A home funeral is a family or community-centered response to death and after-death care. Most state laws support the right of the family to care for their own departed. Depending on the specifics of each state’s law, families and communities may play a key role in:
Preparing the body for burial or cremation (Bathing, dressing, anointing)
Planning and carrying out after-death rituals or ceremonies such as laying out the deceased for visitation and holding a funeral service in the home
Filing of death-related paperwork such as the death certificate and disposition permit.
Transporting the deceased to the place of burial or cremation
Facilitating the final disposition such as digging the grave in natural burial