http://grandmahenke.com/grandma/lip-service-at-the-mortuary/ Talking About... Whatever Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://grandmahenke.com/grandma/lip-service-at-the-mortuary/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Alice Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:50:34 +0000 http://grandmahenke.com/grandma/?p=133#comment-78 What a wonderful story, Edna. I'll bet your family has a lot of fun repeating "sister" stories at gatherings. I kinda wish I'd tried to "fix" my own mother's face as she lay in her casket nearly 8 years ago (aged 85). The way her face was made up, she looked more like Esther Roll ("Florida" on Maude and Good Times) than my mother. If there are mirrors in Heaven, I'm sure she didn't recognize herself the first time she looked in one!) What a wonderful story, Edna. I’ll bet your family has a lot of fun repeating “sister” stories at gatherings. I kinda wish I’d tried to “fix” my own mother’s face as she lay in her casket nearly 8 years ago (aged 85). The way her face was made up, she looked more like Esther Roll (“Florida” on Maude and Good Times) than my mother. If there are mirrors in Heaven, I’m sure she didn’t recognize herself the first time she looked in one!)

]]> http://grandmahenke.com/grandma/lip-service-at-the-mortuary/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Kim N Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:06:06 +0000 http://grandmahenke.com/grandma/?p=133#comment-66 Mom, just look at is as you brought a lot of us cousins that hadn't seen each other in years together that night. We had so much fun teasing and taunting you guys for however many hours we sat at Article Circle after the viewing. Mom, just look at is as you brought a lot of us cousins that hadn’t seen each other in years together that night. We had so much fun teasing and taunting you guys for however many hours we sat at Article Circle after the viewing.

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