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Primary duty of a funeral director?

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Hi there. The primary duties of a funeral director are to prepare the body for viewing and burial, to schedule services and to handle the details the service. There are many tasks involved in this such as embalming, securing a plot, attaining a minister, preparing obituaries, answering inquiries, etc. They also work with the bereaved family to make sure that their wishes are carried out and handle many tasks such as ordering death certificates and so forth to take the burden off of the family.

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