I've been to a couple of private outdoor gatherings...funerals for friends where we ourselves set it up in our own fashion to remember those we knew...and those occasions were quite meaningful. I don't care much for professional funeral homes and the traditional funeral service. They seem very odd to me. Nor do I care for the custom of viewing a body in a casket.

I've been to pet funerals that seemed quite meaningful. Again, because we ourselves set it up and did it the way we wanted to.