funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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But supporters are encouraged to line the route from the funeral home to the cemetery, beginning at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
This was filmed at a real funeral home in Fort Worth.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The community rallied soon after Rodarte’s death to say farewell at a solemn procession through the streets of Marysville, from which his body was transported to a funeral home in Placer County.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The bodies of pilot Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther were prepared for transport at two Queens funeral homes and were expected to be taken to Newark Liberty International Airport for a dignified transfer back to Canada Wednesday night, sources with knowledge of the case said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
This was filmed at a real funeral home in Fort Worth.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The community rallied soon after Rodarte’s death to say farewell at a solemn procession through the streets of Marysville, from which his body was transported to a funeral home in Placer County.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The bodies of pilot Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther were prepared for transport at two Queens funeral homes and were expected to be taken to Newark Liberty International Airport for a dignified transfer back to Canada Wednesday night, sources with knowledge of the case said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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