Only in your dreams & in reality, not even there. The morticians (like everyone else) is in it for the money. As the older generation said, " No mon(ey), no fun(eral). In other words, if u dont have a substantial amount of money & insurance, don't call them, as I was told by one funeral establishment I formerly worked with.
I recognize that part of the casket, but I never knew it was called the "casket overlay." It is valuable on a half-couch casket. It was thoughtful of you to teach us lessons that are known in the funeral home.
I checked under the overlay to see that the shoes and socks I brought for my father was on him. Plus we had a memorial blanket that we placed over my father before burial. So the bottom end of the casket was lifted up so that we could lay the blanket from his feet to his chest area. ( Are you familiar with memorial blankets ? Maybe do a " Just give me 2 Minutes" on that subject of memorial blankets on another video ? ) Love your video as always Kari !
Another fine video from a very fine lady , that actually appreciates and answers her comments although I don’t see how because she has a very substantial following… I reckon it’s just because she’s just down right cool 😎🤙🇺🇸
Love your videos! After having to bury both parents before I was 28 was so hard, but the funeral home was very nice and respectful. I’m 58 and still wish I’d followed my hero Quincy, M.E.
Great to see you use the correct term.Many directors incorrectly refer to it as the skirt. The skirt or waterfall is the fabric that is below the casket panel. The throw out or throw is the fabric that you throw out.I know you know that Kari but i thought I'd add it. Glad to see you using Batesville too.I'm not fond of the cuts, but IMHO they are the best right now.I won't use the memory safes anymore as I had a family that had a major dispute about putting their mom's jewelry in it...Another nice video.
Kari, explained so well in under 2 min. The music you had at the conclusion with it was great. Don't know who was playing it but I really enjoyed it. The " overlay " song.
Thank you for showing this. Now that funerals are mostly virtual, one normally doesn't necessarily see this. In all the funerals I've been to, I've only seen an open casket, twice. My faith, hardly has open caskets. And I really havent been to other Faith's funerals. I'm going on 71, and going strong.
I've always had to be extremely careful to not get overlays dirty. Somehow make-up would get on them from women crying while holding onto the casket. I would need to spot clean them before services. If anyone has ever noticed, overlays are usually not seen in movies whenever there's a casketed body in a scene which I felt was odd. Don't think anyone else but a FH employee would notice. Good subject. There's always something to learn here.
Our friends lost their daughter to a motorcycle accident. She was 33 years old with 3 children 5, 3, and 18 months. Her funeral is on RU-vid and I've watched it a few times. The husband was so careful to place pictures and mementos in the casket. The mortician that closed the casket grabbed the over lay and everything went tumbling. The husband put so much effort into putting these letters and pictures in there while falling apart himself and in so much physical pain from the accident that I felt so bad that they weren't more careful or didn't put the things back into place. Great 2 minute video.
Wish the funeral directors would have asked our family to help tuck in my grandmas. They did it themselves and bc we couldn’t see a good enough angle from our seats, something very important was left in the casket.
It def is hard tho its like wow this is it type thing even if u wanna dress em u can ask the funeral home too they let u for the most part unless they have been autopsy
We lifted my Mom's and took a few pictures because she took so much with her - her baby brothers funeral flowers, her wedding flowers, and something gifted to her from each of her children. We did find that the mortician had 2 small pieces of wax paper with I believe some makeup on in between them.
If a family would have a two day showing what happens to the deceased over night? Are they left in the room they were in or are they taken and put else where in the funeral home until the next days showing?
Have you ever had a family member request to keep the overlay as a memento? I know some people like to make pillows of things that belonged to a lost love one.
Dear Kari, the wood casket you were demonstrating the overlaying on it had what looked like a drawer on the lid is that what I think it for, or why is it there? Pardon my manners, do have a wonderful day.
I would guess funeral directors put information about the deceased inside it in case of flooding or an instance where the bodies are exposed, they can just go in, grab the info and see who it is and put them back in the right place... Ive also seen caskets have little tiny circle vials in the foot end of the casket contain it as well and its supposed to be water proof
Kari what happens when the deceased and they are in such bad conditjon and you can't embalm them or have a viewing. Do you bury them in a body bag inside the casket?
Karen Gamez when my Father was buried the Army Captain who assisted us in his burial ordered ours for the Army. He knew who to call, they called the funeral home to get description; measurement of the casket top and shipped it to them.
@@MouseToes thankyou my dad told me he wanted to be buried in his blues so we've got it all just in case. I hope its a while till then but I never knew they had that. Absolutely awesome I would say. Thanks so much .
Kari I have a question I would like to be put in a recliner instead of a casket and be cremated after my visitation. is this possible and what would you have to do to prepare my body
@Bradley Martin it's called extreme embalming. A handful of funeral homes (I think moreso in the south?) do them. But definitely PR and DR...search on google and RU-vid to see some of the ways people were positioned for their funerals...very interesting.
Full-couch caskets do not have overlays. But I have seen what looks like a thin blanket either at the foot end or draped over the lid. Are these used to cover the deceased as well? P.S. When my paternal grandmother died in 1966, the funeral director covered her face with some type of cloth before the casket was closed. It upset my youngest aunt very much. Is that still done in some places?
This comment is a little different. I was a flag bearer at a Legion Funeral and the mortician didn’t pull back the American Flag and the Priest stupidly sprinkled dirt on the flag. That did not go over well. Most Morticians do pull the flag back when it is a Catholic Funeral.
@@evansdeb That is all right. Let us hope that when Jesus Christ comes to earth again, that your mom and dad awake at the first resurrection, so that they will need no shoes and they will be changed with new and better bodies, and spend eternity with Gracious Great God.
Never heard them called overlays before. Calk that up to regional terminology I guess. Out here we call the part that goes over the side the "Drape" and the piece that covers the lid the "Throw".
