as in undertaker
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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Beginning in 2027, the law requires that funeral directors complete an accredited educational program, pass a national board exam and have work experience.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
That data collection typically begins at the hospital when an employee gathers information from the pregnant person and her medical records; funeral directors and medical examiners may also provide information.
—Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Another one passed this year requires funeral directors, embalmers, and cremationists to be licensed by the state.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Arthur Queen, a longtime Baltimore-area funeral director and owner of two funeral homes, died of Parkinson’s disease April 1 at BridgingLife Dove House, a hospice facility in Westminster.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
That data collection typically begins at the hospital when an employee gathers information from the pregnant person and her medical records; funeral directors and medical examiners may also provide information.
—Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 2 July 2024
Another one passed this year requires funeral directors, embalmers, and cremationists to be licensed by the state.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Arthur Queen, a longtime Baltimore-area funeral director and owner of two funeral homes, died of Parkinson’s disease April 1 at BridgingLife Dove House, a hospice facility in Westminster.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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