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LuAnn Denboer’s husband and daughters touch her during her home funeral service in June in Fort Worth.
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Robert Denboer at Crown Hill Memorial Park in Dallas where his wife is buried. He and his daughters chose to hold funeral services at their home.
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Sisters Rebecca, left, and Lacy Denboer spend a moment with their mother LuAnn Denboer at her casket during a home funeral.
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Lacy Denboer paints decorations on her mother’s casket during a home funeral. With blessings from LuAnn Denboer while she was terminally ill, her family decided to conduct a home funeral “to be closer to her and to celebrate her life,” husband Robert Denboer said.
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Rebecca Denboer sits near her mother’s casket during a home funeral, while her sister Lacy Denboer paints decorations on one end of the casket. With blessings from LuAnn Denboer while she was terminally ill, her family decided to conduct a home funeral “to be closer to her and to celebrate her life,” husband Robert Denboer said.
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Rebecca Denboer spends time at the casket during a two-day home funeral for her mother, LuAnn Denboer of Fort Worth, in June.
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Robert Denboer (right) and daughter Lacy Denboer (center) and other relatives look at phone photos during the home funeral for LuAnn Denboer
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Robert Denboer and daughter Lacy look at family photos during a home funeral for wife and mother, LuAnn Denboer, at their home.
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While terminally ill, LuAnn Denboer gave her family her blessing to having a home funeral rather than a tradition service at a funeral home. She was buried at Crown Hill Memorial Park in Dallas after a traditional graveside service.
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Rebecca Denboer takes a moment at her mother’s casket during a home funeral.
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Clothes and jewelry are laid out for LuAnn Denboer for her funeral service. She and her family decided on a home funeral.
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