What Are the Biggest "What the F#@K Moments" at the Funeral Home? - Ask Embalmers with a Beer
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2022
- Kari Northey, a funeral director and embalmer, chats with Ryan and Brian, funeral directors and embalmers from Undertaking the Podcast and John Hill, a funeral director/embalmer/and mortuary science professor. During this series a question is posed to the group of embalmers while they have a beverage of choice.
In this episode, the group chats about the biggest WTF moments they have encountered at the funeral home.
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When my ex-husband died I suggested Henderson's Funeral Home. (Husband and wife had come out of retirement because there was a need for an African American Funeral Home. They had been happily retired in Georgia, and relocated back to Iowa. They refer to the funeral business as their ministry.) After the service 2 nieces got catty and snippy. Mrs. Henderson spoke up, "Ladies, we do not act like this at a funeral." They calmed down immediately. I was so proud of Mrs. Henderson for nipping it in the bud. We are not African American yet we were welcomed with open arms. Thank you for letting me share.
Very nice
I worked in LE and was at the emergency room on an investigation when the ambulance brought in a patient who almost died from a heroin overdose. I overheard the ER Dr making unprofessional comments about the patient. Never in my career had this ever happened, but something told me to go into this man's room and speak to him. I walked in and the man was coherent, seemed well kept and was polite. We talked and he mentioned he had a young daughter in another state and we both discussed how hard addictions can be to conquer. I suggested to him sometimes we may need some help from someone more powerful than us to get us back together and he agreed. We did not go into religion, but it was apparent he believed in God. I asked him if he would like to talk to a hospital chaplain and he said yes. I went to the nurse's station and relayed the message, went back to his room to tell him I had asked for a chaplain. I wished him the best and went back to my business. Fast forward about 4yrs. I'm retired from LE and working at a funeral home. I go in to work a funeral and it's the same guy I talked to in the hospital a few years back. After the funeral I spoke with one of his brothers and told him the story and he was so happy we had met that day. This is just my opinion, but I think I was put in his room that day for a reason and I'm thankful I was able to share a conversation with him.
TY.
Wow thank you for sharing this
Your mansion is heaven just got bigger. 😍
Poor fella. I hope he's found peace.🕊🌹✝️
@Marshall Lord,
What an amazing story.
I think you did a kindness for that man; he was struggling and you offered him hope by pointing the Way.
It sounds so simple, and yet the AA 12-step model is the most successful program available today. The rest of the story was up to him. Sadly, he couldn't recover - and I'm not judging him. Maybe he fulfilled his life's mission. Only he and the Lord know.
His brother probably appreciated the kindness and hope you extended to him.
God bless you and thank you for your service. Stay safe out there.
I respect the fact that you don't curse on your channel. You are first class all the way! There is way too much foul language on you tube.
I appreciate that!
My friend told me about a relative's funeral where the minister failed to show up. The funeral director, although not a church going man, had been around long enough to know the drill. He was able to step up and do the service very well.
Awesome!!
My elderly neighbors who had owned the busy local funeral home for years, said that they had a 10 am furneral and the Presbyterian minister who was doing the furneral, got arrested that morning for Grand theft. This was in the 1950s, but they got someone else to do it quickly.
When we had my mothers services one of her younger sisters went up and started talking about their young preteen/teenage days and how she would have to go with my mom and things she saw my mom do(my moms sister was talking with disgust in her voice eyes rolling and everything) I could not believe what she was up there saying in front of everyone. Sooo my other aunt got her turn to speak and she pointed her finger at the first one and said “I remember when I used to go with you, and the things I saw you doing” OMG 😳 it made me happy hearing my aunt standing up for my mom and bringing my other aunt down several pegs! 👊🏼 LOL.
Thank you for sharing
@@KaritheMortician Kari one things for sure you keep a fair and a impartial open dialogue. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My best moment as a stylist was when my friend's wife, Kathy, called a family member, and the little girl on the phone asked, "Is this the Kathy that fixed my grandma's hair for her funeral?" I felt so appreciated.
Aww nice
We had a friend die and after the funeral his wife went back to the cemetery a few days later she realized he was buried in a friends grave site. We went with her to the cemetery to talk with the directors. The directors decided they would move him to the right site and would reimburse the family for the funeral.
Oh no!!
I missed my mom’s memorial service due to having major surgery the week before. My oldest daughter and her fiancé attended. Well long story short my nephew got up in the middle of the service and threw a major fit about “those people from Chicago “ (us). Caused a major commotion. Oh it gets better… during the dismissal to the meal the same nephew tackled another nephew… my brother, future son in law & nephew both just back from the Middle East, had to contain him and get him removed. They all laugh about it now but when my daughter called to tell me WTF was my reply! We call it the Jerry Springer funeral now.
Oh my goodness!
Oh that's funny ( not the funeral, of course.)
Death & funerals, bring out the best & worst in ppl.
Sad thing when someone dies there is so much anger we take it out on the ones closest to us. My little brother passed May 2022 my parents were at war for an entire year things are still strained but better.
Ron,John, Brian and Kari. You all are so amazing and informative. Thanks for sharing your wtf moments. Thanks for the laughs too.
Thank you!!
A family did not go to the cemetery & make arrangements for burial although I was told "everything was handled" before the day of service. My reaction at the cemetery gate was WTF!!! But I remained calm & the cemetery gate person allowed us to have a graveside service inside a nearby mausoleum & the family would need to follow up after the service. From that day forward, I've always phoned ahead to confirm dispo. arrangements at cemeteries. They could have turned us away.
Oh goodness!!
Fascinating and so much fun. Just love the camaraderie amongst you all.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@KaritheMortician Just love what you do. Please do not over extend yourself as we so enjoy your offerings. You are so incredible!!!
You have to do another one on this subject. Very interesting, funny and frustrating. Love the topic!
Thank you! Will do!
At my Father's funeral. Half way thru the service, the Pastor got really quiet, we thought it was an odd time for a dramatic pause. Then she passes out fell backwards in to all the flowers and potted plants, knocking them over and hitting the casket. She was fine. Turns out it's something she does every so often lol. Would have been nice to know. Usually she sits down when she feels one coming. Funeral staff cleaned things up and finished the service for her. And honestly I think they did a better job than the Pastor was doing. lol
Oh wow!!
My husband was helping with a funeral at our former church. A family member of the deceased decided to FaceTime a friend LOUDLY during the service regarding something totally unrelated. 🤦🏼♀️
Oh no lol
You folks are great ! I'm a cremationist and a no-funeral person, but I have great respect for you guys who do make it all more bearable for the family and friends who are soaked in the "Mama ain't really Dead world" so they can get "closure". My own closure already planned is when the oven door gets slammed shut and the thermostat is turned up to "super crisp" !
Thank you!!
Hi Kari, I never want to forget to thank you. Your professionalism mixed with your personality is to die for (pun intended.) Greg
Thank you so much!!
I was a at a funeral to pay my respects and this team of relatives of the deceased came in quite intoxicated and having fed on Chinese food and cheap wine. One went over to the casket and started to barf and like a chain reaction, soon half a dozen people were following her lead. What a mess!
That’s so disrespectful and disgusting OMG 😳
Oh gross!!
Not a funeral director but worked at a funeral home. Calling hours 2 to 4 - wife. Calling hours 6 - 8 - girlfriend. You see where this is going. I hear a crash and think OMG somebody passed out. Run in there and a girl is on the floor and people are screaming at her! Get off the floor, you make a scene all the time! I calmly turned around and walked out. And we did the calling hours, so the funeral directors were normally not there. This was for a girl that hit a tree in her car and got burned up. Grandma comes up to me (Mom is visibly upset), asking for a lock of the granddaughter's hair. Yes, closed casket. I called the funeral director and he said "Tell her she knows why you can't give her a lock of hair." She was so burned up, that there wasn't any hair left.
Yikes! Thanks for sharing!
My dad often told the story about being at a funeral where someone said, "wait a minute" right before the funeral director started to shut the casket. Then they walked up to the front and slapped the corpse and said, "You're no good now!". That was talked about in that we little town for years!
lol oh goodness
Please tell me this happened in the south.
Wouldn’t that be illegal? To hit a corpse?
@@Cheezclown yep, Kentucky.
I'll try & get on your next live youtube. I remember exactly when Daddy passed I wanted to dress him & brought a bottle of wine for one of my friends who owned the funeral home, He said I won't have any as your Dad's funeral is in the morning. Then when Mummy passed last year with covid things were all different. With Daddy, I'd brought my doggy as well to say goodbye. It was beautiful with my father. It wasnt the same with Mum.
Thank you
Definitely one of my favorites! Didn't want it to end! Thank you!
So glad!
My Sister-in-law was in the hospital when her Nephew died. She got a pass from the hospital to attend the funeral. At the graveside service, her Brother, the Nephew's Uncle had a heart attack. He survived.
Oh goodness
One of our church members passed a couple years ago, and the funeral was to be held at the church. Being the janitor/caretaker of the church, I would spend the night at the church the night before, cleaning and setting up for the funeral on saturday morning. The funeral was supposed to be at 10am and the family was a whole hour late, so we are sitting here with this corpse in the church waiting for over an hour then when they FINALLY showed up, they werent organized... Needless to say, I was embarrassed and I started reserving sections solely for the family so that they have somewhere to sit. That was my WTF moment
Thank you!
I loved this one !! You guys are great and wished we could have heard wayyyy more WTF stories !! Maybe a part 2 ?😂
Kari - I love when you giggle - the cutest thing ever ! 🥰
Love the guys too - they are so down to earth and funny 😂
Really .. you all are a very special bunch to do what you do .. day in and day out . What a blessing you are .. the good ones like you guys who really care about people 🤍
I am sure we will do a part 2
I grew up in a small town. The funeral director is a friend of almost everyone. He is amazing. But, he has had to bury our parents and put up with our nervous giggles when we can't do anything else. Then we invite him to family picnics. I hope you have that kind of love from your people. Cheryl Coburn
thank you
This was great! Would love to see you all together again!
Definitely!!
I've lost 2 young relatives to heroin overdoses, both leaving small children behind, and the one attended the other's funeral because they weren't just related they were besties. After the first young/early 20s relative died, I would talk to the second young woman also in her early/mid 20s trying to get through to her using the first cousin as an example, telling her you don't want to leave your kids behind, you gotta stop, etc.
Unfortunately, nothing anyone said or did helped. She followed the cousin not quite 3 years later, the same reason. Then lost an aunt 2 days after THAT funeral.
It's just absolutely crazy losing so many family members so close together. Aunt wasn't either girl's mom but, it was really unexpected and quick, and the timing was just horrible.
So sorry
As a funeral home employee, I'm used to dealing with "cold ones." It would be a blast to get together and have this kind of "cold one" with you guys!
Here in Texas a funeral home in Houston has such a nice setup. The tents are really large with fans in the corners. Plus the have a barrel of ice and bottled water.
Oh nice!
Gets really hot in Texas summers.
Mine was a couple of weeks ago at my mother's funeral. Just before the Mass service started I thought I'd better go to the restroom. So I go and I cannot get my pants fastened. The shirt or tie kept getting in the way and I couldn't see what the issue was. After a few minutes I begin to panic oh no they are waiting on me to start the service. I blast out of the restroom and the Funeral Director was standing there and I said Brandon son of **** I can't get these pants fastened. He laughs, we both laugh and he fastened them for me. Said he would bill me. LOL As I walked into the church area to sit in the front row everyone was looking at me. So I am guessing they heard it all.
Oh no!
At my wife's grandfathers service, the minister said his name once, talked about him less then 5 minutes, then went on a 25 minute rant that we needed to repent!! He went as far as saying "You could step off the sidewalk and be killed on the way out of here!"
Our grandmother sat with her mouth agape, as he was a relative.
After the service as I had never met him, I walked up and said "I would like to shake your hand. That was the worst funeral I have ever heard preached!" As he stared at me shocked, I ask him if he even knew his service was supposed to bring comfort?
He has got better over the years, but he has a funny look on his face when I walk in...
oh no!
I admire what you all do. Thank you for this session - it was enlightening as well as lighthearded. Yes there are some people who are the drainage of the gene pool and Covid certainly brought that out. As a nurse, WOW like you all, we have copped some unrealistic moments with customers. Keep doing a great job and look forward to watching more of these. Cheers
Thanks for sharing!!
I could watch you all..allday!! 😹 😹 I had a Great time watching!! Always a hoot! Great stories 🌯🍺
Thanks so much
Loved this! You need to do this again!
Definitely!!
At a funeral home that was used alot by our church members. Whenever you went there for a viewing, in the evening around 7 PM, a loud bang always erupted from the basement area. Never during afternoon viewings, always evening and always about same time. As I got older I bravely asked the funeral director once about it. His answer was, "What bang?"
Interesting...
My best friend's dad had passed away and was cremated. The day of the burial the funeral home just left him. We aren't even sure if he was left at the office or with a worker. While waiting for him to arrive to everyone's shock here came a tractor with his ashes in the front loader. No one from the funeral home stayed around. Plus he wasn't in the urn they had purchased. Just the black box. A family friend of mine worked at the funeral home. He was off duty but I contacted him and he got things in the works. The lady brought out the correct urn and stayed for the service. A meeting at the funeral home took place the next day. Bad, Bad, Bad
Thank you for sharing!
That was awesome!! So many WTF 😳😂😒😞 moments.
So very many
I attended the funeral of an 18 year old, who had been killed by a drunk driver. At the graveside, the coffin was lowered into the ground. Seconds later, his distraught girlfriend ran screaming and trying to get into the grave. She nearly succeeded but was caught by others and taken aside.
This would sound crazy to people that haven't had their hearts ripped out..But,my mother had a firm clamp on my leg during my daughter's funeral because I was definitely gonna try..Grief makes you do crazy things 😢
Its bigger than a casket crawler
My favorite BwtB so far. Interesting anecdotes. And I agree with Brian (Ryan?) that peoples' lack of common sense during the Age of Covid was not helpful. No way to fix that.
:)
I lost one of my friends in a car accident this October, just a few months after we'd graduated high school. At his visitation another student's mom told me and my best friend that there'd been a Facebook video of the aftermath of the accident, supposedly including the friend's body covered by a sheet. That absolutely horrified me, because why would anyone in their right mind put that on Facebook??
Happy Happy Holidays to yourself and these awesome funeral directors
65 years ago, my dad was doing a funeral. The funeral directors went into the nursery at the back of the church while the preacher conducted the service. The guys were good pals and they started telling jokes. The lead director stepped in to the nursery and shut the speaker off, turned around, walked out and shut the door. The mourners had heard the jokes being broadcast to the congregation.
Oh goodness!
Another great choice of topic. I really enjoy these
Glad you like them!
Hi Kari, I'll give you a couple of different angles we had. One of your guest's wtf moment was forgetting the crypt and tent. That would have been no problem for us. First as to the crypt, that is not a necessity for us. It's more for safety of people walking around much later because of a dip in the ground. And also for appearances, but we can fill the indentation in later and make it look good. But we have no problem burying a casket by itself.
As to the tent, we didn't use them. We wanted as short a graveside service as possible. So if the weather was lousy the family wouldn't be inclined to long eulogies (they could save them for the meal of consolation.) Greg
Thank you
I love when you guys do these videos!
Thank you!!
This is my favorite part of your show.
Awesome!!
love all the stories y'all tell and the laughs you bring as well!! Yes, I'm saying Y'ALL because I'm from Virginia!! where in North Carolina do you work John??
Thank you!
Thank you for this.
You are very welcome!
A very nice episode lol loved it.
Thanks!
The mouse in the shoe thing, really got me😂😂😂.
But abt 2weeks ago, give or take, it wascearly in the morning, just b4 dawn & after coming back from the bathroom, I went back to sleep & I dreamt that a rat came in my window, ran up on my bed, I guess to attack me. Well, of course i was running & screaming, all in my sleep.
I heard things falling off the night stand & hitting the floor....when I woke up for the day, i was looking all around, all my pill bottles where on the floor, so were the covers, needless to say. That nightmare was so real.
I then thought of my mother. I had I told her abt, that dream she would've cracked up lsughing. " see i told u abt watching, all those crazy movies!"😂😂😂
Oh no!
Im completely inspired by this (Kari im looking into starting mortuary college and youre a great inspiration). At my grandmother's funeral in 2022, (Covid also, it touched way too many lives,) the Pastor continually referred to himself in the third person and after reading her obituary started telling everyone about his wife and how wonderful she IS, yes still living. It was a horrible eulogy if you want to even call it that. But yep, i had cried myself into a migraine but he started third personing and i stopped, looked up, and stared horrified.
Excellent video!!
Thank you very much!
What a great way to start the morning. 🤗
Thanks!!
I have quite a few WTF moments in Funeral Service with sharing. I opened the First Embalming College in Japan, and a Family Funeral Home in IL, and done Funeral Service in Hawaii. I dressed the wrong person in someone else's clothing once and fixed it with the family.
Oh boy!
Beer and burritos....sounds explosive! 🤣
😂
I work in the funeral business, I’m a manager. My father is a retired minister so I’ve been in countless services. I had a great aunt(passed on now) and she had seizures at funerals. Not at my current funeral home but In a different state, I saw fainting and casket crawling.
Wow seizures at funerals!
@@KaritheMortician Yes, she had Epilepsy, stress caused disasters for her. My husband had to physically remove her a couple of times at services.
I once went to a biker wake (I wont say which Biker group), they rented out the whole funeral home for the wake all day long 12 hours or so I was told, when I was 22 or so with my step dad and my mother, he was a hang around and invited to the wake. I had never been to one before (biker wake) I was told I was Designated Driver for them. (I scratched my head because who needs a D.D. at a wake ? little background on me I grew up catholic, in a very formal family, you attended a wake in a black suit, white shirt and plain black tie period, I was the only person besides the workers dressed up ). 60 to 100 guys in leather cuts, ripped jeans, filthy boots, ladies there scantily clad or barely clothed, motorcycles lined up surrounding the building, drinking beer by the case, bottles of Crown, deceased liquor of choice, passed around in the parking lot drinking in the viewing room right next to the casket. There were bike Burnouts being done in the parking lot, they had hundreds of beers cans and broken bottles strewn all over the parlor, parking lot even a couple of empty cans were stuffed into the casket with the deceased, that had to plucked out. the Funeral director called the police but the police didn't consider it a priority so nothing was really done.
The bikers got drunker and louder and more upset, the more they drank, till it happened... a fight broke out, all over the place everybody brawled breaking pictures, walls, chairs ( I was hiding by the casket thinking it was the safest place since they wouldn't want to knock over the casket... boy was I wrong) and then one guy fell after having a chair hit him, against the end of the casket it and tipped over like a see saw it hit the floor with a loud thud so hard,feet side down and the hinge on the lid broke and slammed down. It felt like the whole police force showed up lights and sirens, as soon as they bikers heard that magic sounds they stopped fighting and ran out jumping on bikes and peeling out like a bat out of hell half of them left their women in the funeral home in a hurry to leave. I had to stay and give an account to the police, which didn't help because I didn't know anybody, after all that I played taxi the rest of the evening to the women who were left behind and give them a ride back to the biker club. Yeah I am never going to another biker Wake ever again.
(p.s. you won't find this story in the news because the funeral director and the police glossed it over when it showed up in the blotter because if what had truly happened got out and ruined the funeral home rep, the owner said he would sue the police for not taking the director seriously and destroying his business so it was hushed up.)
Oh goodness!!
I love all of you together These are my favorites
Thank you!!
I am Absolutely Loving The Title Of This Vlog Kari 🍻🍺🍻🍺
Thank you 😁
Too fun, you guys -- good laugh to end-on!
Thanks!
The best funeral story I've EVER heard is the 'let me out" prank... If you've never seen it just Google that phrase or look up on RUclips!! You will be howling!! I love your "beer" get togethers!!
Yes he was Irish I believe
@@KaritheMortician Of course! No one has as much fun as the Irish when there's a death! Basing this on my own experiences of course!
Our good friend and neighbor lost their Dad. As we get into the funeral home for the wake our distraught friend came to us to say… they lost my Dad’s body. It was no where in the funeral home and folks were arriving to pay their respects. They find the body days later still at the hospital.
Thank you for sharing
When I worked in a dental office there were a lot of people pre-covid that could have the full blown flu and still come in to get their teeth cleaned. The person testing positive and still coming in to make arrangements totally resonated with me. 😂
People don't make great choices sometimes
We were at visitation for my Grandfather and his brother was drunk. We heard a commotion. My mom said, "someone take Uncle John home!" He was sitting on a woman's lap suggling. Mom was furious.
oh goodness!
We need a part 2.
We will do one!
At my husband's funeral, they were supposed to play Wind Beneath My Wings. We started walking in the chapel and the music was Let It Be. I turned around around to my niece and was was like WTF!
Oh no!
Chippewa falls , wi native here. Definitely come on over and tour leinie’s brewery!!!!
YES!!
@@KaritheMortician the Brown - Wilbert vault company my late grandpa used to manage (he retired from the vault company) is about 2 miles down the road from the brewery.
Chippewa Falls would love to have you for a visit 🙂
I've been loving these videos. 🍺 I love all the videos, but these are especially fun. 🍻
Glad you enjoy it!
The vault company i works for gets a last minute one called in atleast once a month lol, usually the day of.
Ugh
Hi Kari and Gentlemen. Isn't there a protocol checklist that funeral directors have to guide them through the regular funeral process. Example: Day 1 order casket and vault, Day 2 Embalm and plan service?
Each funeral home creates their own tracking of things
So interesting....thank you. Wish this was longer...not one boring moment. 🙂👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Gotta be a part 2!
We will do one!
These were great. I had to laugh at some of them.
:)
I hope yall have good admin assistants with checklists to help you avoid mistakes such as forgetting to order tents and vaults....I know there is a lot on you as most FDs only have 3 days (at most) to get everything done.
I can handle my checklist myself :)
Great video
Thank you!
Summer Shandy - one of my favorites! 🍺
Yum!!
Kari cussin' LMBOOO ❤️❤️❤️
Like a sailor :)
My grandma died two months after my Dad. They did not get along. My Dad said that when his sister was born, he was about 3. She told him to go do something and he stuck his tongue out and she took the sewing shears on her bedside table and she cut off the end of his tongue. Anyway, she was never a loving grandma. She had prearranged for an immediate cremation. It was a graveside service. My husband and I got there an hour early. They had brought a van, her ashes and a card table. That was it! I had brought a bouquet I’d flowers. I asked the funeral director if they had a tablecloth to cover the card table? He said no, she didn’t pay for that. OMG! I told my husband that I would go buy a tablecloth if he would just stay there in case anyone from the family got there before I got back. It was 5 miles away and I knew exactly where I was going so I was really fast. So I got back put the tablecloth on the card table and placed the ashes and the flowers and then people start arriving. Then this minister, who we did not know started talking and he said how she was such a warm and loving person and would be deeply missed and then talked about how good her cooking was (I never ate any of her cooking that wasn’t burned!) My cousins and I thought maybe we were at the wrong funeral and this was not grandma based on what this minister was saying and at the end, he said her name and we knew we had the right person. We looked over to the left and there was probably 30 people dressed in black off to the side and we had no idea who they were. So after the funeral I walked over there and I asked them who they were and they said we went to church with her. I asked she went to church? I would think that any church that she would walk into would immediately catch on fire, she was just not a nice person. They asked if we were having a reception and I said no because we didn’t plan on a lot of people being there, as a matter of fact her sisters didn’t even come because they didn’t like her. If that gives you some insight into who she was. They asked if we were having a gathering and I said actually we’re going to this restaurant and bar and we made arrangements to sit in the bar and have some drinks and eat but it’s not that big so it’s not going to accommodate a big group. They asked if we minded if they had a memorial potluck for her at the church the following Sunday and I said no not at all I said none of us will be there because most of us live far away or out of state. When my husband and I arrived at the bar my family asked did you find out who those people were and when I told them there was just dead silence while everyone was trying to wrap their head around it and then we all just started laughing because we couldn’t believe it. That is the weirdest funeral that I have ever been at. 😂😂😂
Leinenkugle is the only beer I like from a store. I want to go there one day.
I've worked with enough funeral directors to have collected some stories and to have been in part of a few. The ones that are cringe worthy for me are the ones who want to go as cheap as possible, going through a company that advertises how low the cost is but doesn't explain the parts that are missing. Then the funeral director is stuck dealing with the anger or feelings of betrayal when it isn't what the family expected.
yum!!
Would love to hear a discussion on careers in the field of funeral director, embalmer, mortician. Is it something that "regular" people can adapt to or does it take a "different breed". Is there any personal satisfaction that comes from it? Can you stay "fresh" by learning new things. Is there a type of person that can be successful in this field and are there other types that shouldn't even consider it. (ie can you tune out what you see and do or do you need to be insensitive/immune from normal emotion?) Just curious as to why a person should consider the career if it's more than $'s?
Thank you great topics
Asking about anyone going into Cardiac arrest, at my Dad's funeral my sister had a massive stroke at the cemetery. Call 911 and try to get ambulance to the cemetery.
Oh boy!!
I think in these days and times...people are selfish and always think someone else got this....what a shame.
True
A funeral director applies makeup, does hair, paint finger nails, arrange flowers, have music and all the drama one can have.
Indeed
Cracking up laughing over Monkey Nuts 😂😂😂
lol it was so bad
I have a wtf moment and I’m not in the funeral business. I used to work for a printing company making deliveries. I was making a delivery to a hospital . And I had park in the loading dock . And funeral homes would also use the dock area also. But they were bringing out someone on the stretcher. And the front of stretcher collapsed. Thankfully the body didn’t come rolling off.
Thankfully all turned out ok. Thanks for sharing.
Beers🍺🍻 and Burritos OMG🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yum!!
🐕💨💨💨💨💨🙊
I had a seemingly lovely family break out into a fight in the arrangements room when I stepped out to do a rough draft of the obituary they wanted me to write. o.O
Sad, but not surprising as it does happen. Hopefully it didn't last long. Did you have to break it up?
When you have to bury the casket the next day, do you have to take the body back to the funeral home, or do you leave it in the cemetery ?
Yes we would take them back
OMG! Monkey-nuts…. ROFLMAO!
:)
Oh boy! What a trigger moment....the first guy.."were dealing with 5 or 6 family's things happen"..these family's arnt ordering a hamburger and you forgot to hold the pickle. I just spent two years fighting and begging the cemetary to label my mother....my 4th in person visit to get this fixed...I was told "we have a 100k internment were gonna make mistakes! WTF did i pay $32k for? Yes. Mother is in a mosileium
Label her how?
@@KaritheMortician took 2 years for lettering on her grave in mosileum
What happens w the deceased in the mean time if burial is needed the next day but not planned for??
the body is held until burial.
@@KaritheMortician held where? Is there a place at the cemetary or do you have to take them back to the funeral home?
Hah Kari started looking a bit tipsy during that lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had only had one beer :)
Do I bring this up with the family...? Is that what I do? Do I just go: So there's a mouse in Joe's shoe... ROFL!
Not funeral related, but a moment my husband had at his work:
He had a carpet cleaning business and he'd be left alone in an empty rental house all day. One day he was working all alone again, doing his thing, when he took a break and thought, for some reason, it would be a good idea to throw his peppermint into his coke bottle. The moment it left his fingers he went "Oh sh**" and tried his best to stop what came next. He failed. Putting your mouth over the top of the coke bottle does, in fact, not help, he says.
Needless to say, carpets weren't the only things he cleaned that day. XD
thank you for sharing this!
My grandmother had a massive stroke at my grandfather’s casket at the first viewing.
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that.
Checklists checklists checklists just like flying a plane !!!!!!
Always!!
COVID denial has been strong where I'm at. I've had to drive families in our limo who refused to wear masks and they later got mad at us because the death certificates came back stating the deceased died if COVID
Oh goodness
North Carolina!!!!! I’m here too✝️😁
Yeah!
yeah!!
that story of the minister saying the wrong name is on reddit the post says the lady was went to that church every sunday for many years and there was no reason for the minister to not know her real name
:)
No checking your phone Kari. Lol
:)
Fun!
Thanks