mourners
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That address has also shown up in Michigan obituaries advising mourners how to donate to The Fellowship on behalf of the deceased.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The men insisted relatives be allowed to conduct the burial themselves, in the traditional way, in which mourners say farewell by touching the dead one last time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The mourners waved in response to the occasional honk from passing motorists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
His body was preserved so that a continuous stream of mourners could view him lying in state in a special tomb on Red Square in Moscow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
