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Yes, but it was placed in her home and those who were not family members or friends did not get to see her. There was no open casket service for Patsy. Patsy's body was horribly dismembered from the plane crash, so an open casket was not an option.
The casket was open in funeral home for private family viewing. In a traditional church funeral the casket is not usually open for the service. Also The funeral was televised and the family wanted privacy. As a result they did not want the casket open for the world to see Their beloved family member on view for all the world to see. So much for that thanks to the Enquirer. Poor Poor Taste in my opinion.
It is traditionally family that carries the casket, however when family's are very small or not close, friends would be perfectly acceptable as well.
Laugh at the family of the person who's relative deceased. Also, knock over the casket
The decision to open or close a casket for a jw funeral is left up to the family and/or funeral director recommendations based on condition of decease. Many religions prohibit an open casket in the temple/religious structure.
No, it was a closed casket. Before the funeral, the coffin was under heavy guard at the funeral home, to prevent unauthorized photographs. And during the ceremony, the casket remained closed. But despite the efforts of her family to have privacy, tabloid photos surfaced, claiming to show her in an open coffin at the funeral parlor; but there is no way to verify if these photos were really her or if they were photo-shopped.
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no a funeral director can do that for you, however, it is better that one relative informs another if they can, then it is not a stranger informing the other relative.
It was just like now days putting one of your loved ones in a casket.
Family members
Once the family leaves, a representative from the funeral home stays with the casket as it is lowered and the grave is completely closed. This often occurs immediately after the family has left.