Funeral Directors and Embalmers Funeral Directors and Embalmers Funeral directors arrange funeral services.
Embalmers prepare bodies for burial.
Funeral directors take care of the deceased person from the time the person dies until after the funeral. They talk with family members to plan the details of the funeral. This includes choosing caskets, religious services, and the cemetery. Funeral directors also prepare obituary notices and handle details of the burial. They make arrangements to transfer the body to the mortuary and to the cemetery.