mortuary

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John Mason, an attorney representing the company, said that the mortuary strongly disputes that it mishandled Ramos’ remains and intends to vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The flag-draped transfer cases were carried to waiting vehicles for transporting to the mortuary facility at Dover, where the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System conducts identification and prepares the remains for burial.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

At the National Hospital in Galle, Iranian sailors’ bodies were arriving in trucks and being stored in a makeshift mortuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Amid the chaos inside the mortuary, family members and friends were huddled together around a screen, we were told.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

“Have you had any training, an apprenticeship in the mortuary profession?”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe