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My in-laws will attend the visitation of someone they’ve never met, and stay from beginning to end, only because they barely ...

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They'll attend the funerals of people they've never met, but who are slightly related to someone they consider a friend.

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Living funerals — where people near the end of life plan and attend their own memorials — are becoming increasingly popular.