Funeral Directing 4.3

10. What are some items the funeral director should arrange prior to the visitation time, as listed in the textbook?

-flowers -register book -prayer cards -newspaper obit -donation envelopes -register book

17. Differentiate between a funeral service and a memorial service.

-funeral service; one in which the body of the deceased is present -memorial service; one in which the body of the decease is not present, except in the form of cremains or nothing at all)

12. List the typical cortege of vehicles.

-lead car with the fd -clergy if in personal car -casket bearers -hearse -closet family member's car (may be a limo) -cars as designated by the family

13. Give a profile (listing) of the characteristics of most cremation consumers.

-more educated -higher employment and income levels -less religious

16. Differentiate between a paschal candle and a vigil candle.

-paschal candle is a candle placed near the casket during the funeral mass that signifies the everlasting light of Christ -vigil candle; a set of two candles placed at the head and foot of the casket during visitation hours (helps with lighting)

15. List some printed materials, the funeral director needs to insure are completed after meeting with the family at the arrangement conference.

-register book -prayer cards -memorial folders -spiritual bouquet cards -acknowledgement cards -clergy records

37. Give the requirements for a burial at sea.

3 nautical miles from shore water depth of 600 feet or 1800 feet in some areas Container is sufficiently weighted that it not float Container has holes drilled in it to allow water to fill it and it sink to the bottom.

19. The song "Candle in the Wind" as sung by Elton John at Princess Diane's funeral is an example of this term which describes a mournful song or poem

Elegy

3. Define a memorial park.

a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers

35. Define a church truck.

a collapsible cataflalque employed for church or home funerals

22. Define a crematory

a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that houses a retort

31. Define a memorial folder.

a pamphlet made available at the funeral service giving details about the deceased and the funeral arrangements

29. Define a service room.

a room in the funeral home where funeral and memorial services are held

7. Define Visitation

a scheduled time when the deceased is presented for viewing in a casket so friends and relatives can pay respect for the deceased prior to the funeral service

23. Define a columbarium

a structure, room or other space in a building or structure of more durable and lasting fireproof construction containing niches, or recesses and is used or intended to be used to contain cremated remains

18. Define a eulogy

an oration praising an individual, usually after death

9. When closing the casket in which a valuable is left, what does the textbook suggest you do concerning the presence of a family member?

ask a representative of the family to stay with the casket until it is closed

34. A large structure which can not be collapsed into a smaller size and is used to hold caskets or casketed remains during a funeral ceremony

bier

38. Differentiate between a cadaver and a corpse, by when the terms are used.

cadaver; medical term for a dead human body, A dead human body intended solely for scientific study and dissection. corpse; legal term for a dead human body, deprived of life, but not entirely disintegrated

8. Another name for a visitation

calling hours or wake

4. A monument erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no remains.

cenotaph

2. Traditionally, where does the clergy and the casket bearers stand at a committal service?

clergy-head of the casket casket bearers - foot of the casket

27. Another name for a visitation room.

drawing room reposing room

5. A commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument.

epitaph

11. Which flowers should be placed closest to the casket when arranging flowers for a visitation?

family pieces

32. Differentiate between a formal and informal chapel.

formal chapel; permanent seating informal chapel; chairs that have to be set up

21. The process of placing a deceased body in the ground for burial

inter/interment

20. A desk or podium designed to facilitate the delivery of a lecture or sermon

lectern or pulpit

26. What in another other term used to describe a foyer?

lobby narthex vestibule

6. A mechanical device employed to lower a casket, box or vault into the grave.

lowering device

36. A building with several tombs; a building especially constructed for the entombment of human casketed remains.

mausoleum

30. Give another name for a service folder.

memorial folder

25. Differentiate between a niche and a crypt.

niche; houses cremated remains crypt; houses casketed remains

1. A structure designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not to be immediately interred.

receiving vault

28. A specially designed room in the funeral home where the remains lie in state from the time of embalming until the service, affording complete privacy to the family and friends

reposing room drawing room visitation room

24. The burning chamber of a crematory

retort

39. The term used to describe the person in charge of a cemetery.

sexton

14. Define repose.

to lay to rest or to lay in a place for receiving visitors, such as a visitation

33. When differentiating between a vigil and a wake, which one is the organized service, while the other term is a period of time that may or may not include any organized service?

vigil is organized wake may or may not be