History of Funeral director in Timeline

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Funeral director

A funeral director, also called an undertaker or mortician, manages funeral rites, requiring licenses in both funeral arranging and embalming. Their duties encompass embalming, burial or cremation arrangements, and organizing funeral ceremonies. Additional responsibilities can include dressing, casketing, and cossetting, contingent on proper licensing. Funeral directors can be employed by a funeral home or operate as independent contractors.

2003: Corporate Ownership of Funeral Homes

In 2003, 15 percent of corporately owned funeral homes in the US were owned by one of three corporations, while the majority were small, independent family-run funeral homes.