When was the last funeral you went to and how did it go?

Question

Not an easy part of life,😐

WindAtMyBack · Accepted Answer

Last fall. It went OK. I met a bunch of non-blood relatives that I hadn't met before. I also saw my cousin whom I hadn't seen in a long time - it was an even longer time since we really had a chance to talk. We talked quite a while this time and caught up. He's my only surviving cousin. I also saw the town where my mother grew up for the first time.

I went to a funeral about a year and a half ago. This was a guy I had known since I was little. He was the first to die of the local kids I grew up with. I knew his entire family and much of his extended family. So I knew or recognized most of the people at the funeral. He had a rough time for the last year or so - not an easy way to go. For the last year he kept saying "I don't want to die. I don't want to die."

Within a year I lost four people that I had known between forty and sixty+ years. I went to two of their funerals. One I didn't know about until a few months after she died. One was another lifelong friend. I literally don't remember ever not knowing him. That was a private family-only service, so I didn't go - even though it was about as close to family as you can get without being blood related.

Those four ranged in age from 56 to 98. Two younger than me and two older.

Friendlybro79 · Accepted Answer

Ugh just recently for my grandma. It went well outside of my dad being a complete jerk.

rosemilk · Accepted Answer

i think a few years ago. it was a coworker, and it was traumatizing. could have be totally prevented too. i hate our state health care. also, this funeral was a wake. and i've never been to a wake. so it was really life changing. messed me up for a long time.

Dnice1 · Accepted Answer

My Grandpa, I was incredibly close to him, it was the hardest death I have gone through thus far in life. I remember not smiling for weeks and crying hard at his funeral.

sheikalana · Answer

It was my grandpa's nearly ten years ago. It was the first ever funeral I went to. Luckily I haven't been to any funeral since then but is not something I'd like to experience again.

BCRanger10 · Answer

My college friend's older brother. That was just before the start of Lent, around six weeks ago.

docster · Answer

I'm embarrassed to say, 1980. 🙄
The guest of honor was a member of my church and the family asked the children's choir to sing. I didn't know him so it was not emotional for me.

I guess I didn't go to any of my aunt / uncle's or grandmother's funerals because I wasn't close to them and I'm not a people person. If the rapture isn't soon I'll be attending my parents funerals considering their ages.

exitseven · Answer

My wife had an aunt who passed away maybe 2 years ago. She was a very nice lady and was funny. It was an Elvis based funeral with life size cardboard cutout of the King of Rock and Roll and Elvis records bein played.
Still funerals are never a lot of fun.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Two years ago, it was a suicide. Very emotional day.

laly520 · Answer

friend's funeral tough day few months ago

Smashingdoozy · Answer

About a month ago. For a friend. It was incredibly hard for everyone there. I ended up having to leave with another friend half way through for a bit because we we were both very overwhelmed.

HelpfulWoman · Answer

My Nan's, last year.

I wished I'd visited her more before she passed. We travelled on the day and ended up being a bit late which I regret deeply, but luckily the funeral itself hadn't started so we quickly stole in.

JesseP1nk · Answer

My fathers. It was 8 years ago. I dont care about the funeral that much. Its more about the death itself and the fact you will never be able to talk or see that person again. More time goes by you start to forget how that person sounded like and even you start to forgot how that persons face looked. And then people argue about the smallest things... 🤣 without realizing on the next day the other person might be gone forever.

msc545 · Answer

The last funeral of sorts that I went to consisted of scattering the ashes of my close friend Jeff in the ocean off Malibu. I took my sailboat with his mom and several friends and I sailed out about 3 miles out after sailing up along the coast from Marina Del Rey for about 2 hours. My friends mother had put the ashes in a basket which made it a bit easier to actually scatter them, but really it is never easy. It mostly went ok but it was very sad as he was quite young when he died.

AviatorTom · Answer

It was the middle of winter, a cold and wet rainy day. We buried a distant, but cherished, relative. I was a pall bearer. It was a simple, yet nice, funeral. Seems the only time you get to see all your relatives is at weddings and funerals.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

A couple years ago... it was the funeral of a guy I used to take care of when I worked in a special needs. It was sad but not unexpected. People with the conditions he had tend not to live very long.

OfMiceandMen · Answer

It wasn't bad, we did the whole celebration of life thing. I knew the guy and he was only 49, so after the funeral we went to local pub and toasted a few to him.

jamesgoldman · Answer

My aunt's back in February then my great grandmothers is in April and I'll likely have another before the year is out given a family friend has stage 4 cancer

douride2 · Answer

My brother past away suddenly near the end of January. I didn't realize how much time we spent together till he was gone. I'm still hurting.

DancingQueen16 · Answer

The last funeral I went to was my grandpa's about 5 years ago and it was pretty sad

Staximus · Answer

My friend and former co-worker, he was only 37 and a really good guy. Died of cancer, it was pretty fucked up.

jahaims · Answer

Who asks how the funeral went lol. How did putting the body of a person you loved in the ground go?

anlgntnfnf · Answer

I can't think of your youth, you're handsome even now

Twalli · Answer

My grandfather's. His ex, my grandmother wanted a celebration of life. She's the last close family member who died.

Nice222 · Answer

This past Thursday. It was horrible. I don’t like going to funerals of someone a lot younger then myself.

NathanDavis · Answer

I don't go to funerals...

RavVid · Answer

Couple of months ago. Unexpected.

Anonymous · Answer

Eh, it was kinda dead, tbh

Goku1001 · Answer

I have never attended a funeral in my entire life!

ab2shifty · Answer

Yesterday lol

When was the last funeral you went to and how did it go?

Most Helpful Opinions

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

When was the last funeral you went to and how did it go?

Most Helpful Opinions

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

We're glad to see you liked this post.