Dear Queenie,
How do you keep people you don’t want to see from going to the funeral of someone you care about? Having them there would just make things worse for me.
Queenie, how can I keep them away?—Offended in advance
Dear Offended,
If you announce the death in the newspaper, note that the funeral will be private. Then, make the funeral “by invitation only” and make sure there will be someone at the door to check the guest list.