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funeral

[fyoo-ner-uhl] / ˈfju nər əl /


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Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of a south Wales suburb Saturday to pay their respects as the late Welsh singer's coffin returned to her home there ahead of her funeral.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

She will be laid to rest Monday following her funeral in the nearby city of Swansea, which is set to be a celebration of her life attended by family and friends.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Family and friends of Dyer have since been trying to raise $28,000 on GoFundMe to help his wife, Joy, pay for funeral costs, living expenses and therapy sessions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

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

Lincoln’s funeral procession was the saddest, most profoundly moving spectacle ever staged in the history of the United States.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Until the early 1990s, the police kept a close eye on such funerals for fear of human sacrifices, according to the American anthropologist Janet Hoskins.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Some families may have traditional funerals, while others might opt for a “celebration of life,” which can be a joyous event with music and visuals.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Other charitable funds help maintain the department’s fleet of helicopters, support the spouses and children of slain officers and promote the official police department band that performs at graduations, funerals and other functions.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Community funerals, where people helped wash the bodies of their loved ones, contributed to many people becoming infected in the earlier stages of the big outbreak more than a decade ago.

From BBC May 18, 2026

I’d go to funerals and I’d walk in and the bereaved would look up and see me and they’d stop crying.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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