A funeral wake and service can be as simple and as extravagant as the family would like, but holding it simple could mean: Keeping the wake to fewer days Choosing a less expensive coffin Having a ...

In the 1980s, when the family sold to Miller Brewing ... was surreal — less a celebration and more reminiscent of a funeral wake,” Dick wrote in an email to the Chippewa Herald on Sunday.

A heartbroken mum fell asleep in her child's room after a funeral, only to find her husband ... who did "everything he possibly could" to keep their family happy, leaves behind his son Harvey ...