Summary of Todd Harra & Kenneth McKenzie's Mortuary Confidential

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Todd Harra & Kenneth McKenzie's Mortuary Confidential in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In this macabre and moving compilation, funeral directors across the country share their most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent, and deeply poignant stories about life at death’s door. Discover what scares them and what moves them to tears. Learn about rookie mistakes and why death sometimes calls for duct tape.

Enjoy tales of the dearly departed spending eternity naked from the waist down and getting bottled and corked—in a wine bottle. And then meet their families—the weepers, the punchers, the stolidly dignified, and the ones who deliver their dead mother in a pickup truck.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669343639

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Insights on Todd Harra and Kenneth McKenzie's Mortuary Confidential

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Funeral homes, also known as undertakers, are where the process of funerals and burials take place. They are tasked with making sure that the deceased are treated with respect and given a dignified funeral.

#2

The author participated in a program called What’s My Line. where he visited elementary schools and gave kids a glimpse into the world of funeral service.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

On one particular cold winter night, the author was called to assist with a body removal. The house was a rancher that had fallen in benign neglect. The body belonged to an elderly man named Harold.

#2

The author's uncle had to help with the funeral of a man who had been stabbed to death. The author and his uncle were both scared to death by the noise the dead man made when he was stabbed.

#3

The mortician took the call and delivered the bad news. The woman had been strangled. He requested to come by as soon as possible to collect the body.

#4

The author was