What to Say When Your Family Opens Your Uncle’s Casket During His Wake and Finds It Empty Do Say: “Whoa, where is Uncle Tony?” Everyone will be saying this, so you’ll fit right in. Don’t Say: “He’s in a better place now.” Ordinarily, this would be a fine thing to say at a wake, but the context will make this land a little different. Yes, odds are, wherever his remains are now is a better place than this funeral home, which is rife wi…

LPT: Or well Death Pro Tip, if you’re making your own funeral arrangements request a casket that is light. I’m currently in my mid 40’s and I’ve been a pallbearer in 6 funerals, 6/6 of the people I’ve carried were no more than 170lbs however the caskets that’s a different story, one was near 300lbs + the body totally around 460lbs, the others from 200-250 + the body. Typically there are 6 pallbearers, lets just say the typical casket and body weighs …