undertaker

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A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A pilgrimage to the oldest concrete road in America detours to meeting a descendant of the undertaker who embalmed Chef Boyardee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Doing so was the role of the undertaker, Van Der Zee explains, though the photographer had his own aesthetic duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

On Wednesday, former undertaker Robert Bush appeared at Hull Crown Court after an investigation into human remains found at his premises.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

The undertaker and his two helpers carried Mrs. Milgrom down to the courtyard, where a cart was waiting.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli