Funeral (noun)

1. A ceremony or service held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person.
2. An occasion when the body of a dead person is buried or cremated.
3. The ceremony or observance of a death.

Origin:

From middle english funerel, from old french funérailles, from latin funus ("funeral rites, corpse") + -alis ("-al"). .

Examples:

1. He attended the funeral of his grandfather.
2. The funeral service will be held on Friday.
3. The funeral director helped the family plan the funeral.
4. The funeral procession went from the church to the cemetery.
5. She was unable to attend the funeral because she was out of town.