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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State inspectors found the room of human remains at Davis Mortuary in August during their first inspection of the facility after state lawmakers beefed up Colorado funeral home regulations in the wake of other, similar scandals.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The show depicted life in the Fisher & Sons funeral home in Los Angeles, mostly run by two white brothers, including David Fisher, who was gay.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
An Amazon customer relations member later advised him to bring the urn to a local funeral home, with the retailer offering to reimburse him for any charges associated with the funeral home's handling of the urn, per KTLA.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
An officer walk by took place Tuesday afternoon as hundreds of troopers walked through the funeral home to salute Trainor in advance of the wake.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The show depicted life in the Fisher & Sons funeral home in Los Angeles, mostly run by two white brothers, including David Fisher, who was gay.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
An Amazon customer relations member later advised him to bring the urn to a local funeral home, with the retailer offering to reimburse him for any charges associated with the funeral home's handling of the urn, per KTLA.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
An officer walk by took place Tuesday afternoon as hundreds of troopers walked through the funeral home to salute Trainor in advance of the wake.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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