Read more funeral stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12229/funeral.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:46:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74058/fort-hood-victims-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFunerals for several of the 13 victims of the Fort Hood shooting took place today across the nation. Friends, family, and community members laid to rest Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, Capt. John Gaffaney, and Pfc. Michael Pearson. "Her...http://www.newser.com/story/74058/fort-hood-victims-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:42:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70382/annie-les-family-bids-farewell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnnie Le's family tried to reconcile the zest with which she embraced life with the senseless brutality of her death yesterday in a private funeral service held in California. "We could ask a thousand whys for the rest of our life," said her pastor, while Vivian Van Le wished her...http://www.newser.com/story/70382/annie-les-family-bids-farewell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 7:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68591/jackson-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled...http://www.newser.com/story/68591/jackson-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 22:55:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68109/obama-kennedy-a-kind-and-tender-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama paid homage to the "greatest legislator of our time" today in his eulogy of Ted Kennedy—"the baby of the family who became its patriarch, the restless dreamer who became its rock." He ticked off the personal and public tragedies of Kennedy's life, "a string of events that...http://www.newser.com/story/68109/obama-kennedy-a-kind-and-tender-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 11:54:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68103/kennedy-funeral-in-photos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Kennedy received a final tribute today befitting his huge profile on the American political scene. President Obama, three former presidents, dozens of congressmen past and present, and celebrities ranging from Jack Nicholson to Tony Bennett attended the funeral at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston. Placido Domingo...http://www.newser.com/story/68103/kennedy-funeral-in-photos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 11:22:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68077/aide-obama-eulogy-to-focus-on-kennedys-impact-on-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is still working on the eulogy he’ll deliver at Ted Kennedy’s funeral tomorrow in Boston, an aide tells Politico tonight. Though Obama will offer “a personal take on the senator as legislator, mentor, colleague, friend and family member,” the aide says, it’s “more about his impact on the...http://www.newser.com/story/68077/aide-obama-eulogy-to-focus-on-kennedys-impact-on-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 20:01:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68042/thousands-come-out-for-day-2-of-kennedy-wake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands more well-wishers flocked to the Kennedy Library in Boston today to pay their respects to Ted Kennedy, the Globe reports. Mourners stood in an eight-wide line that snaked back and forth throughout the parking lot. Among the mourners were several state lawmakers, a group from the Democratic Republic of...http://www.newser.com/story/68042/thousands-come-out-for-day-2-of-kennedy-wake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 12:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68028/senior-bushes-will-skip-kennedy-funeral.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush won't attend Ted Kennedy's funeral tomorrow, the AP reports. All of the living presidents had been expected at the senator's service in Boston, but the 85-year-old Bush changed his mind after learning his son would be among the mourners, a rep says. Bush...http://www.newser.com/story/68028/senior-bushes-will-skip-kennedy-funeral.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 10:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67965/obamas-cut-vacation-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a tropical storm bearing down on the Northeast, President Obama and Michelle Obama will leave Martha's Vineyard tomorrow, a day ahead of schedule, to ensure he arrives in Boston in time to deliver a eulogy at Ted Kennedy's funeral Saturday. If possible, they'll return to the Vineyard afterward; if...http://www.newser.com/story/67965/obamas-cut-vacation-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 18:20:08 CDT