Emma Curry
Westland,Michigan
Summary
I was funeral Assistant with extensive experience at Bates Funeral Chapel, adept in funeral service coordination and compassionate communication. I demonstrated expertise in body preparation and remains management, ensuring dignified services. I excelled in providing emotional support to grieving families, contributing to high satisfaction rates. I have valid Michigan driver's license, showcasing a commitment to both hard and soft skills essential for funeral home services.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Funeral Assistant
Bates Funeral Chapel
07.2022 - 08.2024
- Supported funeral director with all facets of funeral service coordination.
- Greeted funeral guests and coordinated seating.
- Drove company vehicles to transport remains or families to services.
- Welcomed families and visitors into facility and guided into appropriate visitation rooms or chapel.
- Prepared facilities for funeral visitations and memorial services, arranging chairs and flower arrangements and setting up sign-in books and memorial cards.
- Set up flowers, opened and closed caskets and acted as pallbearer.
- Carried flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to churches and places of interment.
- Provided personal assistance, emotional support and personal care to clients.
- Provided administrative support to funeral home staff.
- Transferred cremated remains from temporary urns to permanent urns to release cremated remains to families.
- Transported caskets from morgue to reserved rooms to prepare caskets for viewing.
- Processed death certificate and other required paperwork.
- Met with over families to plan funerals by discussing service options and needs.
- Upheld professional appearance standards at all times through adherence to dress code requirements during public-facing events and interactions with clients.
- Contributed to team efficiency by assisting embalmers in preparing bodies for viewings or interments when necessary.
- Promoted a safe environment for guests during services by adhering to cleanliness standards and maintaining vigilance over potential hazards or issues.
- Participated in staff meetings to share feedback about ongoing procedures or best practices that would benefit overall operation success rates.
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
- Embalmed, dressed and cosmeticized deceased persons.
- Arranged floral tributes and lights around caskets in visitation rooms and chapels.
- Transported deceased to funeral home.
- Moved bodies from embalming tables to dressing tables.
- Used SRS and Life tribute software to create and print tribute cards, guest books, and prayer cards.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Mortuary Science
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL09-2026
Associate of Science - Biology
Des Moine Area Community College
Des Moines, IA07-2023
Skills
- Funeral service coordination
- Restorative art
- Guest Interaction
- Cleaning and maintenance
- Compassionate communication
- Body preparation
- Remains management
- Obituary writing
- Empathetic
- Valid Michigan driver's license
- Funeral home services
- Time Management
hosted my own grief seminar called comfort and canvas. I did all the media marketing and arrangemets
Organized and hosted a grief seminar titled Comfort and Canvas, independently managing all aspects of the event. Responsibilities included handling media marketing, securing the venue, coordinating materials, and overseeing logistics. Personally invited attendees and created a supportive environment for participants to explore grief through therapeutic art. Demonstrated strong organizational, communication, and event planning skills throughout the process.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Funeral Assistant
Bates Funeral Chapel
07.2022 - 08.2024
Associate of Applied Science - Mortuary Science
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Associate of Science - Biology
Des Moine Area Community College
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