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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Are funerals a requirement? Don't think so although some cultures and families want to have a "proper" funeral. Some people hold memorials or funerals in a church for free, bury their loved one themselves, have natural burials or cremations, have their own family cemeteries, etc. Doesn't have to cost a fortune and it's only started costing so much in modern times the same as weddings, at one time a funeral was held in a home and people were buried in hand-made wood coffins.
hunkalove · 61-69, M
When my father died, almost two years ago, my sister spent $10,000 on his funeral. He was not quite 96, the only person there even close to his age was his sister. Think of all the children who could have been helped with that money. When I go, I will be cremated, no funeral, and my ashes scattered. Even that will cost at least $1,000. Death is a scam in America.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F