What is the job of the funeral director?

The Funeral Directors job: It has been estimated that over 136 individual activities must take place in order for one funeral to be conducted. The funeral director is actually an organizational specialist. Here is a condensed list of some of the more visible activities of a typical funeral director. • Removal and transferring the deceased from place of death to the Funeral Home. • Professional care of the deceased, which may includes sanitary washing, embalming preparation, restorative art, dressing, hairdressing, casketing and cosmetology. • Conduct a complete consultation with family members to gather necessary information and discuss specific arrangements for a funeral. • File all certificates, permits, affidavits, and authorizations, as may be required. • Acquire the requested amount of certified copies of the death certificate needed to settle the estate of the deceased. • Compile an obituary and place in newspapers of a family's choice. • Make arrangements with the family's ...