The Functions Of An Undertaker In A Funeral Service

By Gadiv Alvarez

Undertakers, who are also called funeral directors, are people who are next in significance to the family of the deceased and the clergymen when it comes to funeral services. These are people who help you arrange the funeral, right from the start to the end. The job of undertakers is such that they have to be ready anytime of the day and on any day in the year.

Death brings with it numerous decisions, which the bereaved are not able to take instantly in the face of their huge loss. An undertaker is often needed to take such decisions. His responsibilities include deciding the particular time, venue, and manner in which the funeral service will be conducted. In addition to that, the undertaker actually helps you to be able to bear your loss, by merely being there at your service and acting as an organiser of the funeral services, which display the love and respect you hold for the deceased.

The first and foremost step in organising any funeral service is to deliberate upon the time, venue and date of the funeral service, so that the same can be communicated to friends and relatives. Once this is decided, the undertaker assists you in getting the deceased to the funeral site or to the place where he or she is to be finally rested. In case the body is to be buried, the undertaker helps in selecting the right casket for the deceased.

In Addition to this, the undertaker also helps in planning the funeral service, including selecting florists, flowers, church, making arrangements for for transport, food, clergy, music, hymns, headstone and ashes. The wish of the family is always considered in all these preparations so that the deceased receives a funeral service in a manner he or she would have wanted to.

Finally, some undertakers handle the shipment and proper preservation of the body, and can arrange the funeral service in a foreign country if so desired by the family of the deceased.

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