As stated before, there are a plethora of things that a mortician must do. From paperwork to managing bodies to dealing with grieving families, there is a lot on a mortician's plate.

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When a body enters a funeral home, there is already paperwork for them to legally handle the body. Then there are forms for what course of action they take, that being embalming, cremation, or other options. They also need to help the family plan a funeral and even offer grief counseling.

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When there is a "downtime" organizing paperwork, cleaning, ordering supplies and sorting records are a priority to have a functioning business.