How can I find out about a funeral?

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Somebody we knew through being adjacent to her land has died. She was found about two weeks ago and she had been dead for about two weeks. She was a loner and a bit eccentric and I don't think she had any family, her husband having died years ago. We had talked to her in the past and given her a lift and we would like to attend her funeral if possible.

Her death has been referred to the coroner, but we don't have any way of finding out about funeral arrangements. The other neighbour who told us she had died doesn't know either. It's a very sad situation and we would like to go as I can't see anyone else being there.

Does anyone know how we can find out? Would the coroner's office tell us?

local newspaper death announcements?

Can you ask local funeral directors if they are taking care of arrangements

Contact your local undertakers?

Ask at local crem?

Hi OP, I'm a funeral arranger. The coroners office probably won't tell you if you are not next of kin.

If the neighbour didn't have any family or friends to arrange a funeral, and had not pre-paid a funeral plan, then the funeral will probably be arranged through the local council. It's possible they may place a death announcement or funeral notice in a local paper in due course.

Funeral homes have to be very careful about giving out information to callers and should only pass on information to their client (who is arranging the funeral).

Is it just possible to look online then?

Maybe. If I google my husband’s name, details of his funeral come up on the funeral director’s website even though it was over a year ago, so you could try but I don’t know if you could find out if that doesn’t work.

Not everyone has a funeral these days, especially if there are no relatives and not religious.

This is true. If the council take responsibility and they don't know of any family they may arrange a "direct to crematorium" funeral with no service.

Many choose the direct funeral approach now...I would! If I had friends and famil I'd rather spend some money on a celebration of my life, if I'd died alone and not been discovered until my landlord came round for the rent fuck em. I wouldn't want a neighbour giving me a pity party tbh