embalmer

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She worked as an embalmer and hospice therapist and was the director of a funeral home.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

But merely knowing the embalming basics and having the right tool kit is insufficient, said Krystal Osborne, an embalmer based in Las Vegas: “You’re given a picture, and you’re creating that person all over again.”

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Her brain and neck bones were removed for months by the pathologist and her body was difficult to preserve so we had to use the services of a specialist embalmer to enable a dignified burial.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2021

To the embalmer for long preservation, Or you might think about speedy cremation.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2021

“Remember when I was the embalmer in Ms. Tannenbaum’s class?”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina