What are the duties of a Funeral Director?

  • Remove the deceased and transport the remains to the funeral home (Anytime day or night, 24/7.)
  • Notify proper authorities, if necessary
  • Meet with the family to obtain necessary authorizations and to make service arrangements
  • Assist the family with purchase of a cemetery plot, casket, urn, and burial vault
  • Gather information for the completion of an obituary and death certificate
  • Compose and submit obituaries and death notices to the newspapers of choice
  • Complete death certificate
  • Process death certificates with the local registrar for family use with banks, insurance companies, and other benefits programs
  • Work with an insurance agent to ensure necessary paperwork is filed for the receipt of benefits
  • Complete and file all necessary Social Security Administration forms
  • Complete and file all Veterans Administrations forms
  • Create a personalized memorial web page on the Steeley Funeral Home website
  • Order flowers for any scheduled services
  • Coordinate any funeral luncheon arrangements with local restaurants or catering firms
  • Bathe and embalm the remains, for a traditional service
  • Prepare the body for viewing, including dressing and cosmetizing
  • Transport remains to the crematory
  • Design memory tables display
  • Create a memorial DVD 
  • Conduct funeral or memorial services at the site of the family’s choice
  • Conduct interment service
  • Provide aftercare services, including grief counseling guidance with tombstone selection and date inscriptions
87 North Main Street | SELLERSVILLE, PA 18960-2327 | Phone: 215-257-4622 | Fax: 215-257-1560 | Email: steeleyfuneralhome@comcast.net