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  • October 2008

    • Biden Suspends Campaign for Family Death

      News Journal (Del.)  |  Oct 6, 08 3:11 AM CDT

      Biden Suspends Campaign for Family Death

      (Newser) - Joe Biden has suspended his campaign until Wednesday to attend to funeral arrangements for his mother-in-law. Bonny Jean Jacobs, 78, died yesterday after a long illness, reports the Delaware News Journa l. Biden had already canceled weekend campaign stops as her condition deteriorated. She died the same day Biden's son, Beau, reported for a tour of duty in Iraq. The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow in Pennsylvania. More »

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      Election 2008  • Joe Biden  • funeral

  • August 2008

    • Tears Fall, Jokes Fly at Mac Memorial

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Tears Fall, Jokes Fly at Mac Memorial

      (Newser) - Thousands of fans showed up to honor Bernie Mac today in a memorial service on Chicago's South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports. “He’s still the hottest ticket in town,” said Cedric the Entertainer, who spoke with the rest of Mac’s “Original Kings of Comedy" team—each breaking into tears as they cracked jokes. Jesse Jackson also attended and dubbed Mac a “a serious funnyman.” More »

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      celebrity  • Jesse Jackson  • funeral  • Bernie Mac  • memorial service

  • July 2008

    • Bush Pays Respects to Snow

      Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Bush Pays Respects to Snow

      (AP) - President Bush fondly remembered Tony Snow today, telling mourners at his funeral that the conservative commentator-turned-White House press secretary "amassed a rare record of accomplishment." "He knew the job of a reporter was vigorous. He understood the profession and always treated it with respect," Bush said during a service at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • Karl Rove  • funeral  • Tony Snow  • Andrew Card

    • 'Predatory' Funeral Industry Comes Under Fire

      Newsweek  |  Jul 5, 08 6:21 PM CDT

      'Predatory' Funeral Industry Comes Under Fire

      (Newser) - The funeral industry preys on bereft customers, artificially raising prices and taking custody of bodies it has no right to handle, argues a watchdog group. The Funeral Consumers Alliance aims to push fair and environmentally friendly death-care practices, Newsweek reports. “Funeral corporations use predatory sales tactics and aggressive marketing to get people to spend on services they don't need,” says the group’s director. More »

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      environment  • death  • funeral  • cremation  • watchdog  • burial  • funeral home

  • April 2008

    • Soldier Laid to Rest After 4 Years

      Cincinnati Enquirer  |  Apr 28, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      Soldier Laid to Rest After 4 Years

      (Newser) - Thousands attended emotional memorial services over the weekend for an Ohio Army reservist whose remains made the journey home 4 years after he was captured in Iraq. Ten thousand filed past Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin's casket, and 3,000 attended a ceremony at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati yesterday, before a private ceremony in which he was buried next to five others killed in Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • obituary  • veterans  • Iraq death toll  • funeral  • Iraq veterans  • military funeral  • Matt Maupin

    • Man's Best Friend Buried in Style

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 25, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      Man's Best Friend Buried in Style

      (Newser) - The family files into the chapel, signs the registry, and pays its respects before the coffin. It looks much like a normal funeral parlor, and it is—just not for humans. Instead Oak Rest Pet Gardens in Georgia buries beloved pets, charging $2,000 or more for the service. “Most people couldn't care less about the money when they come in,” says the funeral director. “They want what they want.” More »

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      dog  • pets  • funeral  • luxury

    • Greenies Can RIP With Eco-Friendly Funerals

      Associated Press  |  Apr 20, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Greenies Can RIP With Eco-Friendly Funerals

      (Newser) - Greenies who bought organic in life can become more organic in death, the AP reports. Brits have enjoyed the eco-friendly funeral for years, but now cardboard coffins and natural fibers for corpses are catching on Stateside. "People are trying to think about what's the best way to live and with that, what's the best way to die," one funeral director said. More »

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      environmentalism  • death  • funeral  • green  • coffin

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Gandhi Family Scatters Ashes

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 30, 08 6:49 PM CST

      Gandhi Family Scatters Ashes

      (Newser) - An urn of Mohandas Gandhi's ashes was poured into the Arabian Sea today by his great-granddaughter, the Guardian reports, finally giving the Indian pacifist a traditional Hindu burial 60 years after he was assassinated. Dozens of such urns had been distributed across India after Gandhi's death, allowing a connection with mourning countrymen but transgressing Hindu burial customs. More »

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      India  • history  • funeral  • anniversary  • Gandhi

    • Ledger's Kin Bid Farewell in LA

      The Australian  |  Jan 28, 08 3:35 AM CST

      Ledger's Kin Bid Farewell in LA

      (Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger's family and friends held a private memorial in Los Angeles Saturday before his body was flown to his native Australia for funeral services. Mourners included his parents, sister Kate, ex-girlfriend actress Michelle Williams—mother of his toddler daughter, Matilda—and another former lover, Naomi Watts, reports the Australian . Security guards kept away paparazzi and anti-gay activists protesting Ledger's role in Brokeback Mountain . More »

    • Hate Church Plans to Picket Ledger Funeral

      Scoop  |  Jan 24, 08 9:53 AM CST

      Hate Church Plans to Picket Ledger Funeral

      (Newser) - A homophobic Kansas church known for protesting at the funerals of dead soldiers has announced plans to picket Heath Ledger's funeral because he played a gay character in Brokeback Mountain , MSNBC reports. "He got on that big screen with a big, fat message: God is a liar and it's OK to be gay,” said a statement from the Westboro Baptist Church. More »

    • Relatives Sue Ohio Coroners Over Remains

      Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 7:43 PM CST

      Relatives Sue Ohio Coroners Over Remains

      (Newser) - The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a lawsuit charging that coroners failed to return a man's brain to his body prior to burial and that his parents had a constitutional right to the remains. Coroners say hurried reintegration of organs for funerals could compromise autopsies; under state law, removed body parts are considered medical waste. More »