Personal life

Personal life

Related to the major events through the course of an individual's life.

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mortuary

Personal life; Funeral

A synonym for funeral home. A building specifically designed and constructed for caring for the dead.

memorial service

Personal life; Funeral

A religious service conducted in memory of the deceased without the remains being present.

medical examiner

Personal life; Funeral

Government official who is usually appointed and has a thorough medical knowledge whose function is to perform autopsies on bodies dead from crime, violence, suicide, etc. , and ...

mausoleum

Personal life; Funeral

A public or private building especially designed to receive entombments. A permanent above ground resting place for the dead.

marker

Personal life; Funeral

A monument or memorial to mark the place of burial.

lowering device

Personal life; Funeral

Mechanism placed over the open grave with two or more straps to secure the casket and then used to lower the casket into the grave by unwinding the straps from a cylinder to lower ...

living will

Personal life; Funeral

Legal document detailing the wishes of an individual concerning his/her medical care, particularly in respect to resuscitation and life sustaining technology.