A Mortician Visits the Trappist Monk Casket Company in Dubuque Iowa
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Kari the Mortician visits one of her favorite casket companies, the Trappist Casket Company in Dubuque, Iowa. They have a beautiful history of craftsmanship and blessing of each casket! Check out the story.
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kari@karinorthey.com
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@KaritheMortician
We received one of these beautiful caskets for my daughter when she died as a newborn. It was so wonderful, and I still cherish the cross that I got to keep from the top of her casket. They also sent out a card to remember her years later. As someone that has had a child die, it is so special to have someone recognize her and how important her short life was. Also the casket was just beautiful!
Thank you so much for sharing!
I can feel your pain, I lost 2 daughters at birth. I can't remember where the caskets were made.
Thank you to these fine people who build them for everyone
I am so sorry. When anyone tells me their child died, I just don’t think “I’m sorry” is adequate. But, bless you and your family. My husband is getting one of their caskets.
My husband and his father worked at the (closed) Marsellus Casket Company in Syracuse NY. They made the finest hard wood caskets in the nation. He worked in several departments. He worked in delivery to deliver caskets to funeral homes. Also polishing for a glass finish, then finally Finishing........he put the hinges and lids on the casket. I got a chance to go see him do a casket. WOW! Unfortunately, Marsellus closed due to people buying cheaper caskets.
They even kept a casket for very high profile people that passed. The very hi end casket was used by Presidents, wives and important people. One example was former President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Ladybird. I was so saddened by it closing. My husband got “laid off.” He ended up working at Chrysler Auto plant, which also closed. He passed about 10 years ago. 💕
That’s what the US and UK are best at, skilled work, not soul killing conveyer belt work. We need to get back to making the good stuff.
I couldn’t agree more Jennifer!
Ole lbj there was the mastermind that polished of John Kennedy in November of 1963. Just before the bullets started flying, he hit the deck of the Cadillac he was riding in from what I read about all of this. He knew something, and got away with it to.
I am so sorry for your loss, but know that he is in heaven with just a bit sweeter reward than the rest of us folks for all his TLC on every coffin he worked on. I pray for your family.
Yes they were one of the best wood companies for a long time
Up to five caskets a week for children? Wow! That really hits me in the heart. It just brings the level of love and blessing to another level entirely! Much respect to everyone involved in this ministry. The designers, the craftsmen, the monks and the families they serve! Thank you for this video Carrie. I’m will keep them in mind when it’s time to plan for myself. It’s eco-friendly without sacrificing tradition. 👍😇✝️
It is an amazing ministry
@@KaritheMortician oops, I just realized I spelled your name wrong, Kari. Sorry about that.
I've been on retreat at this monastery many times. It's a most beautiful and amazing experience. I suggest it for anyone, Catholic, or not. It doesn't matter to the monks. They love to welcome all. We always leave them with a donation.
What a beautiful company. The tandem casket. What a fantastic idea. I am sure the family was comforted by seeing their loved ones together for eternity. Thank you for taking us there.
You are very welcome!
Oh my goodness!!! This showed up on my YT today!
As a van expedite driver I was called here recently to pick up a casket on a Sunday. I was given a short tour of the company and was greatly amazed at the quality of these caskets!!! I highly recommend!!!
Awesome!
I've driven by this place many times for work and it being close to home. I never knew exactly what they did. Their products are beautiful! Thank you for taking the time to create this video.
Thank you!
This is the company my husband & I plan to use when our time comes. Just the plainest pine coffin they make, having a blessed coffin & the prayers of the monks is what matters most
Wonderful!!
There are so many amazing people we don't know about.
Thank you for making people aware.
So true!!
How kind to take care of those who lost their young child. Bless each one of them.
Such a blessing
The work they do is amazing. I bought a wooden urn from them for my Mom's remains and everyone including the funereal home remarked on how elegant and beautiful it was. I'm going to order mine before I die.
Amazing
Thank you for this, I build caskets in my one man shop, I so truly enjoy it, I started when I made them for my parents, and it just flourished from there, I don't make Urns, but you never know maybe in the future, again great job, thank you for this
Such a amazing Monk's what a blessing to families that doesn't have means God Bless them all 🙏
Thank you!!
⁹@@KaritheMortician
Kari, thank you for taking us on such a beautiful journey here. I am just in awe of the beautiful work they do, so talented and such a blessing to the community. ❤️ Thank you again.
You are so welcome!
I’m crying through this. Mainly because I’ve had too many losses recently, one young man who is younger than me,about 42, who’s memorial service I will have to miss today for health reasons. It breaks my heart I can’t be there. But, I’m going to share this with my 3 sisters. My mother, who is in great health right now, is 76 and eventually we will have to face her death. Trappist’s simple pine casket would be perfect for her. Not at all because of the price, but because it just represents her so perfectly. A simple, what you see is what you get woman who has lived the majority of her life in the Piney Woods of North Louisiana. It’s just her. She would love it! And even though we’re Southern Baptist, she’d be proud to be laid to rest in a casket blessed by a monk. I’ve bookmarked their site so I can show this to my sisters. I think we’ll have no trouble at all agreeing it has her written all over it.
Another place you might be interested in checking into is Angola State Prison here in Louisiana. I doubt you’d actually get to go on a tour, but interviews might not be out of the question. They make absolutely beautiful caskets. Billy Graham was actually buried in one they made. And they are made by the prisoners there. Every single one.
Aww :)
Such a labor of love. Bless them all for their kindness, and generosity.
It really is!
For some unknown reason this in my opinion was one of the best you have produced. I’ve never heard of this company until now, however I will send my support to the child casket program. Continue the good work at keeping the public at large informed of your work.
Wow thank you!!
The Child Casket Fund is a great cause.
The caskets are simple but beautiful you can tell a lot of love and caring went into their construction.
This has been a really special presentation. Thank you so much!
Yes exactly!
What a beautiful tribute to each family who loses a loved one.
Yes it really is!
Those caskets are beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Kari.
Thank you!
Thanks Kari. I’ll be buried in one of their caskets in two or three months so it was nice to se them being built
Aww
I am ordering two caskets for my husband & me when we need them from the Monks. I have personally spoken to them and they truly do care deeply for every person that will need their caskets. It is a great comfort to me to know they will be praying for me while making it. They never rush you, ask you kind questions and just generally get to know you before the work is begun so they can pray for your family as well as myself. No "Big Box Store" type final bed for me thank you. May God Bless you all..you too Miss Kari, for all the blessings you deliver. What you do is a gift of love to each person and God will reward and enrich you fully. With much admiration and may he Bless you all for this ministry.
Thank you for sharing this so much!!
Kari, after all that is our purpose here; to be a servant or to serve others.God bless.......
Thank you
I love dealing with any company that actually care about the work they do. Really touched my heart. Thank you.
Thank you
Beautiful work and craftsmen. Beautiful souls for helping people in need
Thank you kindly
Too damn bad it isn't done by monks. A scam.
How very interesting. I've been in timber trade for 40yrs n never new bout this . So thank u kari for sharing another great piece.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is incredible! How kind and thoughtful!
Thank you!!
I never thought of a casket as beautiful, but wow! May God continue to bless their work!
Thank you so much!
I’ve seen them up close and they are truly mesmerizing
Amazing people to do this for people who are in a traumatic situation.So good that you have shared it with us...mere mortals.
:)
Nice thing they are doing. Bless these wonderful people for the generosity and loving work that they do.
I’m still not sure why, but I started crying during this video.
Kari, what a lovely video.
Thank you. ❤️
It brought alot of emotion to me..Im glad someone else thought the same
Aww :)
Beautiful caskets and company! Thanks for sharing this amazing journey!
Thanks for watching!
I think that this was your best video ever. This showed your heart for others more than before. We do children funerals for free here. ...I've been to both Batesville plants in the USA, to Matthews Aurora and their hardwood facility in York Pa and to Astral industries in lynn Indiana. Cherokee Casket here in Ga, is the largest manufacturer of children's caskets in the world, but we just use a combo on the small ones and an adult unit with older children.Thank you.... hopefully you'll do more video field trips like this.
Thank you so much!!
I found this so fascinating. I was not aware of this company, but more importantly, their reaching out to those in need. What a beautiful gift🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a fine Lady; I love her posts; my wife just retired from 40 years at a Funeral home.
This is my favorite video you have done! I found it truly touching. I have never heard of these caskets and never looked at a casket in this way. I alway thought of them coming off an assembly line. These people are truly amazing. Thank for doing this video.
Wow, thank you!
GOD bless these monks for what they do and you for bringing their story to us.
Yes!!
I am from Scotland, this is a beautiful idea
What a lovely idea. God bless you and the monks they truly put serve in the word servicexx
They are amazing!
I’ve been there for a retreat. Very peaceful and prayerful place. ❤️
It really is!
What an amazing place! Thank you for taking us along - I loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome!! They are the Best ppl. They made & donated the casket & urn for Elizabeth Collins & Lyric Cook after the girls were found. God bless them & may they be blessed in the future.
Yes they are!
Kari, This is a most wonderful historical record of the love, care and devotion for true Servants.
I was a regular subscriber to your page for many years and your page disappeared. Glad to find you again! Blessings!
Wow, thank you
Amazing video & God bless them for their labor of love 🙏
Thank you!!
These are absolutely beautiful caskets. Definitely made with love and respect.
Thanks so much 😊
A BEAUTIFUL product from BEAUTIFUL people the MONKS god bless them.🌹💜
We agree!
This was amazing. Trappist Monks are wonderful. My great, great grand uncle was a Trappist Monks. The work don't by Trappist Caskets is inspirational. I would love to have a casket blessed by them. Thankyou.
They are beautiful
Thank you Kari for this outstanding coverage of an inspiring ministry. I was somewhat caught off guard when I observed one of the products of "my" livelihood in use in their woodshop. That was the four bladed ceiling fan (obviously running in reverse @12:32) in multiple clips. This is a fan which is private labeled by a company named Rite-Hite as "The Revolution" model, while we are the manufacturer Moore Fans LLC of Marceline, MO.
Again, a well presented overview of a very thought provoking service industry of necessity.
Kindest regards,
Ken Jay
Thank you so much for the info!
@@KaritheMortician Having (18 years ago) lost our youngest son & his fiancé (he 20, she 16) in a tornadic auto crash, I wish we had known of this company. Four of six members of the family in the other vehicle were also lost. All were known one to the others.
Beautiful work. Thank you for obvious caring in all the caskets and especially the ones for the children.
Thank you
When our parish priest died last September his casket was purchased from the Trappists. He was buried in a lovely full couch cherry casket. Awesome craftsmanship! To bury the dead is one of the corporal works of mercy. The monks do that in spades. Thanks for the nice video.
You are welcome. Thank you for sharing!
This is an incredible video and their artistry is beyond words. Please make more content like this!
Thank you!!
Thank you for showing this. My father was buried in on back in 2005. He had ordered his probly a year before his death. Wanted a coffin. These are beautiful.
Thank you
That was so beautiful.
Thank you!!
To me, this is one of the best videos you have. Thank you for all you do for all of us! Thank you for sharing your tour! God bless you!
Wow, thank you!
Beautiful caskets and urns. Lots of love put into each one.
Very much so!
Thank you for this wonderful video. I was expecting something different. I was waiting to see the “Brothers” singing as they built the caskets. I suppose more along the line of the seven dwarfs. I mean no disrespect when I use that example. I thought it was the monks chopping down the trees and doing the entities process. It is funny the vision one creates in the mind.
Glad you enjoyed it!
James....I was just reading your post ( got to the point ) where you mention imagining the monks singing. I immediately thought “Oh, like the 7 dwarfs” .....then I continued reading your post ( lol ). Just an example of two brilliant minds coming together (lol)😉👍🏻
Thank you for sharing this story. Such a blessing to have in today's world. I had heard of Monks making caskets but imagine them in their robes by candle light building them. A dear sweet lady that lived across the street from us at our former home was seamstress for the Bates Casket Company. Becka
You are so welcome!
Thank you for posting this. It is so nice that these people can put their skills as well as their blessing into each casket. What a great way to give back to the people and the earth.
Thanks Lee!
Those are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for doing this video. The monastery, the work that the do and the wonderful history behind the monastery. They are sure blessed by God and doing their work for God. Loved this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so beautiful and my heart is so touched by your caring and your loving and their loving thru the ministry of giving. To know that the casket is blessed and the love that is put into this is so precious. The Bible says if you have a need sow a seed and that's exactly what they do as they replant the trees after sowing the gift of a casket to someone in need. God bless you and all of them.
Thank you so much!!
That book is amazing! What an amazing, beautiful company and people!!!
The best!
Katy, you must know this is best yet. And thank you for all you do bringing death & funeral information to the world w/tender prrofessionalism. (as opposed to the snark and silliness of a channel I shall not mention)
Thank you so much!!
Many people are unaware that they have the option to purchase funeral products such as caskets and urns online. Many of the big-box retailers such as WalMart, CostCo, and Sam’s Club offer caskets and there are a number of large, reputable online retailers. Costs can be considerably lower than buying through a funeral home and the shopping can be done from the comfort of your own home.
Many people do know that. You can buy direct from Trappist or many other great companies.
Yes I'm familiar with them since they're about 15 minutes away from where I live. My great uncle was buried in a Trappist Casket.
Very cool!!
❤
@@KaritheMortician i like to be buried in a trappist casket they look nice.
What beautiful work they do!
Yes they do
Truly Amazed at the beauty of every piece......
Yes!
Wow! This is absolutely superb! Thanks Kari, I admire the time n effort you put in your job.
I appreciate that
This is a much appreciated video -- very interesting and informative. Trappist Casket Company is a blessing.
Thanks!
As always an interesting and informative video. Appreciate you and your work.
So nice of you
😍
Such a beautiful ministry. Thank you for sharing this Kari. Trappist casket for me.
Yeah!
What a beautiful service they provide. I love that the monks bless every casket ans provide a note to the families.
It is amazing
This is very beautiful and comforting in a families time of need ❤ very nice!
Thank you so much!
Kari, you seem to be able to stir in us the emotions long covered in Covid and other 'life' threats! I have to agree with David Reid that this is one of your best! Thank you seems so small but it is the best I can give you!
I try!
This is beautiful! If they're still around by the time I've grown old (hopefully), I'd love to be buried in one of their caskets or urns. Depends if greener cremation is available.
You and me both!
Agreed. I’ve chosen natural burial. It’s just absolutely beautiful and family can plant a tree over their loved one’s body. I love the shrouds that they burg some in. I just feel it’s how it was meant to be. To return to the earth.
What a fantastic job these monks do. Very good video.
Thank so much!!
Love this beautiful craftsmanship and how they give for children
Agreed!!
This is a very meaningful video. It’s so nice that this company has so much heart.
We agree!
What an amazing company, I really enjoyed the in depth look into their work. I am on the west coast so I had never heard of them!! Thank you Kari for the amazing video, it was one of your best I believe!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome, so glad you are able to share the industry with us. You are an inspiration!
Thank you
Thank you for sharing this aspect of the Trappist Ministry.
You are welcome!
This video sure pulled at the heart strings. What they do is amazing! I went to their website after watching the video and was very surprised at the pricing! I thought they would be at least double what they were charging. Thank you so much for making this video, I've never heard of them before.
It really is!!
This was so interesting. Beautiful workmanship and blessed.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kari! I live in Dubuque! Oh my gosh! I have been watching your videos allllll night. My husband and I have just purchased an old funeral home for our family home and I'm so excited about it, however I am a bit nervous as I can spook easily. I have been watching your videos all night because my approach is to be as informed as possible to keep my mind out of the unknown (if that makes sense) Watching you has brought me much more peace and seeing this video really has weirdly been a sign that I was meant to find your channel! Thank you! Ps..my step-cousins brothers name is on the page of the book you shared.
Aww thank you!!
That is so cool!!
Very kind, amazing people.
Thanks for the video. It was really interesting.
It’s also very very thought provoking to see every piece of wood there and knowing someone will be cradled in it.
We agree!
Oh Kari,I just watched the video about the Monks in Iowa.Everything that was discussed is so true.Last May our granddaughter was going camping with her maternal grandmother,her cousins were also in the vehicle.It crossed the center line an hit a semi head on she,grandma an one of her cousins were killed instantly,the other cousin survived.The funeral home called our son the next day an ask him to call the gentleman in charge.Upon calling he was told about the donation of children's caskets an ask if they could donate three caskets for the deceased.He was so caught off guard he could hardly speak,he was soon able to collect his thoughts an thanked them for their beautiful an kind offer.They told him they would contact the funeral home for information an he had enough to worry about .They told him the caskets would arrive in plenty time for the services.He told (our) son that is one less thing for him to worry about.We were unable to travel to Iowa so our son had a photographer video the services so we can watch it,we still haven't watched it.A few weeks later he came down for a visit an gave his dad an I a beautiful wooden cross with Ashleighs name carved on it.One of the nicest gifts ever given to us.They are angels on earth an the kindness of the kind.Thank you for making the trip an the video.You are the best Kari may God Bless you an your adorable girls. Becky
Very interesting, I found out about them a few years ago as I am a pastor and was trying to help families needing childrens caskets. The children died in a horrible wreck
Very nice
This is so informative. I really enjoyed learning more. I knew about them but this was so inspiring. A wonderful experience.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was beautiful! What a blessing they are for so many. Thank you Kari.
You are so welcome!
This is awesome company really really like what they do and the build process they r doing great wrk do they do heart cedar wood many blessings keep walking tall and bless great healthy peaceful safe journeys and travels 💪🙂
They are amazing!!
This is fascinating! Thank you for sharing this!
I Agree 👍
Thanks Kari! 💖🙏💞
Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Trapper Monk Casket Company seems to appear as a very nice company. Also, I like Batesville and National casket companies, since I was very young. The contributions that Trapper Monk Casket are impressive. This video dazzled my interest in the funeral directing field. I am delighted that you had a full tour of the Trapper Monk Casket Company. I hope that your endeavors will be well-rewarded in good measure.
They are wonderful
@@KaritheMortician I thank you for writing to me.
Wonderful video, thank you Kari!
You are so welcome!
Wonderful video thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the workshops what a great job they do only wish they were in Australia,they are stunning caskets thanks for sharing
Thank you very much!
Kari that was a interesting video love your videos 👌👍
Thank you!!
Very moving information. What a beautiful project / operation this is. 🙏
It really is!
Thank you for the video
You're welcome
Those are beautiful caskins, or cofskets? They totally look like a combination of the two. What an amazing story!
They have both styles :)
May God Bless all at the Trappist Camera Company and you also You for sharing this video.🌹
Yes, thank you
What a Heartfelt video. What Love is put in these Caskets & Urns. 💕💕
It really is!
Kari, hi sunshine, what an amazing video of this truly wonderful company making these beautiful caskets. Thank you for the tour and keep making such wonderful videos. I too will help support the children's caskets.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful video & all made with a labor of love. Will be going there to make my own decision on what I want.
Wonderful!!