funeralist

Noun

 * 1)  A funeral director; one who arranges a funeral, often after preparing a body for it.
 * 2) * 1909, Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, volume 10 (edited by Bruce M. Russett, John R. Oneal):
 * Preparations went on apace, and the great day dawned, clear and sunshiny as the most enthusiastic funeralist could desire.
 * Preparations went on apace, and the great day dawned, clear and sunshiny as the most enthusiastic funeralist could desire.