When my Dad passed away, the hospital gave me a little clear bottle with a small yellow ribbon. Inside was a EKG strip with Dad's last recorded heart beats. After the Honor Guard presented us with his flag. I put his flag in a case and tucked his bottle of heart beats in the lower front corner of the frame. It is beautiful.
@@7389 Thank you. My Dad retired from the Navy after 25.6 years of service. He was a Combat Medic during the Vietnam War. He also wore both Navy and Marine uniforms.
That was so very nice. I've never heard of the hospital doing that. My Dad was a WW2 Army Veteran and passed away at home. I was with him because I was doing the hospice medicine. The moment he passed away, his hospital bed crashed down and scared me because I had dozed off. It was very weird because adjustable hospital beds don't just crash down andI had just given him some medicine about 30 minutes before.
In New Zealand where I live almost every funeral I've attended the casket has a name plate on with their full name date of birth and date of death I dont think I've attended one that there wasnt some kind of identification on the casket but I have never heard of the tubes here before I think it's a great idea
This is awesome. I know we all go on and as generations go by we are forgotten little by little. But imagine there is a catastrophic event and our casket is actually considered a second luck to place us back on our "eternal" burial. That's a beautiful thought.
Hello Kari 👋 good morning 🌞.I remember unscrewing the one on my grandma casket when she passed away I remember that metal knob having a little o-ring on it.. I'm having a very rough time my dog Bigfoot passed away yesterday morning he held on till I got up because I had set up most of the night with him and I fell asleep on the couch right above his bed and I woke up to those big brown eyes looking at me so petyful he was looking at me like he was taking in a mental image of me so I got up and got down next to him and was talking and petting him and he simply just stopped like a clock in so glad it was peaceful. He was suffering from aspiration pneumonia again for the fourth time due to his bloating problem he had bloated a few days ago and it caused the problem he hasn't been able to walk since Xmas due to a pinched nerve slipped disc and his nerves in his Lower half were gone he lost his muscles and because the lower half of his body was pretty much dead because he has no muscle and nerves were gone my doctor said that she didn't know how I kept him alive so long but I had to work around the clock with him to do this and nothing she can do about the bloating because the stomach muscles didn't work anymore he took meds to kinda help push everything on through but I had to give him enemas to flush him out he was a very good boy he was my baby he is on the left side of my profile picture he turned 14 years old in March he is a pit bull mixed and Arnold is a beagle and he is 10 years old Xmas past. But anyway he stayed alive till I got up and I set here petting and talking to him and I always give him a big kiss on top of the head or side of the nose and he always kiss back he gave me a big kiss on the nose is the last thing.. dogs are a true blessing .
Thank you for sharing that. I have had the privilege of talking and loving my cat like that when she went. I am going to love my other fur babies just a little more now Big hugs
My mother’s casket had that. When I inquired about it, the funeral director explained to me what it was. He went and had her information typed up and he placed it inside that tube. I guess you have to ask for it to be done because if I hadn’t, more than likely it wouldn’t have been done.
I am pleased that you asked the funeral director of the memory tube and that funeral director explained it to you. It does not hurt to ask questions about something with which you unfamiliar. Not everybody knows everything about funerals.
Interesting..a good idea..especially in states that have hurricanes and flooding..I'm going with cremation..one reason is..I'd hate to think my body escaped my grave..and my loved ones saying..yeah..that sounds like our Gigi..Lol..peace and love Kari 🕊❤
after the videos that I have seen on youtube of caskets and vaults floating down rivers during a flood, I will go with cremation. Hint to those that wish to be buried, make sure you are not "residing" by a river in a high water table area.
I really enjoy all the information you share that goes on behind the funeral process, especially since I have lost 3 family members over the last few years
That is a great idea!! Makes a lot of sense. No one knows what crazy things can happen to the land a cemetery is on. We can't predict floods, sink holes, earthquakes or mud slides. We had an earthquake here in South Dakota like four miles from us just a few months ago...crazy. Thank you for sharing!!
I asked the mortician about how they would identify my sister should anything like that happen. I was told there was a very tight band around her ankle with the information. I have seen the memory tube, as well. Thanks for the info.
My dear Aunt had a memory drawer, that her daughter, my cousin picked out for my Aunt when She died . when I was up at the casket my Cousin asked me if I wanted to write my Aunt a note !! I almost cracked up in her face, and it took all of me not to !! I asked her did she think She was going to read them when She was buried ?? I thought it was a little bit much !! And, I couldn't understand the little flash light going in it , also !! I saw it as an added expense that wasn't needed, plus I thought my cousin lost Her mind, I mean, I knew She was kinda goofy, but this was Nuts !! well, it gave me a good laugh, and I needed it at that point . Thank You for All the information You give Us, and keep it coming !! Luv Ya !!
Really embarrassing moment in my apprenticeship. My grandma’s casket had locks in both corners at the end of the casket. I had assumed that every casket had that and so while closing a casket I pulled of the tube and just stared at. Because I did not know that it was a thing. It was maybe a minute and a half before I put back in because I thought I had just broke a casket.
Talk about embarassing...My friend and unborn baby was murdered and they were cremated together ...At the time I had never seen a urn before...I wanted to donate some money to the family and I saw a little box on the table. I thought it was to donate money in and I was looking for the money slot...Somebody there told me it was my friends urn 😔
Thank you Kari! Yet again I have learned something new! Apparently this was apart of both my parent’s caskets, my brother didn’t think it was important enough to share! Oh well. Hope you had a wonderful Easter 🐣!
Hi Kari.....Just me again wishing you a good summer to come. We put a brass plate on the coffin lid in England. Although if the screws holding the plate go that would be interesting I guess. Your country's idea seems a better one. Hope thr weathers good for you in Michigan....Best! TJ thr DJ xxxxxxx
Thanks, Kari, I can see how if the casket makes it to the sea; bobbing and surfing; you wouldn't want to disturb the body. Very handy to have the tube. When I preplan I will be sure to include one. Robert!
Well, I'll be. I didn't know such a device existed. We learn something new every day. The only device I knew about was the key I have...yeah right. As if I'm ever going to use that key to unlock my mom's casket. Wow! I don't think so!!! Thanks, Kari. Your videos are very enlightning and informative. 👍
I wish that I would have realized the casket memory tube in the years I used to hang around at the funeral home in the 1970s. Maybe not all caskets had the memory tube. Thank you, Kari the morticianess.
This is the first time I heard of this. Wonder why anyone isn't told about it.? My nephew use to work for a funeral home but never mentioned it. Well he's long gone and buried wish I knew about it. Thanks for that information. So I'll remember this but I won't need it for myself, cause my wishes are to be cremated and toss my ashes where I request them at that given time.
Wow! I never know about that! I have always thought that other screw is for holding the casket door. And I know the one where we lock and seal the casket with the tool. Now I wish I had put something in my grandma and grandpa’s but I did put something by their hand. So it’s all good. I even closed their casket and seal the casket closed. Have always want to be funeral helper/assistant. Have always have interests in working for funeral. Thanks for showing.
Yea. Someday I will. But I have question. Am I required to have funeral license to be funeral helper/assistant?? Am I be able to go pick up deceased body from anywhere if I’m just a funeral helper/assistant ?? Or ? I know states varies. But want to know. Thanks! 😀
The funeral service business is a vital one to the community. I hope you will become a valuable asset as a funeral director, or related to a funeral home. It is a dignified business that most other people cannot work in. I hope you will pursue your career goal, and blessings from Great God, Himself.
Interesting. There is a channel, Sidestep Adventures, a couple of fellas explore Georgia back roads and discover lost, abandoned cemeteries. Many of them family cemeteries, some go back 200 years. The families have dispersed, died out or the interred are so far removed in the past that they are simply forgotten. Many times the inscriptions -- if there is a marker at all -- is so worn they are impossible to read. Reminds me of Psalm 103: 15-16 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
That is an excellent device. 100 years from now there may be events that seem unlikely today.... earthquakes in areas not prone to them today, biblical flooding, an asteroid strike, World War III and resultant bombardment/ nuclear attack, etc. Good to think long term on what a cemetery may be exposed to a couple hundred years down the road and the effects on the buried.
it seems like its on the high end price caskets along with the gasket .A simple ideal maybe a serial number on the Casket like they do on a car motor and a database with all the info Just a thought.
Thanks for the video Kari, I've heard of this. I know you said that not all caskets have them, but the ones that do, do you have to ask the funeral director to fill it out with the deceased information or do the automatically do that. How does THAT part work?
I watch a lot of Forensic Files, and it crossed my mind while you were describing this, why not add a very small amount of the deceased's DNA, such as hair with the root attached, or just a tiny speck of the end of the pinky? (no worse than when cutting veggies for dinner). With the increase of murders we have nowadays, it could be very helpful to track down who done it. Also, for those with enough $$, future grandkids could track down their heritage. i.e.= I did my father's dna cheek swab only to find our last name doesn't match the typical haplogroup for our surname. I would love to open my GGG-grandfathers casket to see if his haplogroup matches my dads. I won't, but I wish I could and this way the deceased could be undisturbed.
Nothing surprising we are all appointed to die unexpectedly at a moment in time.. whats impt is if you are prepared to your journey in the next life coz its not over yet, its a choice to make whether eternity in heaven or damnation to death in the lake of fire.
Was wondering how long those tubes have been used .....i live in Scranton Pa and back in 1972 we had a really bad flood and caskets become unearthed did they have em then.....i was maybe 7 and horrified about the stories!!!!
Kari can you give information on donating your body to science? ( cost, where would they ship you, what do they do after they are done with you, are they in short supply)
What do you do when the casket isnt enough or the vault to keep out what would comprimise the body or the info in the tube? Could you even do anything?
My parents went with the El cheapo caskets, so I bet they didn't have one, the funeral home told me they would have my dads death dates engraved but they never did
40 years ago a small piece of paper was included in the tube to be completed by the family. No one bothered to fill them out then. I wonder if they're still included.
Hey Kari. My name is Andy and I'm from Canada. I've always been curious about the functions of funeral homes and want to thank-you for all the behind the scene matters about it. I'll admit I've watched your videos for years but never commented until now. My grandfather died 1996 at the age of 99 entering his 100th year. He did not have a memory tube but had gold plaque engraved his name and secured on the lid by his feet. It may fade away overtime but he's buried in a flat area with no hills and lakes nearby so I'm sure his resting place is safe. In today's funerals, I haven't noticed any name plaques on caskets and most likely have memory tubes. Question I have for you is, have name plaques were used during your time as a director? Any other answers is appreciated. Thank you Kari.
@@KaritheMortician It looks like a name plate you see in offices but it's much smaller. Maybe it's called a casket plate. It's clued on the casket by the feet of it. Does that help? I know there are name plates on the inside during the wake but this one is on the outside.
When my grandparents passed in the early 70's, their caskets had little plates attached to the lids with their names engraved on them. Is this something that isn't done, or available, anymore?
@@KaritheMortician Ok thank you. I personally want a funeral pyre when I go. That would be my choice for a funeral. Thank you for the great content .. very interesting and informative
That's so interesting, I've never heard of this. I don't know if you can answer this. It's an odd question. My parents had a double plot. I assumed it was side by side but it turned out to be one on top of the other. Now my dad died in 1977, my mom in 2017. How deep do they bury the first casket? Because when we buried my mom, the hole was dug by a backhoe and the bottom of the hole had big chunks of wood in it. I had the impression that they smashed my dad's casket and scooped it out. It's just been bothering me, is that possible? How long do caskets last? It was oak if I remember correctly. Is there a standard number of feet they dig? I was expecting to see the top of my dad's casket. I don't see the accuracy with a backhoe being that great and the hole was deeper than I expected.
Seeing your response that they dug into the same grave? So yes it could have been a wooden barrier put in on top of your dad's casket as a marker for them to stop digging.
@@KaritheMortician I like the thought of a wooden barrier more than what I was thinking. When we looked in we didn't see any bones or hardware from his casket, just crushed wood chunks, not tree roots. Thank you that makes me feel a bit better. I was thirteen when my dad died suddenly and really don't know if it was double depth. It just seemed they dug very deep for my mom in 2017.
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When my Dad passed away, the hospital gave me a little clear bottle with a small yellow ribbon. Inside was a EKG strip with Dad's last recorded heart beats. After the Honor Guard presented us with his flag. I put his flag in a case and tucked his bottle of heart beats in the lower front corner of the frame. It is beautiful.
That is so sweet of them to do that. I am grateful to your dad for his service to our country.
@@7389 Thank you. My Dad retired from the Navy after 25.6 years of service. He was a Combat Medic during the Vietnam War. He also wore both Navy and Marine uniforms.
Seriously, what a beautiful thing for the doctor to do. I'm here in tears over this. So happy he thought to do that for you.
I love that ❤❤❤
That was so very nice. I've never heard of the hospital doing that. My Dad was a WW2 Army Veteran and passed away at home. I was with him because I was doing the hospice medicine. The moment he passed away, his hospital bed crashed down and scared me because I had dozed off. It was very weird because adjustable hospital beds don't just crash down andI had just given him some medicine about 30 minutes before.
My Mother-In-Laws casket has one we all wrote I Love You on the back of the information card
BTW First Comment and Like 👍 I think that deserves a Mug LoL JK
That is awesome!
The tubes should be required, sure would save a lot of guess work after floods.
Yes!
It would certainly be a handy thing in areas with a high water table or which are prone to flooding like Louisiana.
There are not that many that happen though to standardize something like that
In New Zealand where I live almost every funeral I've attended the casket has a name plate on with their full name date of birth and date of death
I dont think I've attended one that there wasnt some kind of identification on the casket but I have never heard of the tubes here before I think it's a great idea
Unless you live in New Orleans its pretty much a non issue.
Never knew about memory tubes. Very interesting. I've seen the memory drawers inside the lid of the casket.
Yes. I placed all my notes in them.
Interesting!
I've never heard of nor seen a memory drawer?
Wish I had known about them when my dad passed
me neither first ive heard of em
This is awesome. I know we all go on and as generations go by we are forgotten little by little. But imagine there is a catastrophic event and our casket is actually considered a second luck to place us back on our "eternal" burial. That's a beautiful thought.
I hope so!
Ever nice... and useful in case
Didn’t know that existed
Thanks Kari
You’re welcome 😊
Hello Kari 👋 good morning 🌞.I remember unscrewing the one on my grandma casket when she passed away I remember that metal knob having a little o-ring on it.. I'm having a very rough time my dog Bigfoot passed away yesterday morning he held on till I got up because I had set up most of the night with him and I fell asleep on the couch right above his bed and I woke up to those big brown eyes looking at me so petyful he was looking at me like he was taking in a mental image of me so I got up and got down next to him and was talking and petting him and he simply just stopped like a clock in so glad it was peaceful. He was suffering from aspiration pneumonia again for the fourth time due to his bloating problem he had bloated a few days ago and it caused the problem he hasn't been able to walk since Xmas due to a pinched nerve slipped disc and his nerves in his Lower half were gone he lost his muscles and because the lower half of his body was pretty much dead because he has no muscle and nerves were gone my doctor said that she didn't know how I kept him alive so long but I had to work around the clock with him to do this and nothing she can do about the bloating because the stomach muscles didn't work anymore he took meds to kinda help push everything on through but I had to give him enemas to flush him out he was a very good boy he was my baby he is on the left side of my profile picture he turned 14 years old in March he is a pit bull mixed and Arnold is a beagle and he is 10 years old Xmas past. But anyway he stayed alive till I got up and I set here petting and talking to him and I always give him a big kiss on top of the head or side of the nose and he always kiss back he gave me a big kiss on the nose is the last thing.. dogs are a true blessing .
So sorry to hear about your loss. It’s so hard , they become part of our family, our fur kids, so special!🙏🏻RIP Bigfoot
Thank you for sharing that. I have had the privilege of talking and loving my cat like that when she went. I am going to love my other fur babies just a little more now
Big hugs
🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing. So sorry!!
My mother’s casket had that. When I inquired about it, the funeral director explained to me what it was. He went and had her information typed up and he placed it inside that tube. I guess you have to ask for it to be done because if I hadn’t, more than likely it wouldn’t have been done.
Good Golly!
I'm sorry that happened, But I am glad you asked about it.
Yeah I didn't see it until the grave side service and nothing was on it.
Out Batesville brand caskets have the memory tube..and obviously only metal caskets
It depends on the funeral home
I am pleased that you asked the funeral director of the memory tube and that funeral director explained it to you. It does not hurt to ask questions about something with which you unfamiliar. Not everybody knows everything about funerals.
Next time I go to a funeral, more and more each year I am going to look for that. Have no idea if my parents or father in law had one.
:)
Interesting..a good idea..especially in states that have hurricanes and flooding..I'm going with cremation..one reason is..I'd hate to think my body escaped my grave..and my loved ones saying..yeah..that sounds like our Gigi..Lol..peace and love Kari 🕊❤
Thanks!
after the videos that I have seen on youtube of caskets and vaults floating down rivers during a flood, I will go with cremation. Hint to those that wish to be buried, make sure you are not "residing" by a river in a high water table area.
I really enjoy all the information you share that goes on behind the funeral process, especially since I have lost 3 family members over the last few years
Thanks so much
That is a great idea!! Makes a lot of sense. No one knows what crazy things can happen to the land a cemetery is on. We can't predict floods, sink holes, earthquakes or mud slides. We had an earthquake here in South Dakota like four miles from us just a few months ago...crazy. Thank you for sharing!!
Very interesting I never knew. anything like that exists great information Thanks for sharing Kari
You are welcome
I never talked about the tube with a family. It's kind of like the memory drawer on the Batesville caskets.
Yeah many people actually don't want to use it
FANTASTIC idea !!!
Glad you like it!
I asked the mortician about how they would identify my sister should anything like that happen. I was told there was a very tight band around her ankle with the information. I have seen the memory tube, as well. Thanks for the info.
Yes many places use a name band on the deceased also.
wow that is a cool idea, never new they existed wish all the companies would do this it just makes sense,
Thanks
My dear Aunt had a memory drawer, that her daughter, my cousin picked out for my Aunt when She died . when I was up at the casket my Cousin asked me if I wanted to write my Aunt a note !! I almost cracked up in her face, and it took all of me not to !! I asked her did she think She was going to read them when She was buried ?? I thought it was a little bit much !! And, I couldn't understand the little flash light going in it , also !! I saw it as an added expense that wasn't needed, plus I thought my cousin lost Her mind, I mean, I knew She was kinda goofy, but this was Nuts !! well, it gave me a good laugh, and I needed it at that point . Thank You for All the information You give Us, and keep it coming !! Luv Ya !!
Thanks!
You are just the sweetest most compassionate person. ❤️
You are so kind
Very ingenious idea thank you for bringing this to light
Any time!
Really embarrassing moment in my apprenticeship. My grandma’s casket had locks in both corners at the end of the casket. I had assumed that every casket had that and so while closing a casket I pulled of the tube and just stared at. Because I did not know that it was a thing. It was maybe a minute and a half before I put back in because I thought I had just broke a casket.
Oh no!
Talk about embarassing...My friend and unborn baby was murdered and they were cremated together ...At the time I had never seen a urn before...I wanted to donate some money to the family and I saw a little box on the table. I thought it was to donate money in and I was looking for the money slot...Somebody there told me it was my friends urn 😔
@@tinabernecker4728 Sorry for your loss. Hopefully they helped you find the place for the memorials.
@Sugar Belle I know right ...Glad only one other person saw it
@@emilie6781 Thank you 💕
I so enjoy your broadcast
God blessing your family always
Thanks so much
Great ideas are born from necessity, and this is a great idea.
I think so too!
Great idea
So wonderful to know. 💕
So glad!
I think that’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome
Good to know thx for sharing the knowledge 👍
No problem 👍
That would come in handy in those areas where floods make the caskets float away.
Very much! I've seen some of those floating casket videos after floods. How horrible for the surviving loved ones. 😿
Definitely
Love learning these tidbits from you!!
Glad you like them!
I learned something new today. Thanks!
Glad to hear it!
Thank you Kari! Yet again I have learned something new! Apparently this was apart of both my parent’s caskets, my brother didn’t think it was important enough to share! Oh well. Hope you had a wonderful Easter 🐣!
Thanks for sharing!!
Pretty neat! I had no idea those even existed. Really great idea! 👍
Glad you like them!
It is a great idea!
Yes!
That is very interesting
Thanks
Wow I didn’t know that every time I watch your videos I learn something new & interesting 🤔. 🙏 for that
Glad to hear that!
Hi Kari.....Just me again wishing you a good summer to come. We put a brass plate on the coffin lid in England. Although if the screws holding the plate go that would be interesting I guess. Your country's idea seems a better one. Hope thr weathers good for you in Michigan....Best! TJ thr DJ xxxxxxx
Thanks so much!
Your videos are very interesting.
Thank you very much!
That is an excellent service.
Yes!
@@KaritheMortician I hope you will do your best. Keep in mind, it will likely take some time.
Thanks for explaining - I’ve always wondered about those!
Happy to help!
Thanks, Kari, I can see how if the casket makes it to the sea; bobbing and surfing; you wouldn't want to disturb the body.
Very handy to have the tube. When I preplan I will be sure to include one. Robert!
Thanks
What a great idea.
I think so too!
Well, I'll be. I didn't know such a device existed. We learn something new every day. The only device I knew about was the key I have...yeah right. As if I'm ever going to use that key to unlock my mom's casket. Wow! I don't think so!!! Thanks, Kari. Your videos are very enlightning and informative. 👍
Wonderful!
Ahh there you are, I’ve missed seeing you! Hope everything is going well for you. Thanks so much for the videos, always something interesting! 😊
You are so welcome!
I like this. Never heard of it before 💯💖
Thanks
This is so cool!
:)
That's a totally great idea. I had no idea.
Glad you liked it!
Never heard of these what a great idea!
They are!
never heard of it before ty for info
You are welcome
Cool idea
Thank you! Cheers!
That is very clever!
Indeed!!
I wouldn't want my SSN in a memory tube. At that point, I'm done paying taxes and don't want to be found ;)
:)
Good idea i learn sompthing new every day life is good 😎😎😃👍🏼🙏
Very good!
I wish that I would have realized the casket memory tube in the years I used to hang around at the funeral home in the 1970s. Maybe not all caskets had the memory tube. Thank you, Kari the morticianess.
No they do not
This is the first time I heard of this. Wonder why anyone isn't told about it.? My nephew use to work for a funeral home but never mentioned it. Well he's long gone and buried wish I knew about it. Thanks for that information. So I'll remember this but I won't need it for myself, cause my wishes are to be cremated and toss my ashes where I request them at that given time.
It may not have been available on the brand of casket the funeral home carried.
Another component de-mystified. Thank you Kari🌈
You are so welcome!
YEAH MY MOM CASKET HAD THAT TUBE IN IT HI KARI ✋ HAVE A GOOD DAY LOVE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS 👍
Thanks!
Very interesting!
I think so too!
@@KaritheMortician (:
Wow! I never know about that! I have always thought that other screw is for holding the casket door. And I know the one where we lock and seal the casket with the tool. Now I wish I had put something in my grandma and grandpa’s but I did put something by their hand. So it’s all good. I even closed their casket and seal the casket closed. Have always want to be funeral helper/assistant. Have always have interests in working for funeral. Thanks for showing.
You should seek a job and go for it!
Yea. Someday I will. But I have question. Am I required to have funeral license to be funeral helper/assistant?? Am I be able to go pick up deceased body from anywhere if I’m just a funeral helper/assistant ?? Or ? I know states varies. But want to know. Thanks! 😀
The funeral service business is a vital one to the community. I hope you will become a valuable asset as a funeral director, or related to a funeral home. It is a dignified business that most other people cannot work in. I hope you will pursue your career goal, and blessings from Great God, Himself.
I have heard of them. That is a goo idea because you never know. BTW you look great in this video!
Thank you!!
Interesting.
There is a channel, Sidestep Adventures, a couple of fellas explore Georgia back roads and discover lost, abandoned cemeteries. Many of them family cemeteries, some go back 200 years. The families have dispersed, died out or the interred are so far removed in the past that they are simply forgotten. Many times the inscriptions -- if there is a marker at all -- is so worn they are impossible to read.
Reminds me of Psalm 103: 15-16
As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.
Hello fellow Sidestep Adventures fan !
Very cool I will check it out!!
@@marthakierstead3415 Hi there!
Learned something completely new CV today
Awesome!
Good to know next funeral I go I will take a look at the gasket to see if it have one..
Awesome!
That is an excellent device. 100 years from now there may be events that seem unlikely today.... earthquakes in areas not prone to them today, biblical flooding, an asteroid strike, World War III and resultant bombardment/ nuclear attack, etc. Good to think long term on what a cemetery may be exposed to a couple hundred years down the road and the effects on the buried.
Very true!
Interesting, I never knew that.
Thanks
Pretty kool.
Yeah
Thank you for this information, Kari.
I’d never heard of this. Is this a newer sort for thing?
Not at all
Awesome video!!! I do have a ? How do you wind down a body when the casket is ready to be closed? Can you make a video on this? Thanks so much!!!
Sure thing!
it seems like its on the high end price caskets along with the gasket .A simple ideal maybe a serial number on the Casket like they do on a car motor and a database with all the info Just a thought.
Wooden caskets have it too though
@@KaritheMortician That is good to know. Thank you, Kari the Morticianess. You are doing a terrific job explaining this fact of life on RUclips.
My hubby’s casket had one.
I love it!
Thanks for the video Kari, I've heard of this. I know you said that not all caskets have them, but the ones that do, do you have to ask the funeral director to fill it out with the deceased information or do the automatically do that. How does THAT part work?
No they should do it but not all funeral homes do even
I watch a lot of Forensic Files, and it crossed my mind while you were describing this, why not add a very small amount of the deceased's DNA, such as hair with the root attached, or just a tiny speck of the end of the pinky? (no worse than when cutting veggies for dinner). With the increase of murders we have nowadays, it could be very helpful to track down who done it. Also, for those with enough $$, future grandkids could track down their heritage. i.e.= I did my father's dna cheek swab only to find our last name doesn't match the typical haplogroup for our surname. I would love to open my GGG-grandfathers casket to see if his haplogroup matches my dads. I won't, but I wish I could and this way the deceased could be undisturbed.
That is an interesting idea
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Please do!
Yep I have seen videos of caskets floating after a flood and hoped the caskets had those.
Yes indeed
All Caskets should have to have that,in my opinion.
Thank you
Nothing surprising we are all appointed to die unexpectedly at a moment in time.. whats impt is if you are prepared to your journey in the next life coz its not over yet, its a choice to make whether eternity in heaven or damnation to death in the lake of fire.
I'm gonna do a cost saver, have my SSN painted on the top that glows in the dark
That's a grt idea.is there one in all caskets?
No not in all of them
Never heard of that
:)
I once saw this on an episode of csi apparently if something happens the body in the casket can be identified
Correct
Wow thats reallyneat , I had no idea !!!
Is it common w every casket throughout the years or just recently established ?
I am gonna find out when they started
Was wondering how long those tubes have been used .....i live in Scranton Pa and back in 1972 we had a really bad flood and caskets become unearthed did they have em then.....i was maybe 7 and horrified about the stories!!!!
I am looking for that info
I knew about those but honestly I can't tell you if my dad's casket had that or if it didn't.
I really don't even remember and that was only in 2005.
Gotcha :)
Kari can you give information on donating your body to science? ( cost, where would they ship you, what do they do after they are done with you, are they in short supply)
You have to get accepted by the program ahead so you know exactly where you go. Call your closest med school.
Your very pretty!🌹🌹🌹
Oh thank you!
@@KaritheMortician no mam, thank you!!🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
What do you do when the casket isnt enough or the vault to keep out what would comprimise the body or the info in the tube? Could you even do anything?
Track cemetery records or check the deceased for a tag
My parents went with the El cheapo caskets, so I bet they didn't have one, the funeral home told me they would have my dads death dates engraved but they never did
Great idea! What year did that start?
Not sure but I will check into it and find out
I never realized that caskets had memory tubes!
Not all do but you will now look for them!
@@KaritheMortician Yup and I'll think of you while looking for memory tube! :)
40 years ago a small piece of paper was included in the tube to be completed by the family. No one bothered to fill them out then. I wonder if they're still included.
Interesting
The paper with the information can be laminated to protect it, just in case.
It won't roll up if laminated though
@@KaritheMortician there's very thin lamination, clear contact paper is an alternative 🥰
Is the information sheet laminated?
No it is not
How long has this been in use? Great thing.
At least the 25 years I have been around the business :)
@@KaritheMortician Thank you. I have never heard of them nor do i know if any of my deceased family have had one.
Hey Kari. My name is Andy and I'm from Canada. I've always been curious about the functions of funeral homes and want to thank-you for all the behind the scene matters about it. I'll admit I've watched your videos for years but never commented until now. My grandfather died 1996 at the age of 99 entering his 100th year. He did not have a memory tube but had gold plaque engraved his name and secured on the lid by his feet. It may fade away overtime but he's buried in a flat area with no hills and lakes nearby so I'm sure his resting place is safe. In today's funerals, I haven't noticed any name plaques on caskets and most likely have memory tubes. Question I have for you is, have name plaques were used during your time as a director? Any other answers is appreciated. Thank you Kari.
I don't understand the question I am sorry.
@@KaritheMortician It looks like a name plate you see in offices but it's much smaller. Maybe it's called a casket plate. It's clued on the casket by the feet of it. Does that help? I know there are name plates on the inside during the wake but this one is on the outside.
Just curious Kari, why do caskets have locks? In case it should accidentally be inverted?
Yes just to keep the lid from opening during movement
@@KaritheMortician Such as in transit by hearse, train, aircraft, or even moved from the hearse to the casket stand at the cemetery.
Does a casket eventually fill with water? I've always wondered this?
Yes sometimes
@@KaritheMortician well I'm getting cremated lol.
Roughly what year did the concept of the tube start?
I am trying to get that info from some casket companies
When my grandparents passed in the early 70's, their caskets had little plates attached to the lids with their names engraved on them. Is this something that isn't done, or available, anymore?
Yes some vaults do have a name plate
Never heard of it. Natural burial, no casket and no embalming so right back to the earth.
Is this a practice in the U.S only? I’m in U.K. and think a memory tube is a nice gesture
It is only some
Casket companies
@@KaritheMortician Ok thank you.
I personally want a funeral pyre when I go. That would be my choice for a funeral. Thank you for the great content .. very interesting and informative
That's so interesting, I've never heard of this. I don't know if you can answer this. It's an odd question. My parents had a double plot. I assumed it was side by side but it turned out to be one on top of the other.
Now my dad died in 1977, my mom in 2017. How deep do they bury the first casket? Because when we buried my mom, the hole was dug by a backhoe and the bottom of the hole had big chunks of wood in it.
I had the impression that they smashed my dad's casket and scooped it out. It's just been bothering me, is that possible?
How long do caskets last? It was oak if I remember correctly.
Is there a standard number of feet they dig? I was expecting to see the top of my dad's casket.
I don't see the accuracy with a backhoe being that great and the hole was deeper than I expected.
There would be a concrete vault so you shouldn’t have to worry about your dad. I’m sorry for your loss!
@@elephant_guy2158 not here the caskets are put directly into the ground and buried. There's no concrete involved.
Thank you for sharing
Was it a double depth grave?
Seeing your response that they dug into the same grave? So yes it could have been a wooden barrier put in on top of your dad's casket as a marker for them to stop digging.
@@KaritheMortician I like the thought of a wooden barrier more than what I was thinking.
When we looked in we didn't see any bones or hardware from his casket, just crushed wood chunks, not tree roots. Thank you that makes me feel a bit better.
I was thirteen when my dad died suddenly and really don't know if it was double depth.
It just seemed they dug very deep for my mom in 2017.