As Irving Berlin was Jewish, there was no service held in a church. In Judaism, it is customary to bury the dead within 24 hours as a sign of respect as well as in accordance with the Talmud or Old Testament.
There was, however, a memorial held at the Music Box Theatre. The Music box was the theatre built by Berlin to launch many of his creative songs.
The event was hosted by Kitty Carlisle and was attended by approximately 1000 people.
Irving Berlin's funeral was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York City. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
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You can really do either. Typically it is done in a funeral home but sometimes, especially when people are heavily involved in the church, a memorial might be held there.
Temple Church of God in Christ
It was held at the Faith Temple, Church of God in Christ
Since Benjamin Franklin is buried in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, it is likely that any funeral service would have been in that church.
Yes, a funeral can be held on New Year's Day, but many places would probably discourage it.
Martin Luther King Jr. died on April 4th, 1968. His private funeral was held at his father's church, the Ebenezer Baptist Church, on April 9th.
The First Baptist Church of Melrose Park,Il
He died on February 20, 1895. On February 25, 1895, Family funeral services held at "Cedar Hill"; body lies in state at Metropolitan African Methodist Church in Washington. On Frebruary 26, 1895, funeral services were held in Rochester Central Presbyterian Church; he was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester.
The funeral is Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12pm. The funeral is being held at the House of Hope church in Chicago @ 752 E. 114th Street.
Chicago's House of Hope Church on August 16, 2008.
You must be referring to a Catholic funeral where a brief rite is held at the door of the church when the priest receives the casket containing the deceased at the beginning of a funeral Mass. He then leads the procession to the front of the church.