Klicker- Chapter 5

Question 1

The rites held at the time of disposition of human remains.

Answer 1

Funeral

Question 2

• One region of the country to another
• Religious requirements
• Personal style of the funeral director

Answer 2

Differences Between Funeral Homes

Question 3

• First and foremost check the appearance of the deceased and make adjustments if necessary
• Check building for cleanliness
• Set temperature at a comfortable setting
• Room for service should be properly prepared (chairs, podium, and microphone)

Answer 3

Funeral Home Staff Should Arrive 1-2 Hours Before the Family

Question 4

• Usually arranged in some numerical order with thoe closest to the deceased in the front
• Arrange so there can be an organized exit
• One or more staff members in parking lot to arrange the cars according to this
• Open car doors for guests whenever possible
• Escort with umbrellas on rainy days

Answer 4

Automobile/Car List

Question 5

• 5-10 minutes to gather these together and give them instructions
• Generally 3 locations and times that the pallbearers are used (director may use them at any of all of the locations).
  
  1. From the funeral home into the hearse
  2. From the hearse into the church and from the church back into the hearse
  3. From the hearse to the grave

Answer 5

Pallbearers

Question 6

• Should be a private room available where he can gather his thoughts, talk with the family, and change into vestments.
• Special space in the procesion reserved
• Staff member should park their car if possible
• Staff member should escort into the funeral home
• Clergy card given

Answer 6

Clergy

Question 7

Contains information about the deceased.

Answer 7

Clergy Card

Question 8

• If no clergy available, some funeral directors conduct this service
• Can include music, a prayer, and final respects from those in attendance
• Immediate family usually leaves last so they can have some privacy in saying their last good-bye
• When the family is ready, funeral director escort them to their cars.

Answer 8

Parting Ceremony

Question 9

• Most families do not stay for this
• Honor family’s request for one or more people to close the casket
• If anything of value is to be left in the casket, good idea to ask the family to designate a person to watch the closing and stay with the casket until it is placed in the hearse.
• Always ask family what is to be removed from the casket and what is to remain
• Not unusual to leave photos, poems, letters, blankets, or personal momentos

Answer 9

Casket Closing- Family

Question 10

• Deceased usually has to be lowered somewhat in the casket before the casket is closed.
• The extendover is arranged on the interior
• Top of the casket is lowered
• If there is a locking mechanism, casket is locked closed.
• Dust off the casket before it enters the hearse

Answer 10

Casket Closing Procedures

Question 11

• Some cities have requirements for these
• Use headlights and flags for every car
• Should be as visible as possible for the safety of everyone
• Some cities have requirements regarding traffic lights
• Use escort service (police or private) to increase the safety

Answer 11

Procession

Question 12

• Instruct drivers on the laws pertaining to funeral processions; consider printing them on a card.
• Drive slowly. The last car in the procession will often fall behind. Then they have to go much faster than the lead car to catch up.
• The biggest problem is the impatience of drivers who aren’t part of the procession who can’t seem to wait for it to pass.

Answer 12

Suggestions to Minimize Risk to Cars in a Funeral Procession (Grayson)

Question 13

• Use revolving amber lights on the roof of the lead vehicle; not as effective on the dashboard
• Use high beams on lights and 4 way flashers
• Use magnetic flags
• Walk to each car before you leave and remind the drivers about lights
• Do not pass stopped school buses
• Give emergency vehicles the right of way
• If going through a toll booth, know the number of cars in the procession, pay for them, use far right booth so you can pull over and wait for everyone to pass through.

Answer 13

Suggestions to Minimize Risk to Cars in a Funeral Procession (Ruggeri)

Question 14

1. Funeral home lead car with clergy
2. Officiating clergy, if she is driving her own car
3. Pallbearers if they are driving together
4. Hearse
5. Closest family member’s car, often this is a limousine supplied by the funeral home
6. Cars as designated by the family
7. If honorary pallbearers or a special group is attending, they usually go between the lead car and the hearse.

Answer 14

Typical Cortege Arrangement

Question 15

• Cars parked in such a way as to ensure an easy and safe depature when the service is over.
• Funeral director leads followed by pallbearers carrying the casket
• Family follows casket into the church
• Church- some clergy meet in back, others at the front by the alter
• Casket is placed according to church customs
• Pall is put into place if used
• Everyone is seated, funeral director leaves Clergy to take over the service
• Some funeral directors stay in the nave, others will wait in the narthex.

Answer 15

Church Service

Question 16

• Funeral director walks to the front of the church and removes the pall.
• Customary to bring deceased into the church and out of the church feet first
• Casket may have to be turned
• Pallbearers and repositioned and the recessional leaves the church in the same order it entered.

Answer 16

Competion of Church Service

Question 17

• Cemetery attendant usually indicates to the funeral director if the casket should be placed on the grave head first or feet first.
• Processional walks to the grave in the same order it walked into the church
• Officiating clergy performs prayers and rituals
• After clergy speaks, funeral director may make a specific announcement to the group that services have ended, or may indicate this by assisting the family to their cars.
• Pallbearers may place flowers on the casket as well as family members
• If funeral home sold vault, funeral director may show the family the vault lid and give a brief explanation of the procedure for sealing the vault.
• Someone from the funeral home should stay at the cemetery until the vault cover has been placed on the vault.

Answer 17

Committal Service