While on a funeral this afternoon I was listening to one of the apprentice funeral directors as he instructed the pallbearers to " take hold of the handles and lift together...place the casket on the rollers on the back of the hearse and pass it to the man in front..." I kind of chuckled because as I listened to him as he talked about the "hearse" I remembered going to Mortuary school and being taught that it was a "funeral coach" and then coming back to Cleveland and using that term and people looking kind of funny. I figured out that a hearse is a hearse here, no need to try to call it anything else.....it is a Hearse.
I was also reminded of a story told to me by an older Funeral Director that I worked for.... He was going over the contract with a family and made mention of the charge for "use of the funeral coach". The old gentleman looked a little confused then replied " We don't need no funeral coach, We done this with out him when Pa died and don't need no coach now." No kidding you just can't make this stuff up.
Is this just a regional thing? How do you refer to yours?
Thanks,
James
I was also reminded of a story told to me by an older Funeral Director that I worked for.... He was going over the contract with a family and made mention of the charge for "use of the funeral coach". The old gentleman looked a little confused then replied " We don't need no funeral coach, We done this with out him when Pa died and don't need no coach now." No kidding you just can't make this stuff up.
Is this just a regional thing? How do you refer to yours?
Thanks,
James