Deathcare A.M.A. Q12: What Are Some Things Funeral Homes Don’t Want Families to Know?

Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being answered — accurately, hilariously, or otherwise. Our goal is to give you a different perspective on what your families and communities really want to know, but are too scared to ask.

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Answer provided by Nathan Morris (December 2023)

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Answer provided by Brad’s Fun Funeral Facts (February 2025)

Answer provided by Genesis Bellafrindi (March 2024)

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Answer provided by Connie Gilbert (2021) and Rod Stout (2020)

Deathcare A.M.A. Q11: Do You Dress the Deceased in Their Undergarments?

Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being answered — accurately, hilariously, or otherwise. Our goal is to give you a different perspective on what your families and communities really want to know, but are too scared to ask.

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Answer provided by Lauren the Mortician (May 2023)

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Answer provided by Hollis Funeral Home, Syracuse, NY (April 2023)

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Answers provided by Fluffy-Ad-122 (August 2024) and Snow_Globes (August 2024) on the AskFuneralDirectors subreddit

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(Terrible) answer provided by an AI-powered Bot (July 2024)

Deathcare A.M.A. Q9: How Do I Know I Have the Right Cremated Remains?

Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being answered — accurately, hilariously, or otherwise. Our goal is to give you a different perspective on what your families and communities really want to know, but are too scared to ask.

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Do I get the right ashes? (10-minute documentary posted by Green Fuse Bereavement Care and Heart & Soul Funerals in 2014.

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How can I be sure the ashes I received are really my loved one? Answered by @cfsfunerals

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How can you know that your loved ones’ remains are really theirs if they have been cremated at a funeral home?

Deathcare A.M.A. Q8: Can I Really Become a Tree When I Die?

Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being answered — accurately, hilariously, or otherwise. Our goal is to give you a different perspective on what your families and communities really want to know, but are too scared to ask.

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Why Not to Bury Cremated Remains with a Tree- Just Give Me 2 Minutes by Kari the Mortician, Nov 29, 2022

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Burial Tree Pods … Let’s Talk About It by LaurentheMortician,

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r/You Should Know question “YSK that cremated remains that are placed in soil can be harmful to trees or plants,” posted by KeeperMemorials, three years ago

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Miscellaneous post: Is it possible to plant a tree on top of someone’s ashes? Posted one year ago