hold a funeral
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"Bringing back my dad and being able to bury him was one of the most profound things," Sharone Lifschitz said, after the family were finally able to hold a funeral for 83-year-old Oded Lifshitz.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
Family and friends plan to hold a funeral for Douglas in two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 5, 2024
Until they do so, Nilar Thein said, she won’t hold a funeral for her husband or completely accept that he’s gone.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
They had not been able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had failed to recover his body.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
