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On 8/20/2016 5:17 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "graham" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 8/20/2016 8:51 AM, wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 07:41:53 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, we go for cremation immediately. My first experience this side
>>>> of the Pond was a neighbour. We dutifully went to the funeral parlour
>>>> and when she took us up to the coffin - er casket - there was poor
>>>> George lying there amidst all this satin, totally alien to his
>>>> personality. To my horror his widow went over to him and asked me "Do
>>>> you think he looks better with or without his glasses?" and whipped
>>>> them off his face
>>>>
>>> I have followed my father's advice. Never view the corpse! Remember them
>>> as they lived!
>>> Graham
>>
>> View the body while it's alive, oh and send flowers then too. I don't view
>> bodies anymore...ever. Thankfully all of my relatives have opted for
>> cremation in the past years, with no viewing, so it's all as good as it can
>> be.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> When my son's father in law died in rural Ireland, he (son) was amazed
> by the traditional wake, which went on for days.
> There was a church Mass (with the coffin) before the body was brought
> to the house and displayed in the open coffin, constantly attended. For
> two days hundreds of people came all day and evening to say goodbye to
> him and pay their respects to the family. They were all offered food and
> drink ( much of which they had brought, there was a stream of people
> delivering home-made food to the back door of the farm before
> presenting themselves at the front door for the formal visitation Each
> night the body was in the house, family members sat up all night with
> it. Finally the coffin was closed and taken back to church for the
> funeral and burial.
>
> Janet UK
>
He wasn't called Finnegan by any chance, was he?