Comments on: Funeral Etiquette: What to Wear & How to Behave

By: Gary Bevan

Gary Bevan — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:57:15 +0000

This article concerning funerals would have to be the most informative article I’ve read on any subject in a long time.

By: Tim Piesley

Tim Piesley — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 02:40:21 +0000

A very good article. Lots of relevant information.

Sorry to be pedantic, but the word is not “internment” which means imprisonment. It is “interment” which means burial in a grave or tomb. I’ve often thought that must be one of the first things that funeral directors learn and that is to let the error pass without comment. Clearly, I wouldn’t make a good funeral director.

Again, thanks for an interesting and enlightening article.

By: Gerard Anthony

Gerard Anthony — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:24:23 +0000

Excellent primer on contemporary funeral customs. I worked in this business as a young man and I can verify that customs have changed dramatically in the multiple decades since. Wakes were often held for several days and virtually all visitors were appropriately and respectfully attired. US geographic customs may have varied much the way rural and city did. Today most of traditional decorum is lost. I find it a (further) pathetic decline in public behavior. Casual wear, short sleeve shirts, etc., are readily worn much to this writer’s chagrin. Nonetheless, I seek to always express the utmost respect and when attending, always wear a suit and tie and conservative pocket silk. No excuses. This is never about impressing. It’s always about respect.

By: Karol Nowak

Karol Nowak — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:15:11 +0000

I was taught that every man should own a black tie and only wear them to a funeral.

By: Rebecca Kramer

Rebecca Kramer — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:40:13 +0000

I did a lot of mistake in the funeral of my Grandy. I was not know all the things that you have described in this article very clearly. Now I got all the required information about what to wear and what do to wear in the day of any funeral. And I very agree with these lines “The purpose of the flowers was quite practical. They offset the odor of death and the not-too-perfect embalming process. These days many people regard an overabundance of flowers as an excessive waste of money.” By the way, Thanks a lot for sharing such great important stuff.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:41:46 +0000

I love your tip about actually attending the service. A lot of people just forget or prioritize over the commemoration of the loved one. I’ll have to make sure that people show up to my nana’s funeral.