Modern Funeral Service

Single unit

In this method, the price on the casket or associated with it included the casket, services, and facilities of the funeral establishment.

Bi-unit

In this method, there was a charge for services and facilities and a separate charge for the casket.

Tri-unit

In this method, there were separate charges for services, facilities, and the casket.

Afternoon and evening

The visitation is traditionally held during what prior to the funeral service?

Afternoon and evening

The visitation is traditionally held during what prior to the funeral service?

Vatican II

Until who was cremation prohibited in most Roman Catholic Churches?

Ritual, scriptures and prayers, funeral sermon and music, committal service

The general pattern of the Protestant funeral services comprises four segments.

Simple, interment as soon as possible, no cremation

Describe Jewish funeral ceremonies.

Mitzvah (good deed)

In the Jewish tradition, the act of covering the grave is seen as the final what?

Counseling or therapy

To avoid misleading the public, funeral homes do not refer to aftercare services as what?

Policy making, management, other staff

Occupational personnel in larger funeral homes is classified into 3 groups.

Whole-man concept

This total-funeral concept makes one person licensed to practice funeral service responsible to a family to try and meet all their needs in relation to the total funeral.

Owner-manager-technician concept

This concept has all the funeral work divided into teams: those who only embalm, direct services, make arrangements, etc.

1970

When did Congress pass OSHA?