hold a funeral
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If the recovery mission is successful, Morup's son Punchok Dorjai told the BBC that the family would hold a funeral for him near the Martyrs Park in Ladakh's capital Leh.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Family and friends plan to hold a funeral for Douglas in two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 5, 2024
The family brought her body to Shakarami’s father’s hometown in the west of Iran on Sunday, but they never got the chance to hold a funeral.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
They had not been able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had failed to recover his body.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
