It's Your Funeral ...

[HSMndLKfan92]

The ring that I'm always wearing.
My clarinet.
Perhaps my favorite Disney pins.
A picture of my family.
My locket.

 

[js]

I've told my husband, my mother and anyone else that will listen, when I die (hopefully long, long time from now) I want to be buried in my pjs. I figure I may as well be comfortable LOL

 

[Amlee]

Ok this reminds me of the joke about the greedy old man.

This man always told his wife that he wasn't going to leave her any money when he died. He let everyone know this also. so right before he died he reminded his wife that all his money was to be buried with him. So at the funeral the wife walked up to the casket and placed a package in with him. As she went back to sit down, a dear friend whispered to her, she couldn't believe that she went through with it. To which the wife replied, Yes I did.

He has one nice check in there with him!

 

[Narnian_Princess]

I don't think I want to be buried with anything. What's the point besides making your family feel better? You can't really take any of this stuff with you.

I may have them leave my necklace on, because I wear it all the time in life and I will be wearing it when I die. Other than that, nothing.

 

[Amlee]

Now back on topic. I was just thinking about this not too long ago. I would also like to be cremated. What I want is for my ashes to be seperated out between my friends and family around the world and speard that way.

 

[gris gris]

I haven't really thought about what I'd want to be buried with. My grandmother was buried with a bunch of things we put in there and also with the ashes of her dog. Don't tell DH I'm admitting this on a message board, but he wears 3 pairs of socks on a daily basis. He's very proud of how nice his feet look, of course they're nice because they haven't seen the outside world in years. So I told him since he's so proud of his feet, I'm going to bury him with NO socks on LOL !!!!

 

[sugarpie]

Not trying to start anything, just curious-- but why creepy?

I guess I just feel that when a person dies they are gone from the body, and what's left is just a body. I don't like wakes. I don't find it at all comforting to look at someone who's gone and have people talk about how good they look. I don't know how many times I've heard people say how the person looks so peaceful. I think it's just bizarre to embalm people.

Maybe creepy isn't the right word, I just find a lot of the rituals involved in burials strange and unneccessary. I'm weird.

 

[texas munchkin]

My ex husband... whether he's dead or not...

Just kidding

I don't want anything buried with me, but I would like my nails painted what is known in our family as "hussy" red. Hopefully it will give some of my loved ones a good laugh. Oh, I would like to have a toe ring on, because any one who really knows me would understand it.

 

[LisaNJ25]

I am not sure.. I will let my family decide something that is special to help them heal.

My grandmother just passed away in January. The only thing that stayed in the casket with her was a picture I put in of my 4 children. There were very close to her and she loved them very much. Ok op... now you got me tearing.. I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread lol

 

[SleepyMom]

I guess I never really have thought about it, I think I would leave that to the people left behind to decide. Something that they would think has a special meaning for them.

For my in-laws our daughters drew a picture and wrote a poem that they each placed inside the casket.

My great-Aunt passed away two years ago and we put in a stuffed animal. A few years before she had had a cat and then had to move into a nursing home, my youngest daughter had a stuffed animal that she thought looked just like Aunt Cleo's kitty, so she gave it to her to help her not miss her kitty. Aunt Cleo loved that stuffed kitty and named it after her cat and would always tell the aides when making her bed to put it on the pillow. After she passed away I asked DD if she wanted to keep the kitty to remember Aunt Cleo, but she wanted Chi-Chi to go with Aunt Cleo.

When our son passed away we put in a few pictures and our oldest daughter (7 at the time) picked out a stuffed bear that she had two of. That way she would always have one just like his she said. We thought it was sweet, so we went out and bought a set of two other bears and placed one with him and kept one for DH and I, we keep it next to a framed pic of DS. I also made a small crocheted blanket for him to be buried with.

 

[tinatark]

When dh's grandfather died, we put a flashlight in his pocket. He was always a jokester, and a friend of his came up, planning a "last joke" of taking his batteries out of the flashlight - Poppa had the real last joke - there were no batteries for his friend to take out!

He's been gone for 3 years this year, and we still miss him so!

 

[4nana]

When our son passed away we put in a few pictures and our oldest daughter (7 at the time) picked out a stuffed bear that she had two of. That way she would always have one just like his she said. We thought it was sweet, so we went out and bought a set of two other bears and placed one with him and kept one for DH and I, we keep it next to a framed pic of DS. I also made a small crocheted blanket for him to be buried with.

OMG...that is so very touching sweetie. Sorry for your terrible loss.

To tell you the truth I've never given it much thought. I guess I'll leave it up to whatever my family desires. Not sure about my wedding ring, I surely won't be needing it.

When my dear Dad passed 4 yrs ago, my Mom put a red rose in w/message, his fav watch, hat, and a picture of their 55th anniversary. All the grands/greats put their signed pictures in and their silk heart and cross of roses. I wrote him a letter and put in with him, it somehow made me feel better.

My dear SisIL passed recently from suffering a 10 yr battle with Parkinson. She had pre arranged everything to make it easier on family. After the funeral it was announced, at her request, all the guests to go in the break room and have coffee, tea or soda, introduce themselves and just talk about all the good times they remembered over the years. This was to be followed by a luncheon at their home. She wanted it to be a happy occassion of celebration of her life, as she was happily greeting her creator.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

My kids know that I want to be cremated. I don't want anything burned with me, and I want my ashes spread around Yosemite. I won't need a memorial, but if they want one, they can have one.

 

[miss missy]

Not sure, but my first thought was pics of my kids. I dunno tho... God knows what my family would think I would want ... scarey thought

 

[disney kid at heart]

I'm going to be cremated so I won't have anything to bring with me. Besides, "I'm going to DisneyWorld!" Don't tell anyone my boys have been told how and where.

Me too. I'm going to be cremated and shot up in the Wishes fireworks. My daughter-in-law's dad did that but he went up in the WEBN fireworks in Cincinnati!!!! neat idea, I wonder if WDW would let us do that.

 

[geetey]

I am donating my body "to science" so nothing goes with me. Well, I hope they leave one or two of my toe rings on. That might give one of the scientists a chuckle, although I know it's not my toes they want to study.

I have watched the guilt my own mother feels about not being able to get to my grandparents' grave sites (her in laws) and I certainly don't want to burden my children with something like that.

I told DH he can erect a huge building with my name on it and they can visit me there instead. Hmmmm... I wonder if we could change Busch Stadium to Terry Stadium. Seriously though, I don't want/need anything. At the memorial service, people will be strongly encouraged to wear red - for Mickey and the Cardinals. Two of my favorite things!

 

[parrothead365]

Bottle of Burbon and a box of condoms.

 

[Tarheel Tink]

I'm going to be cremated so I won't have anything to bring with me. Besides, "I'm going to DisneyWorld!" Don't tell anyone my boys have been told how and where.

Same here! DH is getting sick of my telling him "Oh! Pour a little of me in Splash Mountain too!". Number One Rule when doing this- no girlfriend can accompany him!

 

[Freyja]

My wedding ring. Nothing else.

 

[crz4mm2]

I want to be cremated as well, so nothing goes in the box with me

When my Dad died we buried him with his suspenders on. He always wore them. I put in a plaque I had given him. My brother had written him a letter and he tucked that in.

This is a neat thread.