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
Examples of funeral home in a Sentence
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Thursday The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of improperly storing bodies will be in court for an arraignment hearing.
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
According to these statements, the students’ remains were taken to local funeral homes to be cremated.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The Sheriff's Office had the box as of Tuesday, and deputies were making efforts to contact the funeral home listed on the label to gather additional information.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
The medical examiner’s office said it was notified of the decapitation by the funeral home, rather than the hospital, after which an investigation was launched.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
About 1,000 mourners showed up at the Massapequa Park funeral home for the wake, the New York Daily News reported, including the former president and New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lead photo on the funeral home tribute page displays Barnett posing before a lime green roadster, helmet tucked under one arm.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The funeral home has been closed since September 2022.
—Jesse Bedayn, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
No routine inspections for funeral home operators in Colorado
Harford's case is not the only funeral home investigation in Colorado, a state that has no routine inspections or qualification requirements for funeral home operators, according to the Associated Press.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Faith Karimi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
According to these statements, the students’ remains were taken to local funeral homes to be cremated.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The Sheriff's Office had the box as of Tuesday, and deputies were making efforts to contact the funeral home listed on the label to gather additional information.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
The medical examiner’s office said it was notified of the decapitation by the funeral home, rather than the hospital, after which an investigation was launched.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
About 1,000 mourners showed up at the Massapequa Park funeral home for the wake, the New York Daily News reported, including the former president and New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lead photo on the funeral home tribute page displays Barnett posing before a lime green roadster, helmet tucked under one arm.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The funeral home has been closed since September 2022.
—Jesse Bedayn, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
No routine inspections for funeral home operators in Colorado
Harford's case is not the only funeral home investigation in Colorado, a state that has no routine inspections or qualification requirements for funeral home operators, according to the Associated Press.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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