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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The process sees the team preparing deceased individuals for flights out of the Netherlands, or to funeral homes within a 1,000-mile driving distance.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Friday, Gunn and her family went to a funeral home to plan Airen’s celebration of life.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
Lawyers for both Hallford urged Bentley to accept the plea agreements, which will also ban them from working in the funeral home industry.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Then, in late October, Culpepper died at his home in Tellico Plains, according to an obituary published by a funeral home near his birthplace in Virginia.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Friday, Gunn and her family went to a funeral home to plan Airen’s celebration of life.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
Lawyers for both Hallford urged Bentley to accept the plea agreements, which will also ban them from working in the funeral home industry.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Then, in late October, Culpepper died at his home in Tellico Plains, according to an obituary published by a funeral home near his birthplace in Virginia.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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