FSE1000- Funeral Service Associations
Exam Questions and Answers
Funeral Directors began to form associations, which have gained great recognition due
to: - Answer-Education and Regulation (licensure)
Cremation societies - Answer-- people began cremating as an option to burial as early
as 1873
- New York Cremation society was formed in 1881
Funeral Service Associations - Answer-- the Undertakers 'Mutual Protective Association
of Protective Association of Philadelphia was formed in 1864 with their 'black book'
- the black book contained name of delinquent accounts in funeral homes.
- one did not have access to the book unless one was a member
Michigan Funeral Directors Association- the first state funeral directors associations -
Answer-Formed by Allen Durfee in 1879
First National Funeral Directors convention was held: - Answer-in 1882 in Rochester,
New York
The Funeral Directors' National Association of the United States, eventually became
(NFDA) - Answer-formed at the first funeral directors convention
ICFSA - Answer-International Cemetery and Funeral Service Association
ICCFA - Answer-International Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association
CANA - Answer-Cremation Association of North America
ORG - Answer-International Order of the Golden Rule
NFDA - Answer-National Funeral of Funeral Service is now under the auspices of NFDA
NFDMA - Answer-National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
NMS - Answer-Selected Independent Funeral Homes formerly known as National
Selected Morticians
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice - Answer-- organization committed to
voluntary continuing education
- issues certificates to FDs that have completed certain voluntary continuing education.
- the certification title is "Certified Funeral Service Practioner"
- Persons with this certification use the initials CFSP
Exam Questions and Answers
Funeral Directors began to form associations, which have gained great recognition due
to: - Answer-Education and Regulation (licensure)
Cremation societies - Answer-- people began cremating as an option to burial as early
as 1873
- New York Cremation society was formed in 1881
Funeral Service Associations - Answer-- the Undertakers 'Mutual Protective Association
of Protective Association of Philadelphia was formed in 1864 with their 'black book'
- the black book contained name of delinquent accounts in funeral homes.
- one did not have access to the book unless one was a member
Michigan Funeral Directors Association- the first state funeral directors associations -
Answer-Formed by Allen Durfee in 1879
First National Funeral Directors convention was held: - Answer-in 1882 in Rochester,
New York
The Funeral Directors' National Association of the United States, eventually became
(NFDA) - Answer-formed at the first funeral directors convention
ICFSA - Answer-International Cemetery and Funeral Service Association
ICCFA - Answer-International Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association
CANA - Answer-Cremation Association of North America
ORG - Answer-International Order of the Golden Rule
NFDA - Answer-National Funeral of Funeral Service is now under the auspices of NFDA
NFDMA - Answer-National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
NMS - Answer-Selected Independent Funeral Homes formerly known as National
Selected Morticians
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice - Answer-- organization committed to
voluntary continuing education
- issues certificates to FDs that have completed certain voluntary continuing education.
- the certification title is "Certified Funeral Service Practioner"
- Persons with this certification use the initials CFSP
