 | | 01-30-2008, 06:34 AM |
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| Actually the funeral was really lovely. My great uncle (kinda fill in grandad) died. The family was all there plus parts of the family and other friends we hadn't seen in a long time. The service was long but personal and mostly singing rather than talking. The burial was at a cemetery on a hill and all the young men of the family put the coffin in the grave and then everyone in the immediate family - children and grandchildren - gathered around and held onto their mother/granny while a lovely song played and then one of them said, "Goodbye grandpa" and then we went to granny's house and chatted and caught up.
At the end only the family was left and John played the piano and others just sat at the end of a long exhausting week and all was calm and serene. The grandkids went and bought some pizzas and we all just mellowed. It was a lovely, beautiful day. I am really glad I was a part of it. I think my aunt (the widow) drew a lot of comfort and strength from it. They got married in 1944. Long marriage. Full of love. Aunty had to be in hospital for a week because she broke her femur and Uncle held on until she could come and see him again. They had the day together and sat and he squeezed her hand and then died peacefully in his sleep. Beautiful really.
Sorry about the boil Danie  |
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