JM>  My father didn't want to be in a funeral home so his body was embalmed
JM>then returned home and laid in the living room.  Open coffin.
JM>  I would pass him on a regular basis going from one room to another and
JM>say hello.

Back a generation or two in my family I think that was more common that
being at a funeral home.  I have seen photos of relatives laid out that
were taken in living rooms.  IIRC, some families had a tradition of someone
actually sitting with the body at all times, even at night.

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