First the world's biggest funeral chains exhausted themselves with an abortive takeover battle.
One such company is the Loewen Group, the world's second-largest funeral-services company, which is based in Vancouver.
His desire to remain out of the limelight stayed with him to the end, including his wish to hold back the world's photographers from the funeral of one of the greatest of them.
Neon Bible's subjects live in the morning after, when the teenagers from Funeral must survive in a world of their own creation.
After the Englishman died of cancer, snooker fans and stars united in grief, with nearly all of the world's top players attending his funeral.
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People used to hire them for funeral services to ease spirits into the next world.
Stars from the world of comedy and entertainment have paid tribute to Norman Collier at his funeral.
CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- World leaders and Palestinian representatives gathered in Cairo Friday morning for Yasser Arafat's military funeral service.
Some of the other attendees of that funeral had in fact been due at a breakfast meeting at Windows on the World.
Venezuelans watched the funeral from cafes, with many saying they were flattered to be the subject of the world's attention.
The prime minister who led the UK through most of World War II was, like Wellington, Lord Palmerston and William Gladstone, accorded a full state funeral.
According to a recent study, the signature anthem for Australian Rules football team Collingwood is one of the most popular funeral songs in Melbourne, together with Frank Sinatra's My Way and Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World.
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