Arranging a funeral

sunsetboulevard

Have just been to arrange my uncle's funeral.

Not been home long and have just realised the undertaker did not ask me where my uncle's body is. So how will they know that he is at the hospital mortuary (he died in the care home). There are 2 local hospitals round here both with mortuaries.

Do they normally ask where the body is?

Thank you.

Yorkshireman99

Jo101 wrote: »

Have just been to arrange my uncle's funeral.

Not been home long and have just realised the undertaker did not ask me where my uncle's body is. So how will they know that he is at the hospital mortuary (he died in the care home). There are 2 local hospitals round here both with mortuaries.

Do they normally ask where the body is?

Thank you.

A quick phone call will solve the problem. This is a n easy thing for them to do. Who is paying for the funeral?

sunsetboulevard

Hi Yorkshireman99, I'm paying for the funeral.

Do you mean a quick phone call by me to the undertakers? Or do you mean a quick phone call by the undertakers to the hospital?

Thanks for replying.

TonyMMM

The funeral directors will have no problem tracking down the body - they will be dealing with both mortuaries almost every day.

sunsetboulevard

Thanks TonyMMM. That's one less thing for me to worry about now.

Yorkshireman99

Jo101 wrote: »

Hi Yorkshireman99, I'm paying for the funeral.

Do you mean a quick phone call by me to the undertakers? Or do you mean a quick phone call by the undertakers to the hospital?

Thanks for replying.

The former.

Mojisola

Jo101 wrote: »

Not been home long and have just realised the undertaker did not ask me where my uncle's body is.

I hope this isn't an indication of their competence.

Silvertabby

Isn't the location of the body shown on the 'Green Form', which is issued by the Registrar and then given to the funeral director as the authority for burial/cremation?

jon1965

I have no idea what your plans are or if you are using a national or local undertaker. I realise this may well be a time of heightened emotions for you

From my own personal experience , they will try to sell you lots of add ons to up the price. If for example you are having a cremation, what is the point of having an expensive coffin or embalming?

I know losing someone close is hard (lost my wife 5 years ago) but realistically who are we doing this for, us or them?

You know what the person meant to you and you do not need public displays of excess to prove that. Sorry of I sound hard hearted , I call it being practical. I know I could have done nothing more once she died - the guilt is something different

TonyMMM

Silvertabby wrote: »

Isn't the location of the body shown on the 'Green Form', which is issued by the Registrar and then given to the funeral director as the authority for burial/cremation?

No ... the registrar doesn't need to know where the body is.

poppystar

Silvertabby wrote: »

Isn't the location of the body shown on the 'Green Form', which is issued by the Registrar and then given to the funeral director as the authority for burial/cremation?

That's what I thought - or at least assumed. I don't remember being asked where the body was at any point.