals use a number of terms and
words that might be unfamiliar to people not of the industry. Here’s a list of
all those terms and their meanings:
1. Funeral
Director - They are a trained, licensed, and
certified professional who plan and supervise burials or cremations.
2. Funeral
Assistant - Provides assistance to the director
or mortician and isn’t certified.
3. Embalmer - Carries out the task of disinfecting and preserving human remains.
4. Coroner - A government official who investigates the cause of death if there’s
no physician present prior to death.
5. Medical
Examiner - Professional that handles autopsy if
needed.
6. Pallbearers - The family and friends of the decedent that carry the casket.
7. Bereavement or
Grief Counselor - Professional trained to offer
counseling to help people cope with death of their loved one.
8. Preplan Adviser
- Professional who helps people plan their
funerals in advance.
9. Certified
Crematory Operator - A professional
who is trained, certified, and licensed to operate a crematory.
10. Arrangement
Conference - The meeting between the funeral
director and clients to make funeral arrangements.
11. Committal
service - The portion of the service where the
decedent is interred, entombed or cremated
12. Cortege - Funeral procession
13. Cosmetology - Using makeup to make the decedent presentable for the memorial
service.
14. Eulogy - A speech honoring the decedent usually given by a loved one.
15. Final Disposition - The last processing of human remains.
16. First Call - When the funeral director collects the decedent’s body.
17. Viewing - Where the family and friends can see the deceased before the
funeral service.
18. Vigil - A Catholic ritual that is help on the evening before the funeral
service.
19. Visitation - Visiting the decedent.
20. Wake - A ceremony that allows people to honor the memory of the decedent
before the funeral.
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