Funeral etiquette- someone I don’t know well

[Lucille89]

I’m going to a funeral next week to support my friend, not a close friend, someone I know from my community, she is a lovely person. Her partner died, only met them briefly once or twice. The funeral venue/info is on social media so I’m presuming it’s for anyone who wants to attend. Is it okay if I go to the service, but not go to the wake? I wouldn’t know anyone there apart from my friend. There is no info about the wake on the social media post. I’ve not been to a funeral of someone who I’m not close to, and I don’t know the proper etiquette.

'Is it okay if I go to the service, but not go to the wake?'

Absolutely fine. My FIL died recently. Some people came up to us before or after the service to introduce themselves and say how sorry they were, which we really appreciated. We invited them all to join us for food and drink afterwards but left it entirely up to them

Just go along, it'll be really appreciated.
You'll probably be invited to any refreshments too.
It's just nice to have people around afterwards even if you didnt know them all that well.

Thank you for your replies, it’s helpful and appreciated.
I’m sorry for your loss @Lottapianos

Thank you Lucille89. Hope all goes well

In my culture the funeral is as much for showing support and sympathy for the family as much as it is mourning the deceased- we frequently have many people at the funeral / wake who did not know the deceased but want to show support for one of the family members, and it is perfectly fine to not attend the wake.

British people almost seem "embarrassed" around grief and funerals, which I always find slightly odd, but I think your friend will really appreciate your attendance and it's great that you are going.