My Mum, despite many health issues including heart failure and dementia, managed to reach her 90th birthday this month and then, as she had told us she intended to, passed away peacefully within a week of her celebrations. Her funeral is next week and I can't help feeling sad that there will only be a handful of people attending.
She spent the last years of her life in a care home local to me and the rest of our family are spread far and wide but it was her wish to have the service here, even though she and my late father lived in a different part of the country for many years. I don't know if it's distance that makes people unwilling to come (although there is a distant relative coming over from another country!) or if it's just that so many of her friends are also now elderly and infirm. We have had cards and messages, so it's clear that she touched people's lives.
It just seems so sad that after 90 years on the planet there will be fewer than 20 people there to say goodbye.
AIBU?
To feel sad that so few people are coming to my mother's funeral?
theresnoonequitelikegrandma · 22/08/2015 12:08
I'm so sorry to hear this. 
(((hug)))
My grandfather died at aged 94 and the only people who attended were my grandmother, their children, grand children and great grandchildren and a few spouses. There were about 15 of us.
When my grandmother died, my aunt decided not to have a funeral at all, but had my grandmother instantly and privately cremated, like a dog at the vet's. The aunt held a kind of memorial service at my cousin's house, but it wasn't the same at all. I felt awful about that but was powerless to do anything as there are some very strong minded women in my family.
OP, be sad. But be kind to yourself as well. She is, and will continue to be, remembered. You're seeing her off in style. You're doing the right thing.
I've been to some enormous, packed funerals of mothers who lived only till 61, or 33 in one awful case. You wouldn't want to swap, I don't think. So sorry for your loss
OP, I'm so sorry for your loss
I live in Ireland, in an area where everybody knows everybody else - when my grandmother died at 94, the church was packed and loads had to stand outside. Of course, it meant a lot to us.
But afterwards, the funeral is over, and regardless of how many was there you will have to get on with living without your loved one while the whole world moves on.
my dear mum passed away just last month, 3 years ago my dads funeral was packed with people, they all thought he was a lovely man, he was to them and though not a bad man was a bit selfish and thoughtless with his family. my DM was a diamond, no where near as many people came for hers, ok some are no longer with us, some were maybe working, and I guess we were not in a place to ring everyone and assumed they would read the newspaper announcement. I wish i had rang more people to tell them but i was in bits 
we did have maybe 50 or more so not a bad turnout and tbh all those mum really cared about were there so i shouldn't be upset but i really would have liked as many as my dad had. to you op , i know exactly how you are feeling. lets hope it gets better cos its crap right now isn't it.
the clearing up too is just beyond awful, mum was in a home but only for a while so not only did we have to do the room almost the day after we had the house too. so many memories to pack away and I could not help feeling like a ghoul jumping in to say 'i'd like to take this' felt horrid and I miss her it will be hard op but as DH keeps telling me 'remember the good times'
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