funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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Funeral services for Rodarte remain pending after his body was transported from Marysville to a Placer County funeral home on Thursday.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In a reply letter on March 2, the coroner said the bodies of the deceased must remain in his care, custody and control until an autopsy is completed or the deceased is released to a funeral home.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Typically, bodies are refrigerated at funeral homes or hospitals for one to five days before pathologists examine them.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Deaths are reported to Social Security primarily by states, but also by funeral homes, family members, financial institutions and federal agencies.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In a reply letter on March 2, the coroner said the bodies of the deceased must remain in his care, custody and control until an autopsy is completed or the deceased is released to a funeral home.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Typically, bodies are refrigerated at funeral homes or hospitals for one to five days before pathologists examine them.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Deaths are reported to Social Security primarily by states, but also by funeral homes, family members, financial institutions and federal agencies.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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