What is the most outrageous thing someone has said to you at a funeral?

Answer 1

I'm normally the one who does the shocking. I wanted to take my camcorder to my Mam's funeral and my sister and brother refused to let me.

At my Dad's, I wanted his favourite song to be played as his coffin went behind the curtain at the crematorium ... Blaze Away by Josef Locke. Again, they were horrified and wouldn't let me.

I'm not being funny here, that was his favourite song by his favourite singer and it would have meant a lot for me to say Goodbye to it, instead he had some sort of melodious organ music.

I was the one who looked after him into my 30s, they left home as teenagers, I knew him better. They claimed that was impossible as they were both older than me. I lived with the man longer than they did. I've known my sister longer than her husband but I wouldn't claim to know her better.

Anyway, I have to go to work now. Have a good night everyone.

Answer 2

I haven't had anything outrageous said to me at a funeral but did have the very uncomfortable experience of being introduced by an Indian friend (in India) to his grieving mother (her son had only departed two weeks previously). He then produced a small photo album which he thrust into my hand before going back outside. When I opened the album it was full of photographs of the deceased son and his funeral - for the first time in my life I was absolutely lost for words. What is the appropriate response when beihg shown photographs of a funeral? It would be useful to know - just in case!

Answer 3

Well, mine wasn't AT a funeral, it was afterwards about a funeral.

I had gotten back from my grandmother's funeral 8 hours away and came back to work.

My 'supervisor' at that time asked me "so how was the funeral".

I was like "uh, it was a funeral.".

OK so it wasn't outrageous but I was kind of shocked someone would ask something like that about a funeral.

Answer 4

The family wanted offering. They asked that the baskets be passed around and an offering given and for it to keep being passed until a certain dollar amount was reached. I was so disgusted at these greedy people begging the family for money while trying to bury their father.

I have NEVER witnessed that at the many funerals I have gone to in my lifetime.

Answer 5

Well i used to work in a bar and sometimes we`d do functions for funerals etc , i remember glass collecting and going up to 2 old ladies and asking if their drinks were "DEAD!" Cant beleive i said that. Ladies thought i was takin the mickey.

Answer 6

When my father died, my ex-wife came to the funeral. I hadn't seen her in nearly 10 yrs so I really didn't know who she was. So, just as she approaches the casket, my brother asks from across the room, "hey what are you do'in here, it's not Rudy that died and anyway, your not in the will". I was embarassed for the poor women. That's been 4 yrs ago and even now, when I think I see her, I hide.

Answer 7

When my nan died I put my foot in it:
I was in the funeral car with my cousin (we shared the same nan) and the car and the hearse were on a ferry to take up to the mainland. I joked that if the ferry sank it would be a "burial at sea"

He didn't see the funny side of it. Oops.

Answer 8

At the wake following my grandmothers funeral, some unknown family member stole the clothes I had brought to change into.........including the shoes!

Answer 9

We were going to a friends' funeral and we stopped at my mother-in-laws' for five minutes before going to the church, as we were leaving she said " Have you got a camera with you or do you want to borrow mine?" I have to admit tho', she has the IQ of a potato with a learning disability.

Answer 10

Well I think the most outrageous thing was myself going for a job interview at the cemetary which my great uncle was buried.