FUNERAL DIRECTING 101 SET 3

chevrah kadisha

Hebrew phrase meaning "Holy Society," a group of men or women from the synagogue who care for the dead; they may be referred to by laymen as the "washers;" in the past, took care of all funeral arrangements and preparation for Jewish funerals

chapel

a building or designated area of a building in which services are conducted

certified copy of a death certificate

a legal copy of the original death certificate

christian burial certificate (christian burial permit, priest lines)

a letter or form from a priest stating the eligibility of the deceased for burial in a roman catholic cemetery

chaplain

a person chosen to conduct religious exercises for the military, the chapel of a institution or a fraternal organization

cot

a portable stretcher commonly employed in an ambulance or transfer vehicle for the moving of the sick, injured or deceased

coroner

a public officer whose chief duty is to investigate questionable deaths (also medical examiner)

columbarium

a structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

cemetery

an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the disposition of dead human bodies

common carrier

any carrier required by law to convey passengers or freight without refusal if the approved fare or charge is paid (airline, train, etc)

cash advance

cash advance items may include, but are not limited to, cemetery or crematory services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy, honorarium, flowers, musicians or singers, nurses, obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates; sometimes called an accommodation or cash disbursement

contemporary funeral rite

funeral observances that reflect present day (modern) influences in lieu of (or in addition to or as part of) the traditional ceremonies

cortege

historical reference for funeral procession

cardinal

in the roman catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon bishops making them princes of the church

casket-bearers (pallbearers)

one who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral service and at the committal service

committal service

that portion of the funeral that is conducted at the place of disposition of dead human bodies

celebrant

the officiant who celebrates the mass in the roman catholic church

chancel

the portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy; area behind the altar or communion rail

cremated remains

the result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragment by intense heat