I know that this is late, but I wanted to offer condolences for your loss. A friend of mine passed away in November and the funeral ended up being on her 20th birthday. She came from a large family and had over 30 cousins, most of whom were really young. Her parents chose to have a closed casket wake/funeral to make it easier for the parents of all their nieces and nephews to explain to the kids where Caitlin was and why she wasn't coming back. It was a sad situation for all involved, but the closed casket made it a bit easier.
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