mourners
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The Catholic service, conducted in Armenian, was open-casket, allowing mourners a final chance to say goodbye as they filed by the altar at the conclusion of the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pam Cronrath, from Washington state, used the tech to surprise mourners at her husband's funeral, where a digital version of her deceased partner addressed those who attended his wake.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Zhou died in January 1976, hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into Tiananmen Square with wreaths and poems, a spontaneous outpouring that the ailing Mao’s allies saw as a challenge to their authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
During the funeral procession, some mourners shoulted, “Allahu Akbar!” or “God is great.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When the mourners began to throw handfuls of earth onto the body, Ash had to look away.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
