MORT 3018 - Funeral Service Exam 2
(Associations) Questions with Correct
Answers
Code of Ethics - Answer-The first Code of Ethics in funeral service was adopted in 1884
at the third meeting of NFDA
Cremation Association of America - Answer-The first national cremation association;
founded in 1913 at the direction of Dr. Hugo Erichsen
M. L. Davis - Answer-Edited and published the first cremation journal, The Modern
Crematist, in Lancaster, PA in 1886
Drummer - Answer-A name given to a casket salesman
Allan Durfee - Answer-A Grand Rapids, Michigan undertaker and chemist. He proposed
a state-wide meeting of undertakers in Michigan. As a result, the first state convention
of undertakers was held in Jackson, Michigan in 1880. In the next two years, many state
associations were formed. He also called for a national convention of undertakers
First Licensing of Embalmers - Answer-Virginia in 1894
First Licensing of Funeral Directors - Answer-Pennsylvania in 1895
The Funeral Directors' National Association of the United States - Answer-At the urging
of Allan Durfee, a national meeting of undertakers was called in Rochester, New York in
1882. This association was founded at that meeting. The name was later changed to
the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) in 1893
F. Julius Lemoyne - Answer-Erected America's first crematory in Washington,
Pennsylvania in 1876
Massachusetts State Board of Health - Answer-The first board of health in the United
States, established 1869
The Undertaker - Answer-The first trade paper for undertakers; first published in 1871
by Henry F. Taylor. In 1872, the name was changed to "The Sunnyside." In 1876, "The
Sunnyside" merged with another publication, "The Casket." The new publication was
called "Casket and Sunnyside." This publication modernized it's name in the 1960's to C
& S. It ceased publication in the early 1990's
The Western Undertaker - Answer-First published in 1879, this magazine became "The
American Funeral Director" and is still in publication
(Associations) Questions with Correct
Answers
Code of Ethics - Answer-The first Code of Ethics in funeral service was adopted in 1884
at the third meeting of NFDA
Cremation Association of America - Answer-The first national cremation association;
founded in 1913 at the direction of Dr. Hugo Erichsen
M. L. Davis - Answer-Edited and published the first cremation journal, The Modern
Crematist, in Lancaster, PA in 1886
Drummer - Answer-A name given to a casket salesman
Allan Durfee - Answer-A Grand Rapids, Michigan undertaker and chemist. He proposed
a state-wide meeting of undertakers in Michigan. As a result, the first state convention
of undertakers was held in Jackson, Michigan in 1880. In the next two years, many state
associations were formed. He also called for a national convention of undertakers
First Licensing of Embalmers - Answer-Virginia in 1894
First Licensing of Funeral Directors - Answer-Pennsylvania in 1895
The Funeral Directors' National Association of the United States - Answer-At the urging
of Allan Durfee, a national meeting of undertakers was called in Rochester, New York in
1882. This association was founded at that meeting. The name was later changed to
the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) in 1893
F. Julius Lemoyne - Answer-Erected America's first crematory in Washington,
Pennsylvania in 1876
Massachusetts State Board of Health - Answer-The first board of health in the United
States, established 1869
The Undertaker - Answer-The first trade paper for undertakers; first published in 1871
by Henry F. Taylor. In 1872, the name was changed to "The Sunnyside." In 1876, "The
Sunnyside" merged with another publication, "The Casket." The new publication was
called "Casket and Sunnyside." This publication modernized it's name in the 1960's to C
& S. It ceased publication in the early 1990's
The Western Undertaker - Answer-First published in 1879, this magazine became "The
American Funeral Director" and is still in publication
