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 Richardson's Family 
 Bids Final Farewell 

Will be placed near grandmother's grave in upstate NY

Mar 22, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Close family and friends gathered this afternoon in a tiny white church in upstate New York to say goodbye to Natasha Richardson, the AP reports. The actress’ body was to be laid to rest near her grandmother’s grave after a private service at 2pm, reports the New York Daily ... More »

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New York • funeral • burial • vacation home • Liam Neeson • ski accidents • Natasha Richardson

 Mugabe at 
 Tsvangirai 
 Funeral: 
 'Violence 
 Must End' 

Prez speaks at service for rival's wife

Mar 10, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking today at the funeral of his rival’s wife, President Robert Mugabe told supporters “that the issue of violence must end” in Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. He pleaded with mourners to “accept” Susan Tsvangirai’s death in a car crash. “It’s the hand of God,... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • president • violence • prime minister • funeral • Susan Tsvangirai

Thousands Show Up for Caylee's Funeral

But accused mom Casey isn't watching from jail, officers say

Feb 10, 09 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Caylee Anthony’s funeral drew an estimated 1,200 mourners today, many of whom hadn’t even met the slain tot, the Orlando Sentinel reports. “When you watch it every day on TV, you feel like you’re a part of it,” said one man. Others said they... More »

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funeral • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • Cindy Anthony • George Anthony

 Travoltas Say Goodbye to Jett 

Son remembered at private memorial

Jan 9, 09 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - John Travolta and his family said goodbye to Jett at a private service yesterday in Florida, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. About 100 guests attended, including Lisa Marie Presley, Garth Brooks, and Cal Ripken Jr, says one source. A female minister from the Church of Scientology spoke, and both Travolta and... More »

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John Travolta • funeral • memorial service • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta • Ocala, Fla.

 Cruise: Jett's Death 'Horrific' 

Actor slams 'false' accusations against Scientology

Jan 8, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise mourns the sudden death of John Travolta’s son and defends Scientology in an appearance on The View taped to air tomorrow, ABC News reports. "It's just horrific. Here you have a man, both of them doting parents, they're wonderful people and…” Cruise says, trailing off.... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • John Travolta • The View • funeral • Scientologists • medical care • Jett Travolta

Anthony May Watch Caylee's Funeral on TV

Jail hasn't decided; TV limits keep her sheltered from media

Jan 7, 09 12:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Casey Anthony has been barred from her daughter's funeral, but she may still get to watch it on TV, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Jail officials haven't decided yet if she can watch Caylee's public service, bound to be telecast on the cable and local stations so inundated with news about... More »

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Florida • local news • jail • funeral • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • cable news

Cash-Squeezed Bereaved Hold Funerals at Home

Home funerals can save thousands in tough times

Dec 26, 08 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Amid the recession, many who’ve lost loved ones are turning to less expensive in-home funerals, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it's creating a booming business for “death midwives,” consultants versed in preparing bodies and completing paperwork for such services. Once, such midwives were in demand for... More »

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cost cutting • funeral • burial • home • midwife • financial crisis

 Sopranos' 
 Johnny Cakes 
 Commits Suicide 

Actor Costelloe played a gay mobster's lover

Dec 25, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The actor who played Johnny Cakes on The Sopranos is dead, the New York Post reports. John Costelloe, 47, shot himself in the head in Brooklyn last week, police and friends said. The former firefighter served a brief but pivotal role as the gay lover of a closeted mobster in... More »

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television • suicide • HBO • The Sopranos • funeral • actor • Johnny Cakes • John Costelloe

Accused Mom Barred From Caylee's Funeral

Casey Anthony would pose 'security risk,'
will remain jailed

Dec 23, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Casey Anthony will not be let out of jail to attend funeral services for the daughter she's accused of killing because she poses a safety risk, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Caylee Anthony's grandparents plan to hold public and private memorial services for the child they long held out hope would... More »

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Florida • murder • missing child • funeral • memorial service • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

 Cell Phones Taken to the Grave 

And call me later

Dec 17, 08 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Rest in peace? Some would rather have eternity interrupted by their ringtone—by taking their cell phones with them to the grave, a trend that many in the funeral industry say is on the rise. A UK survey ranked being buried with a cell phone the No. 2 funeral rite... More »

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cell phones • death • funeral • burial • funeral home • King Tut

 Officials Vow 
 Crackdown 
 as Rioters 
 Trash Athens 

Third night of violence across Greece as nation braces for shot teen's funeral

Dec 9, 08 2:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Greek officials vowed to crack down on rioters battling police and tearing up Athens and other major cities in the worst street violence in three decades, the Guardian reports. The rioting was sparked Saturday after police shot to death a teenage boy, and intensified violence is expected today as the... More »

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police • Athens • riots • funeral • shooting • teenager • anarchists • Salonika

 Biden Suspends Campaign
for Family Death 

Mother-in-law dies after long illness

Oct 6, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(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 Journal. Biden had already canceled weekend campaign stops as her condition deteriorated. She died the same day Biden's son, Beau,... More »

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Joe Biden • funeral • Election 2008 • mother-in-law • Bonny Jean Jacobs

 Tears Fall, Jokes Fly
 at Mac Memorial

He's still the hottest ticket in town, Cedric the Entertainer jokes

Aug 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

 Bush Pays Respects to Snow 

President hails late former spokesman's 'record of accomplishment'

Jul 17, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 'Predatory' Funeral Industry 
 Comes Under Fire 

Big industry players take advantage of the bereft, says watchdog

Jul 5, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Soldier Laid to Rest
 After 4 Years 

Thousands pay tribute to Sgt. Matt Maupin in Ohio memorial services

Apr 28, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Man's Best Friend Buried
in Style

Owners spare no expense in funerals
for pampered pets

Apr 25, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(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. “... More »

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pets • luxury • funeral • dog

Greenies Can RIP With Eco-Friendly Funerals

Cardboard caskets, natural burial sites catch on in US

Apr 20, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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environmentalism • coffin • death • funeral • green

35 Dead in Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Funeral

Service for police superintendent targeted

Feb 29, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - At least 35 people were killed and at least 60 injured today when a suicide bomber struck a funeral in northwest Pakistan' near the border with Afghanistan, the AP reports. The funeral in the Swat Valley drew 800 mourners for a police official killed today by a roadside bomb in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • police • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • funeral • Pakistan militants • al-Qaeda • Pakistan military • security forces • Mingora • Swat Valley • North West Frontier Province

Hundreds Mourn Slain Marine at Ohio Funeral

Slain woman had 'strong spirit'

Feb 2, 08 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of family members and friends gathered near Dayton, Ohio, today for the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine murdered in North Carolina in December. Marines carried her casket; a smaller one held the body of her unborn child, Gabriel. Some 200 members of a group called... More »

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Mass • funeral • Maria Lauterbach • Marine • Cesar Laurean • pregnant marine • burial

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