When my mother died, we were on our way to the cemetery with a police escort. Three elderly men were sitting in rocking chairs and they stood up, took off their hats and lowered their head until the whole procession went by. My sister and went back after the ceremony at the cemetery to thank them and give them a hug, but they weren’t there any longer. We had no idea who they were and it was so amazing
Respect is what they were taught. If I am walking and a funeral procession goes by me I stop and lower my head and pray for the deceased, family members, and their friends.
People down south have always done that . if a funeral procession comes people in the south will stop whatever they are doing , remove their hat and wait for the procession to pass , then resume whatever it was they were doing .
That’s beautiful. I buried my mom 4 days ago and some idiot squeezed his way into the procession while leaving a gas station. It wasn’t a huge procession so I couldn’t understand why he couldn’t just wait 10 seconds.
Most of my family and relatives are buried in the same cemetery and I liked walking thru the cemetery to read their headstones and to find out their dates of birth and death!!!
My son was a proud Marine. The goverment paid for anything we wanted. Even the eagles that we picked out to go on the corners of the casket they did pay for. Before he was buried we took them off and gave them to family members. It was a beautiful service.
I'd never heard of the last radio call. But as soon as you mentioned police, fire and first responders, I immediately got it. I teared up right with you. My grandfather was a volunteer fireman for years in his small town. Everyone loved and respected him for his kindness and work ethic. We didn't have a last radio call, but his procession did travel under American flags fastened to ladders. My grandmother passed away many years before him. I remember her casket being driven to the cemetery on a fire truck. They were both lifetime residents of their town, respected and loved by many.
I love cemeteries, always have. Especially the old ones. My children used to groan if we were driving in the countryside and would go past a small cemetery as I always had to stop and walk through it. Here in Australia so many old cemeteries have the graves of early settlers so quite fascinating
My brother is a retired sergeant with our local county police. He and his wife lost their 5 day old baby from sepsis. I have never seen so many police officers saluting the family as we left the funeral and we’re on the way to the cemetery. They were all different places between the funeral home and the cemetery. They really are like brothers. Also, we have been taught to pull over (on either side of the road) for a funeral procession, or at least in the south.
@@KaritheMortician It was one of the hardest times I had ever been through in my life. I lived next door to my brother so I am very close to my nieces and nephews. I think of him everyday. I’m sure you can understand having been through what you have, as well.
Very interesting about floating caskets. I live in Louisiana. I’m in north Louisiana so it really isn’t an issue, but South Louisiana is a completely different story. Especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is below sea level. So if a family chooses to bury a loved one under ground they are made very aware of the fact that if there is flooding or a hurricane the casket most likely will come out of the grave at least to some extent. The predicted death toll during Katrina was a big part of this. A lot of the dead found were actually people who had already died and come out of the ground. The medical examiners had to sort through and figure out who was who and also identify the bodies that had come out of the ground and try to get them back to who they belonged to. That’s why there are soooo many mausoleums and single above ground burials there. Those cemeteries are absolutely fascinating and there are actually guided tours through them.
Kari Northey I found it completely fascinating. I’ve read as much as I can get my hands on about all of it. My family thinks I’m crazy! Lol. The whole process is just very interesting to me. Especially with me being so close to all of it.
I've got you an answer for the reason that the had is always on the Left end of the casket. I spoke with other colleagues at the funeral home I work at, and their answer is that the viewing side of the face is traditionally the right side of the face, and they could give no other explanation. I later spoke with a very good friend who has been in the funeral service for more than 55 years. He gave a much more detailed explanation. This falls in line with the Christian faith of Christ coming from the East on the day of the Resurrection. If you were to walk up to a body to view that was facing East with the lid behind them you will view them facing north. The sun rises in the East and sets in the West. The north is considered dark. Darkness represents mourning, Loss, and death. Therefore we are symbolically facing death, with the reassurance of eternal life, and the promised resurrection of the body.
Another wonderful video Kari! I love visiting cemeteries, particularly old ones. The beauty and history within. I do yield to a funeral procession, as people SHOULD do. You know my fascination in the funeral industry, and I love the horse-drawn, black hearse from the old days. I also love top hats (one in which I own from England) and fountain pens. Look forward to your next video Kari!
Kari Northey I very much love the old English traditions, and England itself! Before I go, I must visit England to visit the old, historical buildings. I also want to visit Ireland to visit the very old castles. I have such a fascination with old buildings, and the history behind each!
You would think that a manufacturer would come up with a casket with reversible lids to help with trauma cases. Like if the lids could be easily removed from one side and bolted to the other with minimal tools.
The veteran without a casket at the service -- why didn't they use a rental casket? Don't most funeral homes have those or could arrange to borrow one?
Kari that was very nicely done. If I may here are some replies concerning certain subjects covered. •First, for the veteran who was on the table. In our mortuary he would have been GIVEN, if necessary a cremation container that can count as a "casket" for the viewing and funeral. For us this is the full sized corrugated cardboard box that looks like a big shoe box. We would have lined it, provided a pillow in a clean pillow case, and draped the flag properly. If the idea was to see him then the flag is tugged down toward the feet about 24" and the striped end would be folded up enough to keep the flag off the floor. We would have set his features and perhaps done some decent basics. (We serve the families, not just the almighty dollar.) The family would have had SOMETHING decent. Not a nothing. Giving is a good part of our business. *Note! There are several regulations about US Flag use. If this veteran was laying ON the flag that is very wrong. With the exception of a casket the flag is never to be "draped or bunted." But other than on a casket it is always to hang free. Not gathered etc. •In the US, the Veterans Administration ONLY pays for the funerals of dervicemen killed in action overseas. Otherwise there is a short list of what they will do for you: -Free US burial size flag -Free grave marker. There are styles to choose from. -Free grave, grave opening and closing IN a National Cemetery. -Note that there are numerous national cemeteries, NOT just Arlington. In California there are at least two. •In my little county two of our cemeteries have Vererans' Sections. In these it is the gift of the county to give the Veteran and Spouse free graves. The charges for opening and closing the grave still apply. •The key to clarity of benefits is always to ask.
When my Dad passed we were leaving the church in a procession and someone cut in. My cousin who was an out of state trooper, not in uniform, got out of his car and gave the driver a short lecture that was probably never forgotten. My brother in law passed this past year. He was a police officer and let me say if you have or have not heard the last call it tears you up. Thanks for enlightening us once again or should I say educating us. 2/2023
In both Oklahoma and Texas it is required by law to pull over and stop for a funeral procession. The Episcopal Church also uses the funeral pall over the casket. The casket must be closed before it enters the church and is covered until it is processed out to go to the cemetery. There are no flowers allowed on a funeral pall either.
If a 9 mth pregnant woman passes away and the baby hadn't been delivered. Would you guys take the baby out and put it in the casket or would she be buried still pregnant? For embalming purposes I'm sure you have to remove and embalm the baby as well but i always wondered this as I never had that happen when I worked in the funeral home.
I LOVE going to the cemetery! I have been to over 380 cemeteries. Find A Grave is awesome! I have a theory why the head is on the left side. Most people are right handed. It would be easier for the cosmetologist and undertaker to do their work.
I use Find A Grave as well. In our case, we were researching our family history, and I somehow found it. We have used it to visit cemeteries where our ancestors or relatives are buried, and we also can see pictures of what the grave looks like, so we can look for it. We can also get directions so we know how to get there.
I notice in the south that the entire casket area above ground is covered with a marble or concrete slab. Curious as to why that is practiced in the southern states.
FWIW these aren't unusual in older Northern cemeteries of the Philly/NYC area (Christ Church Burying Ground in Philly has a few, ditto Trinity Church's cemetery in lower Manhattan) although they're less common b/c they're expensive and you also see a lot of chest and table monuments. I assumed it was because of the greater expense but that doesn't explain regional differences terribly well. The only other thing I can think of is that since many cemeteries require flat tombstones/markers for ease of lawnmowing newer cemeteries where people want a more elaborate or detailed monument may effectively require a ledger
I love your channel. I'm a new subscriber and iv learned so much from your videos. Some of my family are intrested in getting into the funreal business and I'm going to recommend your channel to them. I think they would really enjoy it.
One time I ended up in a procession by accident. There wasn’t an escort and the Hearse had passed by before I turned on the street. Felt like a jerk, and got out of the way the second I realized what was going on.
one of my family members and a local Funeral Director served together in Korea as Morticians embalming deceased soldiers. In 1980 I opened my Flower Shop and that Funeral Director took me under his wing and I learned another prespective to Funeral Flowers. Mr. Johnson told me that Americans are to large to fit in a toe pincher coffin. He said many folks either would fit or he believed we might fall through the bottom. It doesn’t appear that a large man or woman would fit under the coffin lid. I loved your episode when you worked in Great Britian.... You were as cute as a button in the Top hat....
I’m from New England and we had a procession to the cemetery from the church that toured where my mom grew up- 1st house, a bridge she dented w/ her vw bug, where she met my dad & where she went to high school- she died young & my cousin who was very close to my mom was the town fire Chief, but Ive always felt like every other funeral since that didn’t have a procession was kinda empty- Idk- traditions important to me.
@@KaritheMortician So it was an African American cemetery from the 1800's that had been vandalized. We were working with the Forest Service to restore what headstones we could. We also did a magnetometer survey since there was very little metal used in the coffins magnetometer images came out beautifully. On the final image you could see graves that we didn't know were there because they were no longer marked due to the use of wood for makers. And all of the graves were generally facing east. So we know that they were using sun not the other graves to orientate the cemetery. If you looked at just the head stones you couldn't tell so it was the mapping of each grave that allowed us to see that pattern.
As far as the procession laws goes Georgia has the exact same laws. Police presence is very common to escort. I too enjoy walking thru cemeteries. The history and the architecture is awesome.
I live in Minnesota and have seen the motorcycle processions you're talking about. They're really neat! Those guys will even go out in below zero weather. They are FEARLESS!
Have you had any cool requests for funerals. I remember seeing a few years ago on the news where a man was buried sitting on his motorcycle in a glass case.
I've been to the graves of ancestors that I've never met. I talk to them and tell them the stories that their children and grandchildren have told to me. It is a big deal for me. I need to ask them some hard questions. There are some of them that still have a single burial plot open. Would they be OK if I'm buried with them so I can donate the multiple burial plots that I'll never use to the poor. Sounds crazy I know..but I'll know the answers when I next visit their graves.
A pall is ONLY a cloth laid over the casket in a house of worship. What about a flag that is draped over the casket to recognise military service. Should that NOT be on the casket when it enters a house of worship?
Kari Northery......I have a question......bothered me forever..dear of being embalmed and not decaesed....like being in coma..ect.....did yall hook bodys up to ekgs ect to make a person is indeed deceased before starting the embalming processs..
The Marine Corps we call the team that carries the casket, Body Barriers. They are a special team that trains every day for military funerals. It is a two-year duty station in WDC 8th and I.
I know from my grandson's funeral, baby caskets are buried without vaults. How can adult caskets float out of the vault? Isn't the vault lid very heavy?
TRADITION should be followed I agree, however, our legislators have removed most if not all of them and everyone is in such a hurry they ignore them for funerals and processions. Laws have changed here to the point that by observing traditions you can be charged for observing them. A SHAME in my opinion...
Are there special classes in body restoration art in mortuary school? Over my years, I have seen some fantastic restorative work that I know took some time and artful technique by some very talented morticians. Was just wondering if this is taught or something mastered over time.
And it says in the Massachusetts driver’s manual that it’s prohibited to break into and disrupt a funeral procession. I saw a funeral procession where someone disrupted it in a traffic circle, and a car in the procession had to slam on their brakes, and the car that was behind it almost slammed into it. The thing is people are in such a hurry, anymore, and people don’t remember that part of the driver training, after they pass the driver’s test.
Interesting set of commentaries...and experiences...Ms Kari As a kid, I was a friend of the girl whose family ran the funderal home whch provied for my father and mother's last rites and funeral. much later..used to visit the place almost diaily, learned a bit about their business...did find out I didn't want to be in that occupation. And Yeah, my father had bought a 4 space burrial plot facing East and the rising sun, cemetary on the hilltop,, instead of on the flood plain...grins. Yes had seen videos of things like floating caskets as a resulting in being displaced by floods. Personally I could care less about burial and funerals...opting for direct cremation, no funeral, and I don't care what happens to the cremains either, though there is space in the burial plot for myself and my sister (haven't been back since my father passed, even to look at the gravesite!). and I sold his house. Just a FYI - Since I hated that !@#$%^&*&^%$#@! mill town, I refuse to be interred there! Yes, I was told not to cut into a funeral procession...just common courtesy...knew about common courtesy and traffic regulations, funeral parlours...early in life, had so many relatives who passed away...and the funerals. I had once lived across the street from a funeral home...and there was a woman who waited daily for each funeral, then stood and yelled and waved and "hooted" at the procession...we called her "feeble-minded Gertie"...remember her yet doing that...think she was sent to a confinement institution...heard she had died there. Also...once had a firend with the last name of "Warmbier"...grins...can think of a number of derivations of THAT...bier being soething you place a casket on!
@@KaritheMortician No problem Kari. You are both beautiful and professional and more than me should be telling you these compliments because you deserve them.
When a plot is purchased, will they put the first coffin down much deeper in order for other coffins to go on top? I am in Scotland and some of my family graves have 3 or 4 people in. Thanks x
For veterans here in Arizona they either call the local military base, American Legion or a Veterans of Foreign Wars if they run into a problem like that, for them to just wash there hands of the matter, is very disrespectful.
Last calls always make me bawl. They call their badge number like 3 times, then they announce badge number whatever, no response. End of watch and date of the officers death. Then something like thank you for your service, we’ve got it from here.
I was studying to become a Mortician and Didn't finished cause it was expensive..I would love to keep studying.but I can't find a college around my area NY..do you know a college ? would like to finished it .
I am having difficulty with my oldest daughter passing away from LUPUS at 46.... and being cremated... I am 64 and really having difficulty. Recommendations
So sorry for your loss! The good news is "your daughter is with you in Spirit! Only her physical body is gone! Go to a place in your house, like bedroom or a quite place outside and sit always facing the direction you are silently talking to her from consistently. She will then be facing you all the time! It will help you with that one sentence" l can't believe your gone " Do this please,it has helped me and I am more at peace with things now! God Bless, I am in my 60's too! I know how lonely we all get sometimes! 🌹
I always talk to my parents and my ex-husband and soulmate sitting on my bed facing the left side and looking up! My soulmate comes to me in my dreams and my mother appeared to me as a thirty something in my kitchen door one day! IT'S a amazing!
Kari, if a person dies on their back, how long does it take for their ears to turn black/ dark purple? I really appreciate your channel, btw. Thank you.
How about common sense or respect for the dead. Every time a funeral passes me, I’ll let them pass no matter how many cars. And will always do the sign of the cross for the dead. I didn’t have to take a class for respect to the family……. Geeeezzz. What are we coming too these days!,,
When my mother died, we were on our way to the cemetery with a police escort. Three elderly men were sitting in rocking chairs and they stood up, took off their hats and lowered their head until the whole procession went by. My sister and went back after the ceremony at the cemetery to thank them and give them a hug, but they weren’t there any longer. We had no idea who they were and it was so amazing
Respect is what they were taught. If I am walking and a funeral procession goes by me I stop and lower my head and pray for the deceased, family members, and their friends.
People down south have always done that . if a funeral procession comes people in the south will stop whatever they are doing , remove their hat and wait for the procession to pass , then resume whatever it was they were doing .
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That’s beautiful. I buried my mom 4 days ago and some idiot squeezed his way into the procession while leaving a gas station. It wasn’t a huge procession so I couldn’t understand why he couldn’t just wait 10 seconds.
I love walking through cemeteries and reading the headstones... It's so peaceful too and relaxing
Kari Northey it really is
I like it also but at times I get so sad.
Most of my family and relatives are buried in the same cemetery and I liked walking thru the cemetery to read their headstones and to find out their dates of birth and death!!!
Same, here. I live in New England, I am the eleventh generation of my family in this area. Every cematary around here has my family members in it.
me too
My son was a proud Marine. The goverment paid for anything we wanted. Even the eagles that we picked out to go on the corners of the casket they did pay for. Before he was buried we took them off and gave them to family members. It was a beautiful service.
@@KaritheMortician yes.
Semper Fi ❤️
My brother was a proud marine and the marines sent a huge arrangement for my mom’s funeral 4 days ago. I know she would’ve been so proud of that.
He deserved all that you gave him and more. Thank him for his service and sacrifice
The procession: It's paying respect not only for the dead, it's for the families as well.
Taps and last call always bring a tear to my eyes. Just hearing you talk about it, caused me to water up.
I'd never heard of the last radio call. But as soon as you mentioned police, fire and first responders, I immediately got it. I teared up right with you.
My grandfather was a volunteer fireman for years in his small town. Everyone loved and respected him for his kindness and work ethic.
We didn't have a last radio call, but his procession did travel under American flags fastened to ladders. My grandmother passed away many years before him.
I remember her casket being driven to the cemetery on a fire truck. They were both lifetime residents of their town, respected and loved by many.
I love cemeteries, always have. Especially the old ones. My children used to groan if we were driving in the countryside and would go past a small cemetery as I always had to stop and walk through it. Here in Australia so many old cemeteries have the graves of early settlers so quite fascinating
My brother is a retired sergeant with our local county police. He and his wife lost their 5 day old baby from sepsis. I have never seen so many police officers saluting the family as we left the funeral and we’re on the way to the cemetery. They were all different places between the funeral home and the cemetery. They really are like brothers. Also, we have been taught to pull over (on either side of the road) for a funeral procession, or at least in the south.
I bet that was heartbreaking
@@KaritheMortician It was one of the hardest times I had ever been through in my life. I lived next door to my brother so I am very close to my nieces and nephews. I think of him everyday. I’m sure you can understand having been through what you have, as well.
Very interesting about floating caskets. I live in Louisiana. I’m in north Louisiana so it really isn’t an issue, but South Louisiana is a completely different story. Especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is below sea level. So if a family chooses to bury a loved one under ground they are made very aware of the fact that if there is flooding or a hurricane the casket most likely will come out of the grave at least to some extent. The predicted death toll during Katrina was a big part of this. A lot of the dead found were actually people who had already died and come out of the ground. The medical examiners had to sort through and figure out who was who and also identify the bodies that had come out of the ground and try to get them back to who they belonged to. That’s why there are soooo many mausoleums and single above ground burials there. Those cemeteries are absolutely fascinating and there are actually guided tours through them.
Kari Northey I found it completely fascinating. I’ve read as much as I can get my hands on about all of it. My family thinks I’m crazy! Lol. The whole process is just very interesting to me. Especially with me being so close to all of it.
I can’t stand the fact that people get treated like crap when it comes down to money
How is that different from any stage of life?
I've got you an answer for the reason that the had is always on the Left end of the casket. I spoke with other colleagues at the funeral home I work at, and their answer is that the viewing side of the face is traditionally the right side of the face, and they could give no other explanation. I later spoke with a very good friend who has been in the funeral service for more than 55 years. He gave a much more detailed explanation. This falls in line with the Christian faith of Christ coming from the East on the day of the Resurrection. If you were to walk up to a body to view that was facing East with the lid behind them you will view them facing north. The sun rises in the East and sets in the West. The north is considered dark. Darkness represents mourning, Loss, and death. Therefore we are symbolically facing death, with the reassurance of eternal life, and the promised resurrection of the body.
That's very beautiful! Thank you for sharing this!
We are a law enforcement family. The last call and bagpipes are the most emotional part of the service. They also do last calls for retirement.
I just listened to a few final radio calls on RUclips iv never herd of these people and I was in tears so moving .
Another wonderful video Kari! I love visiting cemeteries, particularly old ones. The beauty and history within. I do yield to a funeral procession, as people SHOULD do. You know my fascination in the funeral industry, and I love the horse-drawn, black hearse from the old days. I also love top hats (one in which I own from England) and fountain pens. Look forward to your next video Kari!
Kari Northey I very much love the old English traditions, and England itself! Before I go, I must visit England to visit the old, historical buildings. I also want to visit Ireland to visit the very old castles. I have such a fascination with old buildings, and the history behind each!
Kari Northey OMG Kari, I LOVE this! Very traditional and classy! ruclips.net/video/B5sjmLBGc3Q/видео.html
You would think that a manufacturer would come up with a casket with reversible lids to help with trauma cases. Like if the lids could be easily removed from one side and bolted to the other with minimal tools.
With regards to what you call someone who has died, you usually say “person” which is lovely 😊
The veteran without a casket at the service -- why didn't they use a rental casket? Don't most funeral homes have those or could arrange to borrow one?
Kari that was very nicely done. If I may here are some replies concerning certain subjects covered.
•First, for the veteran who was on the table. In our mortuary he would have been GIVEN, if necessary a cremation container that can count as a "casket" for the viewing and funeral. For us this is the full sized corrugated cardboard box that looks like a big shoe box. We would have lined it, provided a pillow in a clean pillow case, and draped the flag properly. If the idea was to see him then the flag is tugged down toward the feet about 24" and the striped end would be folded up enough to keep the flag off the floor.
We would have set his features and perhaps done some decent basics. (We serve the families, not just the almighty dollar.) The family would have had SOMETHING decent. Not a nothing. Giving is a good part of our business.
*Note! There are several regulations about US Flag use. If this veteran was laying ON the flag that is very wrong.
With the exception of a casket the flag is never to be "draped or bunted." But other than on a casket it is always to hang free. Not gathered etc.
•In the US, the Veterans Administration ONLY pays for the funerals of dervicemen killed in action overseas. Otherwise there is a short list of what they will do for you:
-Free US burial size flag
-Free grave marker. There are styles to choose from.
-Free grave, grave opening and closing IN a National Cemetery. -Note that there are numerous national cemeteries, NOT just Arlington. In California there are at least two.
•In my little county two of our cemeteries have Vererans' Sections. In these it is the gift of the county to give the Veteran and Spouse free graves. The charges for opening and closing the grave still apply.
•The key to clarity of benefits is always to ask.
When my Dad passed we were leaving the church in a procession and someone cut in. My cousin who was an out of state trooper, not in uniform, got out of his car and gave the driver a short lecture that was probably never forgotten. My brother in law passed this past year. He was a police officer and let me say if you have or have not heard the last call it tears you up. Thanks for enlightening us once again or should I say educating us. 2/2023
lol love it
In both Oklahoma and Texas it is required by law to pull over and stop for a funeral procession.
The Episcopal Church also uses the funeral pall over the casket. The casket must be closed before it enters the church and is covered until it is processed out to go to the cemetery. There are no flowers allowed on a funeral pall either.
This is not true. At least in Texas.
You can get a ticket in Ohio for cutting in front of funeral.
If a 9 mth pregnant woman passes away and the baby hadn't been delivered. Would you guys take the baby out and put it in the casket or would she be buried still pregnant? For embalming purposes I'm sure you have to remove and embalm the baby as well but i always wondered this as I never had that happen when I worked in the funeral home.
They remove the baby ....then after baby and mom or embalmed they usually put baby in mom's arms..
The one that impresses me the most is a military funeral is the old guard the way they take the casket out of the Hearst.
I'm going to be starting mortuary school and you have been a great inspiration for me , so wish me luck 🙏
Best of luck! That is awesome!
I LOVE going to the cemetery! I have been to over 380 cemeteries. Find A Grave is awesome!
I have a theory why the head is on the left side. Most people are right handed. It would be easier for the cosmetologist and undertaker to do their work.
I use Find A Grave as well. In our case, we were researching our family history, and I somehow found it. We have used it to visit cemeteries where our ancestors or relatives are buried, and we also can see pictures of what the grave looks like, so we can look for it. We can also get directions so we know how to get there.
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I notice in the south that the entire casket area above ground is covered with a marble or concrete slab. Curious as to why that is practiced in the southern states.
FWIW these aren't unusual in older Northern cemeteries of the Philly/NYC area (Christ Church Burying Ground in Philly has a few, ditto Trinity Church's cemetery in lower Manhattan) although they're less common b/c they're expensive and you also see a lot of chest and table monuments. I assumed it was because of the greater expense but that doesn't explain regional differences terribly well. The only other thing I can think of is that since many cemeteries require flat tombstones/markers for ease of lawnmowing newer cemeteries where people want a more elaborate or detailed monument may effectively require a ledger
I'm from UK and all caskets I have seen are full top ones, we don't tend to have the half-closed ones like yourselves.
we also tend to have 6 family members carry our coffin/casket or pallbearers from the funeral directors.
They do last calls for police K-9 dogs too.
Such a sad moment
I love your channel. I'm a new subscriber and iv learned so much from your videos. Some of my family are intrested in getting into the funreal business and I'm going to recommend your channel to them. I think they would really enjoy it.
Just s random comment. A friend of mine.a motor head , was buried Saturday, his casket was like a 55 Chevrolet. 😊😊 even had the wheels .
You truly answered me. I admire this
Hi i live in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪.. We only have coffins ⚰️ here don’t have caskets here at all never even saw one love your videos 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
Wow! Learned so much!!!
One time I ended up in a procession by accident. There wasn’t an escort and the Hearse had passed by before I turned on the street. Felt like a jerk, and got out of the way the second I realized what was going on.
If people keep too far of a distance you may not realize until too late
one of my family members and a local Funeral Director served together in Korea as Morticians embalming deceased soldiers. In 1980 I opened my Flower Shop and that Funeral Director took me under his wing and I learned another prespective to Funeral Flowers. Mr. Johnson told me that Americans are to large to fit in a toe pincher coffin. He said many folks either would fit or he believed we might fall through the bottom. It doesn’t appear that a large man or woman would fit under the coffin lid. I loved your episode when you worked in Great Britian.... You were as cute as a button in the Top hat....
Thank you for sharing!! I bet the stories that you have shared have been amazing!
Good information; great background; good example of what a professional funeral individual wears.
Yes!!
That last call is so sad. When you mentioned it here it brought tears to my eyes. Its so moving to experience that.
So true!
I’m from New England and we had a procession to the cemetery from the church that toured where my mom grew up- 1st house, a bridge she dented w/ her vw bug, where she met my dad & where she went to high school- she died young & my cousin who was very close to my mom was the town fire Chief, but Ive always felt like every other funeral since that didn’t have a procession was kinda empty- Idk- traditions important to me.
What a cool thing!!
End of watch calls choke me up too😞.
I like to walk in cemeteries. They are very peaceful, and I pay my respects while I am there also.
Thank you for some awesome information, very interesting. Stay safe young lady.👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
In the part about foreign lands, I’m surprised you said about getting the person back rather than the body.
Why?
I've surveyed a historic cemetery and mapped in the graves and you can see the subtle change of east based on the time of year.
@@KaritheMortician So it was an African American cemetery from the 1800's that had been vandalized. We were working with the Forest Service to restore what headstones we could. We also did a magnetometer survey since there was very little metal used in the coffins magnetometer images came out beautifully. On the final image you could see graves that we didn't know were there because they were no longer marked due to the use of wood for makers. And all of the graves were generally facing east. So we know that they were using sun not the other graves to orientate the cemetery. If you looked at just the head stones you couldn't tell so it was the mapping of each grave that allowed us to see that pattern.
I wonder if it’s simply because we read from left to right!
As far as the procession laws goes Georgia has the exact same laws. Police presence is very common to escort. I too enjoy walking thru cemeteries. The history and the architecture is awesome.
I live in Minnesota and have seen the motorcycle processions you're talking about. They're really neat! Those guys will even go out in below zero weather. They are FEARLESS!
Have you had any cool requests for funerals. I remember seeing a few years ago on the news where a man was buried sitting on his motorcycle in a glass case.
40 Ounce this happened in Ohio.
I love the lone train sound in the background.
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I've been to the graves of ancestors that I've never met. I talk to them and tell them the stories that their children and grandchildren have told to me. It is a big deal for me. I need to ask them some hard questions. There are some of them that still have a single burial plot open. Would they be OK if I'm buried with them so I can donate the multiple burial plots that I'll never use to the poor. Sounds crazy I know..but I'll know the answers when I next visit their graves.
A pall is ONLY a cloth laid over the casket in a house of worship. What about a flag that is draped over the casket to recognise military service. Should that NOT be on the casket when it enters a house of worship?
Kari Northery......I have a question......bothered me forever..dear of being embalmed and not decaesed....like being in coma..ect.....did yall hook bodys up to ekgs ect to make a person is indeed deceased before starting the embalming processs..
The Marine Corps we call the team that carries the casket, Body Barriers. They are a special team that trains every day for military funerals. It is a two-year duty station in WDC 8th and I.
Thank you for sharing that!
I know from my grandson's funeral, baby caskets are buried without vaults. How can adult caskets float out of the vault? Isn't the vault lid very heavy?
TRADITION should be followed I agree, however, our legislators have removed most if not all of them and everyone is in such a hurry they ignore them for funerals and processions. Laws have changed here to the point that by observing traditions you can be charged for observing them. A SHAME in my opinion...
my family cemetery is Historic in Arkansas its 1800 early
Very cool
I still remember the 1st procession I was in. I saw exactly what she explained!!
Are there special classes in body restoration art in mortuary school? Over my years, I have seen some fantastic restorative work that I know took some time and artful technique by some very talented morticians. Was just wondering if this is taught or something mastered over time.
Yes there are!
Ohio and California teach procession laws in drivers ed
Kari Northey totally agree with you there, it shouldnt have to be a law it should be a respect thing
And it says in the Massachusetts driver’s manual that it’s prohibited to break into and disrupt a funeral procession. I saw a funeral procession where someone disrupted it in a traffic circle, and a car in the procession had to slam on their brakes, and the car that was behind it almost slammed into it. The thing is people are in such a hurry, anymore, and people don’t remember that part of the driver training, after they pass the driver’s test.
Interesting set of commentaries...and experiences...Ms Kari
As a kid, I was a friend of the girl whose family ran the funderal home whch provied for my father and mother's last rites and funeral. much later..used to visit the place almost diaily, learned a bit about their business...did find out I didn't want to be in that occupation.
And Yeah, my father had bought a 4 space burrial plot facing East and the rising sun, cemetary on the hilltop,, instead of on the flood plain...grins. Yes had seen videos of things like floating caskets as a resulting in being displaced by floods.
Personally I could care less about burial and funerals...opting for direct cremation, no funeral, and I don't care what happens to the cremains either, though there is space in the burial plot for myself and my sister (haven't been back since my father passed, even to look at the gravesite!). and I sold his house.
Just a FYI - Since I hated that !@#$%^&*&^%$#@! mill town, I refuse to be interred there! Yes, I was told not to cut into a funeral procession...just common courtesy...knew about common courtesy and traffic regulations, funeral parlours...early in life, had so many relatives who passed away...and the funerals.
I had once lived across the street from a funeral home...and there was a woman who waited daily for each funeral, then stood and yelled and waved and "hooted" at the procession...we called her "feeble-minded Gertie"...remember her yet doing that...think she was sent to a confinement institution...heard she had died there.
Also...once had a firend with the last name of "Warmbier"...grins...can think of a number of derivations of THAT...bier being soething you place a casket on!
Tradition of ( pulling over) I think Began in my State.
Very informative my friend. By the way you are looking very professional and beautiful today.
@@KaritheMortician No problem Kari. You are both beautiful and professional and more than me should be telling you these compliments because you deserve them.
@@KaritheMortician Your more than welcome.
I love your information
Can you still be use a coffin made of wood ..like the amish
Yes of course
I love to wander around cemetarirs
They are peaceful
Either Last Radio Call or End Of Watch.
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Kari you’re soooo AWESOME AND AMAZING 😍🙏🏾😘⚰️⚰️🪦🪦
I love the routine and danci g to the funeral
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Is there a way to identify cremated remains when found in rivers, etc?
Very informational video.!! New subbie here.!
Hi Kari, what's the difference between a undertaker & a funeral director?
It depends on the licensing
i wanted full couch for my dad to be sure he had pants on(so no corners were cut )by not puting on pants
Awesome video
Thank you!
How many have heard of '1 at the house, 2 at the church'?
No I have not
Christ isn’t “rising” again He is returning through the clouds. Just FYI. Thank you for your vids!
Thanks
I was driving on the freeway and looked up a funeral car with a casket in it, freaked me out, why didn't they shut the curtain
Why should they shut them?
@@KaritheMortician just kinda a schook to look up and see a casket
Sorry to inform you but in england graves are still 6 ft deep some times deeper
When a plot is purchased, will they put the first coffin down much deeper in order for other coffins to go on top? I am in Scotland and some of my family graves have 3 or 4 people in. Thanks x
We have a MASA contract. Out of are protection. Free transport and relocation solutions. MASA is Medical Air Services Association.
Yes they are used a lot and great for travelers
What if you don’t have pall bearers?
The funeral home can help.
i give the rite of way to a procession out of respect and say a short silent pryer to my self
Your way smarter than me. Very good episode
I find grave sites to be cold quiet and dead, not my place to visit unless visiting my mother inlaw
Dearest Karl, hope all is well question, when you drive in a procession are you required to drive with head lights on if so why?
How are ashes buried?
I heard that when U HEAR the name “John Wilson “ at Miami Airport - that is a Code that a Body is going thru.
For veterans here in Arizona they either call the local military base, American Legion or a Veterans of Foreign Wars if they run into a problem like that, for them to just wash there hands of the matter, is very disrespectful.
What happens when a cemetery is full
They have to open a new section
Do you embalm newborn babies?
Last calls always make me bawl. They call their badge number like 3 times, then they announce badge number whatever, no response. End of watch and date of the officers death. Then something like thank you for your service, we’ve got it from here.
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What is that glass over the casket
My boyfriend sister passed away from colon cancer he wants his sister creamated how much is it to creamated a sister he wants to know
It is a wide range from $600-$5000
Thank you Kari for the information
I was studying to become a Mortician and Didn't finished cause it was expensive..I would love to keep studying.but I can't find a college around my area NY..do you know a college ? would like to finished it .
I am having difficulty with my oldest daughter passing away from LUPUS at 46.... and being cremated...
I am 64 and really having difficulty. Recommendations
Have you spoken to a professional? How long ago did she die?
@@KaritheMortician She died the day after Christmas. No I have not spoken with anyone.... I am just in the sad state.
So sorry for your loss! The good news is "your daughter is with you in Spirit! Only her physical body is gone! Go to a place
in your house, like bedroom or a quite place outside and sit always facing the direction you are silently talking to her from
consistently. She will then be facing you all the time! It will help you with that one sentence" l can't believe your gone "
Do this please,it has helped me and I am more at peace with things now! God Bless, I am in my 60's too! I know how lonely
we all get sometimes! 🌹
I always talk to my parents and my ex-husband and soulmate sitting on my bed facing the left side and looking up!
My soulmate comes to me in my dreams and my mother appeared to me as a thirty something in my kitchen door
one day! IT'S a amazing!
Kari, if a person dies on their back, how long does it take for their ears to turn black/ dark purple?
I really appreciate your channel, btw. Thank you.
Where they laid would not affect the coloring unless they laid on the actual ear
@@KaritheMortician I was thinking more of the livor mortis
A funeral procession...it's simple common courtesy!!! It's a RESPECT thing ..the audacity of that mother!
True!
Good evening
Hello!
You Look so pretty in this video!
Is it improferant to bury a beloved dog ashes with ashes
No its nice
we pull off road
Nice to do!
How about common sense or respect for the dead. Every time a funeral passes me, I’ll let them pass no matter how many cars. And will always do the sign of the cross for the dead. I didn’t have to take a class for respect to the family……. Geeeezzz. What are we coming too these days!,,
Very true