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I'm not sure about funeral etiquette in the US either and prior to reading this thread, I hadn't thought about the associated issues, but certainly whenever either I've had a family member pass away or a friend has, the presence of friends (no matter how close or otherwise they were before the funeral) at whatever part of the proceedings has always been really appreciated. I think it makes the person who has lost someone feel that it's ok to be upfront about the death, rather than pretending that they have to be stoic and everything is ok.
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