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Definition of Funeral home

1. Noun. A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.

Definition of Funeral home

1. Noun. A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Funeral Home

Literary usage of Funeral home

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hartwick New York--Heart of Otsego County by Town of Hartwick Historical Society (2002)
"Mr. Patterson resided in Hartwick, and was owner and manager of Patterson Funeral Home for 43 years, retiring in 1982. Another funeral home on Main Street ..."

2. Funerals, Burials and Consumers: Congressional Hearing edited by Charles E. Grassley (2001)
"STATEMENT OF CALVIN CORSON, DIRECTOR, KAISER-CORSON funeral home, WAVERLY, IA Mr. CORSON. Thank you, Senator Grassley. My name is Cal Corson. ..."

3. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-1997 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Funeral services may take place in the home, a house of worship, or the funeral home and at the grave site or crematory. Services may be nonreligious, ..."

4. Federal Trade Commission: Study Needed to Assess the Effects of Recent by Paul L. Jones, John F. Mortin (2000)
"As of June 30, 2002, the corporation had not acquired the funeral home; therefore, it had no obligation to divest the funeral home. The Loewen Group Inc., ..."

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