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Funerals becoming more personalized.
Byline: Alaina Sue Potrikus
WASHINGTON _ Before Robert Ahrens Jr. died, he had specific instructions for his funeral.
The lifelong Shriner clown, known to fans as "Kurlie," wanted to be buried in full clown makeup with pallbearers in clown costumes.
"He wanted to go out the way he enjoyed his life _ making people happy," said his friend Henry Paulson. "Not one person went by that casket and did not smile."
Kurlie's unique service is part of a national trend to personalize funerals to celebrate the lives of loved ones, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Some people offer video tributes and photo collages of the deceased. Others play recordings of their favorite music.
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