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What are some specific things you want done at your funeral? Any particular song you want played? Any rituals? Does your religious beliefs play into how you want your funeral to proceed?

At my funeral I want it to be a party. I've been to too many funerals where every one is just sitting around trying not to be depressed and if someone cries or gets emotional, then they are shushed and taken out of the room.

I have a Six Feet Under idea of a funeral. Like Nathanial said, Who cares if you're upset. Its a freaking funeral. Cry. Scream. Thats healthier than hiding the grief.

I would like a pagan service.
As traditional to Nordic practices as possible. Depending on where I'm living when I die I'd like a funeral pyre. Roast me boys! If not then cremation.

Though how cool would it be to have a tombstone that reads, "I see dead people." Lol.

Yea. I'm a little off in the head I know. That's okay.
As for music...hmm...

Something Springsteen or Great Big Sea.

For one I dont want any crying .I am in a better place .Also no one has to wear black .I want to be buried in a lavender or black dress.Wearing my favorite necklace and rings .They can fill free to have toast to my life or say a few words that would be nice.No flowers they just die anyways.I am going to be in a tomb above ground.

Simple, big bonfire! Kegs of beer. Smoke em if you got em! No holds barred!!! I want to go out with a bang. No silly crap for me!!!

Oh yeah, I forgot. I want to be in the bonfire! Party like a Viking!!!

Totally Tzaddi!!!

I've always wanted a pyre myself. But depending on where you live its illegal. Guess we're going to have to die either in India or Fernwood CA !

lol

I want to ban black at my funeral. Everybody is to wear a bright colour. I am a strong believer in celebrating a person's life, rather than mourning their death. None of that doom and gloom stuff. And I don't want anything big either. I mean, I'm going to be dead so it's not like I'm going to care. And I'm not religious so they can do what they want lol:)

I agree Nayla. I would like to be cremated but it's down to my family really if there is going to be a cremation or not. I won't be there to see it anyhow, so it doesn't matter to me what happens at my funeral. Folk can do as they wish :)

I prefer to bow out gracefully, to be cremated , and cast into the wind over a mountain top , perhaps with a small gathering of those who are close , that is if they are not too busy.

My husband and I both agreed that we didnt want a funeral or any type of memorial service really...we'd rather someone throw a party :)

I want Sixx A.M.s song Life Is Beautiful played at my funeral. I want people to laugh and remember what I nut I am and what a pain in the butt I can be. Then I want them to live their lives not worried what has become of me.

I think I'd like a simple pagan service first then a massive party. Other than that I wouldn't really care what anyone did. Though I do want Only The Good Die Young at some point.

no funeral
i merely want and will have a traditional right of passage. i will be creamated and my ashed spread in a few places i have listed in my will and discussed with my family. my children will also be given the opportunity to obtain some of the ashes if they wish.

I won't be there, just my carcass. So, I want to be cremated and flushed down a toilet and forgotten.

No, this is no joke and not an attempt to gain attention. I already have people in charge of this just in case I die before them.

1) No crying.
2) Lots of music and pyrotechnics.
3) More alcohol than your body has room for. Drink until Osiris is resurrected.

Wow...this is a tough one.
After my body is harvested of good working parts, I'd like to be cremated. I'd like my ashes to be distributed somewhere over the Grand Canyon and next to the Pyramids in Egypt. Since the ash distribution is highly unlikely, they can be dumped somewhere near the Golden Gate Bridge, with my small group of family and friends present.
The End.

great point Isis, I'd like all my organs and any other useful parts of me harvested too :)

Same here..I'd donate anything that I had that was still salvageable. I mean its not I'll be using them

Yea I already have donor issued on my drivers license. And I also have a red cross card that certifies any donations to be taken.

As I'm not religious, I'd have a few words of comfort spoken for the few present at my 'ash dumping'...which means, I'd need a Baptist minister, a Catholic priest, an imam, a rabbi, a Wiccan priestess, and a Jehovah's Witness elder. Something for everybody there, ya' know? So, they should all strive to get along - lol!

I don't want people to cry, I want them to be happy, because my life was good and long. I want people to wear bright colors and eat cherries.

Personally, I think (if I can get the right paper work done) I would like to be buried plain. No casket. No (or minimal if need be) preservation of my body. I just want my body to contribute to and become one with Gaia again. I guess Id better leave a note when I die for them to have the funeral immediately. XD

I will become an organ donor once I turn 18. (Family issues... dont ask)

If the family must have a funeral parlor, I dont want the typical "set in front and a procession of mourners come by", I want to be off to the side, and in place of the normal position of a body, to have a carter bar type thing set up so people can eat, drink, and be merry! (I guess thats me and my weirdness).

I do for sure want the song "Understanding" by Evanescence played. If the family wants, they can have "Bittersweet" by Within Temptation played. I want to be lead out to the song (look it up if you're not familiar with it) the Undertakers Druid Theme.

That probably sounds complicated, but its just my creativity really letting loose. Well... maybe its not that creative, but you get the point.

I'm done now. I swear.

I know you can have that done at Fernwood but thats out in California....I'm sure there has to be other places that do it.

I know some states do have religious exceptions for handling of the body.

essentially a humanist, with buddist leaning and, a pagan inclination, or two...

I was to look up at the stars, a bottle of scotch in one hand, painkillers in the other & a tree behind my back...

when the day comes.


as to my body, when I'm gone... 'they' can do what they want with it. I'll have finished with it.

Thats a fact!!! Sounds like a great way to go! Then have a party like a Viking!!!

My first response to my family was a Viking burial and I found out from the funeral home when having my Dad's burial arranged that they do them. Later I told them, funerals are too expensive. Have me cremated and put in a box. Then have a party. If they insist on something they can have a memorial but no ministers. I am not Christian and don't want any of that stuff. I would rather family members just say something and then they can go home and have a party, lol. All of this after I am dead is for the living anyway.

My cousin actually had a party before he died. He'd been sick for a few years and we all knew he was getting worse. So while he was still "in his own head" (his words), he invited just about everyone under the sun to his house and had a two day party.
To say goodbye, to clear out old rivals and issues, and he gave out the things he wanted people to have.
It was odd at first, but then everyone relaxed and it actually ended up being really nice. To have that time together.
Leaving the party however was difficult because we knew we probably weren't going to see him again.

If I have the chance...knock on wood...I wouldnt mind that. I think its called a living funeral.

hmm... I dont want any funeral or ceremony or something like that. I want to be buried under a cherry tree I think.. a place even the dead could feel calm. or in a dark and very cold place. havn't really given much thought to this at all.. :p

I'd like that they play my favorite song : Kiss from the Sins of thy Beloved and then be cremated and my ashes thrown in the sea, but unluckily my family is against this so I'll just have a boring traditional Maltese ceremony.

"so what" and "raise your glass" by pink...
thses 2 songs are practically my life story.

i want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered across the back hills of the stables where i ride.

honestly I never thought that I wanted to be buried when I die, but when I think about it, I do not care how it will look like, I do not have any particular desire, because I will not be there...

I love this question! It's a little eccentric but I want an outdoor wooden funeral pyre with loved ones gathered around. I don't know why. I think I've seen episode III of Star Wars one too many times.A hill in the mountains would be nice. I love the mountains.
At the same time though, death is cheap and inevitable and I wouldn't expect anyone to go out of their way for anyone. I've longed for death for so long now that I've forgotten what it's like to live.

My friend wants her ashes put in a glass jar with googely eyes glued to the front so she can still watch us. Lol. Ooh and she wants skittles to be mixed with her ashes.

nice huh?

Skittles?

Yup...she loves those things...lol

Tzaddi wants to party like a Viking... but Dead?
surely party like a Viking, before? [[then die with a double-edged shord-sword, in your hands??]]

Lol!! I want my friends and family to party like a Viking. Pull the plug on me and be done with it. Dress attire, jeans please!!!

Forgot to mention that I partied like a Viking..not the killing part, the big ole bash after the killing!!!

I just want simple, I'ld be happy in a pine box :)

i honestly dont care since i will be gone..but its nice to think my friends would have a celebration of my life:)

Simple, burn the body.

In my will I have clearly stated that I choose cremation with no funeral and my daughter gets the ashes. Then she knows I want to have my ashes brought to Stonehenge.

cremation sounds excellent.

Other than that, I'll let the actual people who will be there decide what they would like to do for the best.

After all, I'm good ... :-)

I have prepared a mausoleum for that time.

When I die, I don't want the people, who knew me to shed one single tear. I don't want there to be a big occasion where everyone get's together and cries about my passing. When I do eventually get my heart ripped from my chest, and fade into nothingness, I want there to be a concert. A time for everyone to get together, and sacrifice the life's of virgins. I want them all to head bang and dance in blood. My death is a party really. I will watch them silently, my death was really my new beginning. Why mourn me, when I'm not really gone. I will return, and they all know it. Let them live their *lifes*, then the day I return, I want there to be a party like the one they all had, when I passed away..

I want this song to be played....and I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered where I grew up on the 35 acres of land that is in my family. I know that my friends and family will be sad...but I want them to have a celebration of my life. Nothing sad and melancholy.


"Leave Out All The Rest"

I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
'Cause no one else cared

After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here?

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I've made
I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come
And save me from myself
I can't be who you are

[Chorus]
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come
And save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are

besides the tree, whiskey and painkillers.. I'd like to find Peace, with The One, to which I will return.

I Want a Party, not something Sad, something to celebrate the life i lived, not the fact that im gone!

Track i would want classical, rock, metal and industrial played, and a party that lasts for like 3 days, thats a fine way to go.

I want to be cremated and dumped in the ocean with a lone piper playing Amazing Grace. I also rate a military salute. Then I want a huge party for all my friends to celebrate my life.

I don't know what I want because I don't see myself dead but by then I hope my life was well worth living and that I felt complete.

I have been to many funerals and I think of them as FUNerals. I hope mine is fun and people aren't so sad. :P

don't see myself as dead.. ? I hope not to see myself as dead... just die.

an ain't it funny how few will use that word... ?

Well I'm saying that I'm young, I can't picture myself dropping dead any time soon. Y'know?

Box me in a plain box, cremate me, throw me in the ocean

I want my funeral to be a celebration; I want people to think about all the positive things.(I've been fairly nice to people; I hope there aren't that many negative things to think a about.) The music should be dance/techno, or uplifting themed hip-hop, r&b,rock, or rap.

I don't care...absolutely i don't care,I'll definitely be dead and I do not have any particular desire, in general I do not understand these ceremonies.

the song i would want to play is "i stand alone" by godsmack
i think as far as ceremony goes i would probly come up with something screwed up. something that no one would forget. and my closing song would totally be "ruin" by lamb of god. i figure what the hell end it with a bang

I would like my remains handled in this manner:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393611/august-01-2011/from-ashes-to-bullets

That's just wonderful, only in America :)

We need to remember that funerals are for the living, not the dead. And the funeral industry are the biggest bunch of thieves alive. They prey on the emotions of people.

If anyone has ever heard the song If I die young by The Perry Band.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words
of a love song
That's how I would like to go. But I want to be cremated istead of sank into a river.

Interesting questions. My funeral, there will be no funeral. I already talked to the cremation folks and they will be notified when my body is ready to be pick up from the Hospital,then, I will be cremated. There will be no funeral, party, BBQ, or all those activities created by the Humans. Why do I want a viewing of my carcass and if there is nothing there? I am gone and what is left behind, is just Garbage, in as garbage, I should be cremated. My 2 cents to the topic.

8 Karmic Rules of Engagement:

1) Alcohol. Lots and LOTS of alcohol.
2) Wear whatever you want. I don't care.
3) There will be no crying. Only laughter and lewd jokes are allowed.
4) Everyone must have a slice of cake.
5) Loud music and/or live bands.
6) Unpleasant frequencies are expressly prohibited. If you don't know what this means, you probably shouldn't attend.
7) This must occur during a solstice or an equinox.
8) With the exception of facial, all bodily hair must be removed before arriving.

1ST - NO CRYING
2ND - I WANT BLOOD RED ROSES MIXED WITH BLACK AND WHITE
ROSES...
3RD - I WANT THE SONG LEAVE OUT ALL THE REST BY LINKIN PARK
PLAYING...
4TH - EVERYONE DRESSED IN RED NOT BLACK
5TH - THERE HAS TO BE AN AFTER PARTY....

I think people will cry regardless, of what happens. Just keep things simple and remember to have a living will made out Cheaper that a will and you don't have the relatives dealing with probate issues.

I'm with SYSTEM.
I don't think of myself dying now.
I don't want to think about that for a long, long time.

As death is a part of life, we should consider what we would like to have done with our body.

As for service, I prefer a simple non religous word service, maybe based on the one of CoS, and lot's of music.

My body will be burned, the only part that can be taken out is my heart, which I would like to be mummified, if anyone wants to keep this with them.

The remaining ashes will be scattered.

viking funerals were awesome....party like a Viking!!! At my funeral....must party and no crying. Lots of alcohol, and whatever other "stuff" you like to participate in!

creamated then done

Instead of a standard cremation, it would be great to be laid on a pile of wood like in the old days, or as is still done in India, so the body is really consumed by fire.

Afterwards the ashes can be brought together and scattered on a favorite place(s).

mummification in my own tomb would be my choice.

Id like to be naked, wrapped in cloth, placed in a wooden box and buried. As for what religious/spiritual aspect to it has yet to be decided. I am sure I will repost if I give it any thought this evening....

Unfortunately Viking styles pyres are illegal. They'd be considered a fire and health hazard. However cremation and being tossed in the air would be preferable for me if not inexpensive

When I battled cancer I came up with the a specific setting to happen if or when I should pass.

First, whatever is useful in my body for donation needs to be taken. Then cremation. Bury the ashes with either a weeping Willow or a blossoming tree. For a head stone I want a cement seat created with my name along the side so that anyone can come and sit with me.

I do not expect a funeral as I don't believe you should mourn the passing of the shell I live in. Yet I would like to have a gathering of people to express themselves however they wish in the name of my soul.

Let's face the facts that funerals are soley for the living, not the dead.

I decided a long time ago I didn't want to be burried in the ground. I want to be burried in an unmarked WALL somewhere. Yes I said wall.

I don't really see the piont in funerals. It's just a shell left behind. However I do believe in doing parting rituals for the dead. But thats because it's directed at there spirit. The body is usless after the spirit leaves. So there is no point in trying to preserve it.

To be honest they could probably throw my body in a ditch for all i care.

i want a viking type funeral laid out on a raft in the ocean lit on fire

..Well, Why not donate your carcass to a company so the whole world can see you and learn something.

Interesting and intriguing. Beautiful and Unique.

Another shot of the Human Anatomy as a whole!!



Why destroy something so beautiful as You...Think and Learn!!

i can't decide if i want to be cremated
or donate my body...
but i do want there to be a party
with lots of booze and good stories...
i would like it to be fun...

Well there's always a need for organ donations. After all when you're dead what will you do with them?

Good Point Mel! I honestly think I am going to donate my body to science! Cuts down on funeral costs. No crying and passing out!

i'm a smoking glasses-wearing diabetic who's going to
be able to use my organs?
:)
maybe as an example of what NOT
to do...
:P

Lol awww come on! They have a lot of uses for any type of body. At least it would be your organs going on the black market.

WELL I would first go and get all organs out of me and then Get myself cremated. so no onr can go and turn me into a zombie.

Paxnor I'm diabetic and if you have good organs they should be donated. What are you going to do with them after death?

That last post should read-" It would be better than your organs going on the Black Market". Didn't want to sound like a jerk.

i want to be burned..no open casket for 2days

well I wouldnt mind having my own tomb like in futurama

well, for one there wont really be a funeral for me, i dont like funerals and i really dont want the last thing people remember about me is that i was lying cold and dead in a casket.

I'd rather be cremented and have a few close friends maybe through my ashes over the ocean or out around my home where all my animals are buried. Perhaps smoke a few joints for old times sake LOL.

i would what the song blooding love playing at my funeral

Food, drinking, music, dancing, and a roast. I want my friends and family to sit around an urn of my ashes and just have fun at my expense.

They have some eco-friendly caskets that have come out. Saw them on Google. If you're an eco-person they look very good

I want a full ceremony with a priest standing giving his BS eulogy as if he knew me whilst the song 'God was never on your side' by Motorhead plays and I want to be buried with a hammer so I can nail him to the cross again.

After the topic of funeral costs came up, I have to add that a friend of mine did a bit of research and said that if you donate your body to science, they will do with it whatever they do....cremate the remains and return them to the family if they wish. So I would agree with the donate thing. If you can help another fellow human, then it's a good day. And screw the law, big funeral pyre!!!!

As for me, I want to be cremated & a small service held in the town I live in. Then my ashes are to be sent to the only city I have ever truly loved and sprinkled in a particular spot during a particular time of year. All that I have planned will honor my wish to reside in a place of happiness, according to my faith and my wish for people to celebrate my life, not mourn my passing. As far as a song, it would probably be the one message I would want those I love to always remember. F**king Perfect by Pink. So whenever life or narrow minded people make them feel damaged, useless or defeated they can have that song as a way for me to whisper in their ear what they mean to me and maybe find inspiration to suceed and go one with a smile knowing that, even in death, I will always have their backs.

I might want to be wrapped in wool and set afire after they donate my organs

I want to be covered in cement and placed in the middle of the town as a statue

I do not expect or want anything special for mine either burial or cremation is fine with me.

cremation is good enough for me

I do not want folk to linger over my corpse. I have asked my husband to have some of my ashes put into jewelry for my family. It is something I was asked to do by some of them, and I also am honoring their requests for locks of hair.

Beyond that, I merely want them to do what will bring them some happiness. And I would like them to remember the things that I may have brought to them positively.

That's pretty much it.

Religion doesn't have any consequence on the plans for my funeral however tradition does. I would like to be cremated to dispose of the remains of the body my soul used in this life. I want people to wear colour, and to have lots and lots of flowers :)

That's about it lol And I made my good friend Steve promise to show up in a dress :D

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