Funerals

Yes bc she will need all the comfort she can get and will appreciate you taking the time to come.

Kennedy, as he was a former Naval officer on PT boats.

It's not absolutely necessary, but it would be a nice gesture.

You might also want to co-ordinate with any other of his/her relatives so that you send out a combined thank you card.

Speak with him/her right from your heart. Death is something which joins the entire human family. No one escapes this one, fortunately - it gives us all a kind of common denominator we can relate to. So speak from your heart and when you see him/her, give a big hug and let him/her unload. You don't have to say a lot. You don't have to struggle for the right words. Just the fact that you have stepped forward to speak with him/her in the first place will mean the world to him/her. Your friend is very likely waiting to hear from you, so just be good, old, natural you. Be the person your friend is so fond of. Open your arms to him/her and be sure you give him/her a hug. Right now a million things are flooding through their mind, and your presence and support will help him/her to make a Spiritual bridge from the pain he/she is in right this minute to a semblance of sanity, balance and calm. The sooner you can reach out to this person, the better. Later, you will feel so good inside, no matter how it goes, that you made the effort to appear, relate, hug, cry maybe, and just help share her sorrow at this special time in his/her life.

It is assumed that non Muslims will respect the Muslim funeral and pay condolence to the dead relatives and/or funeral relevant people.

It is narrated that prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sitting down when a funeral of a Jewish passed by. He sat up in respect of the funeral and when asked who he does so for a Jewish funeral who didn't believe in you as prophet and did not believe in Islam. Prophet Muhammad answered them : is not a human soul that should be respected.

Just walk silently, pray for the dead if you wish with mercy and forgiveness, and meet the dead's relatives and say "Al Baqaa Lillah/ eternity is only for God", "may you be granted with patience".

Most wills have a provision providing for payment of funeral expenses out of the proceeds of the estate. Check the deceased's will to see if this indeed is the case. If so, a beneficiary (or any other person for that matter) who pays the funeral expenses should be reimbursed. As a side note, the expenses associated with the funeral are usually deductible expenses when filing the estate's inheritance tax return. Check with either an estate attorney or the register of wills (or Orphan's Court) of the county where the will was probated (or will be probated). You should be able to get the answers you need from the register of wills.

it depends on what kind of lawyer, where they practice, how long they've been practicing, and what cases they handle. Some work almost exclusively pro-bono or are paid in barter, some make millions of USD per year, and many make anything in between. You're not likely to make a really extravagant amount of money, but most do well enough.

Most religiously observant Jews will not attend any service held in a Christian church. Depending on the Jewish holiday, most Jews, of any observance level, would not attend a service held in a Christian church.

In my area, those who have no money are taken care of without ceremony. It is either a direct cremation or immediate burial. Both are done simply in the presence of a funeral director and scheduled at the funeral homes convenience.

The body is usually either cremated or buried, where this is possible. There is either a funeral or a memorial service in which a talk given in which the person's life and family are recounted, as well as the hope that person has for returning to life in the resurrection.

depends on the size of the coffin

The Catholic person should check with his own church.

As far as the Jews are concerned . . . Of course.

Jewish funerals take place as soon after death as possible, ideally within 24 hours. At the ceremony, prayers are said for the deceased and the rabbi officiating the ceremony discusses the deceased's life. Sometimes family members and friends will choose to talk about the deceased also.

The casket is normally a plain wood box without any embellishment or metal. The reason for this is that Jewish law requires the body to be returned to the earth so decomposition cannot be impeded in any way.

During the burial itself, the tradition is for all people present, including immediate family to place at least one shovel full of dirt in the grave as this is seen as a way of honouring the deceased.

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Yes, but there was a very limited audience at the gravesite burial, the coffin was only open for a few minutes, called an ( over the top) service- nothing to do with Trench Warfare in World War I. Her last outfit (dress) was covered in Newpapers of the day, including the Daily News and New York Post. There were no photos of her lying in state in the papers, possibly a side-effect of the big legal confrontation over her burial, which was in the Bahamas.

No, Tupac was cremated.

The idea behind it is that a body can't come without the blood, the body can't be completely free from blood so the body is good enough. Many miracles including ones where blood sprays out of the Eucharist proves this.

In the Orthodox Church, they do give out both though.

The traditional Jewish casket is made of plain, pine wood with no adornment except for the Star of David.

More modern Jews have used caskets made of other materials WITH adornment and even flowers!

In most cases the debts of the deceased are the responsibility of the estate. If you signed the papers on the funeral arrangements you might also be responsible. Consult a probate attorney in your jurisdiction for help.

In tradition, being a pallbearer was considered to be an honourable position and was extremely common before the use of wheeled carriages to carry caskets off in Europe. Pallbearests wore white gloves and special boutonnieres simply to signify their significance in carrying the casket, especially because they were usually chosen from family members.

The white nature of the glove is likely linked symbolically to the white clothing worn during baptisms. This symbolism during the introductory rites of a funeral service are done so to signify the death and rebirth of a person during a baptism - and ties the two occasions in the life of symbolically, since most pallbearings occur at Catholic or Lutheran ceremonies.

God bless (name of person)

immediately family and the first born son of the first born son wears white funeral dress. all relatives wear white headbands up to grand children (3rd generation) wear white headbands. 4th generation decedents wear gold headband. 5th generation decedents wear red headbands.

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Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.