Some attendees tried to jump out of windows of funeral home upon seeing man alive-- On the holiday known as the Day of the Dead, a Brazilian bricklayer walked into his own funeral.The sight of Ademir Jorge Goncalves alive shocked relatives, some of whom tried to jump out of the windows of the funeral home in southern Brazil."In my 10 years in this business, I have never witnessed a scene like this,"...
|
more.RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said.As is customary in Brazil, the funeral was held the following day, which happened to be the holiday of Finados,...
|
Leeds nurse whose body has lain in a mortuary for 30 years after she died in mysterious circumstances is finally to receive a funeral service.Helen Smith, who died at the age of 23 after falling from a balcony at a party in Saudi Arabia in 1979, will be cremated in Wakefield on 9 November.Her father Ron has until now refused to allow a funeral - until he could prove his theory that she was murdered.Since...
|
Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateA slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation of western New Mexico was remembered for her passion for the poor at funeral services.A tearful, standing-room only crowd attended funeral Mass for 64-year-old Sister Marguerite Bartz Saturday at Gallup's Sacred Heart Cathedral.Many wore memorial...
|
funeral is being held for a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia.Helen Smith, 23, from Guiseley, West Yorkshire, died after falling from a balcony in Jeddah in May 1979.Her father Ron, 83, had refused to allow a funeral until he could prove his theory that she was murdered, but he relented last month.Miss Smith's remains have been in a mortuary since 1979, the longest time a body has...
|
About 20 to 30 members of the community die each month in the area, according to the Indian Cremation of Chicagoland NFP.The metropolitan Chicago area has over 1 lakh Hindus, Jains and Sikhs whose religious belief dictates cremation as a final death rite in a majority of the cases. About 40 percent of them are senior citizens."We never plan about death or cremation ahead of time," says Dr Chandrakant...
|
Bidar, Karnataka, Oct 28 : Giving the age old custom of family members performing funerals with their own money a decent burial, Kardyal Village in Bhalki Taluka collects contributions for the last rites of any resident, whether rich or poor, from all the villagers.The practice of collecting funds from the villagers for the funeral rites of any resident of the village irrespective of social status...
|
Fordyce Maxwell: 'The vicar's real problem is confusion about what a funeral should be'THE oddest thing about funerals is that the person it should matter to most is past caring. Their problems are over. It is relatives, friends and, occasionally, those who turn up to make sure an unpopular deceased is precisely that who have to deal with the emotions a funeral of any kind produces.Sometimes, true,...
|
Giving the age old custom of family members performing funerals with their own money a decent burial, Kardyal Village in Bhalki Taluka collects contributions for the last rites of any resident, whether rich or poor, from all the villagers.The practice of collecting funds from the villagers for the funeral rites of any resident of the village irrespective of social status or caste has been in vogue...
|
you think we are kidding, let'stell you that Aamir's funeral song is ready and out in the market. The song hasbeen written by famous lyricist Swanand Kirkire and composed by Shantanu Moitra.Now, before you rush to findthe music CD, let us tell you that this song is one from his forthcoming film '3Idiots', and is called 'Aamir's funeral song' by its composers.Director Rajkumar Hiranicouldn't stop laughing...
|
