Forest+Grove+Undertaking+Company+(1907-1922)

The records of Victor H. Limber, Funeral Director & Embalmer for the Forest Grove Undertaking Company (May 1907 - May 1922), have been photocopied and added to our reference collection in the History Room. They were originally part of the Eric G. Stewart collection. The introduction states:

"The record books are large, leather bound volumes, with one funeral per page. The pages are divided into a right and left column. The left contains personal information on the decedent and the right concerns services and furnishings rendered, with billing and receipts noted toward the bottom of each column.

Name of deceased Charge to Ordered by Secured by (seldom filled in) Place of death Date of Funeral Place Time of Day Clergyman Doctor His residence Date of Death Age in yr mo da Occupation of dec Cause of death (not often filled in) Death certificate # (never filled in) Type of Casket or Coffin and size Manufacturer Place of Interment Lot # (seldom filled in)
 * Information on the left side of page: ||  || Information on the right side: ||
 * Date

Diagram of lot (never filled in) BILLING ||  || detailed listing of items of clothing embalming services grave opening buggies and carriages and the charges for each...these items not copied

RECIEVED || Pages are numbered consecutive and start over in the second book."

For more on the history of undertaking in Forest Grove, visit Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home.