How do they match: Funeral Attendants

  • Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

  • Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
  • Arrange floral offerings or lights around caskets.
  • Attend to the needs of the bereaved, such as by offering comfort, counseling, or after-care programs.
  • Obtain doctors' signatures on death certificate and complete other paperwork, such as insurance claims forms.