Not a regular funeral attendee, maybe 3 in the last year, most recent of which was during the week. As I waked in the door of the funeral home I notice a book of condolences. It occurred to me that the last two funerals had hem too. When did this shit become the norm? Fair enough, have one out for the likes of Nelson Mandela but for every joe soap nowdays, I canât see the point. Who the fuck is going to go back over that book and read down through a list of names.
Families of the deceased.
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People like me and @KinvarasPassion who want to check who attended. For future reference, like.
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KP wouldnât need book to know who did or didnât attend a funeral.
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Itâs quiet similar to listing what you got from everybody who attended your wedding and make judgements on them based on their generosity
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Common enough practice these days. Bizarre i agree.
Is it an alternative to the mass card?
An excuse for the members of the family to get together for a drink a week or so later when the dust settles and go through the book and names.
Loads of people who one or other of the family could have missed have signed. End up telling stories and hearing yarns of those who signed and the connection with the deceased.
Itâs quite nice actually.
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As @Ambrose_McNulty mentioned if you have a keen eye and
your wits about you, you will have a fair idea who has come and gone. I still
remember 2 miserable cunts who never showed at my grandfatherâs funeral, they never paid
the man for work he did in the 70âs either so I am not surprised.
The book is hand though, there are obviously folk you wouldnât
know that have come and gone and access to these for future reference is always
handy. Be great if you could actually get them to fill out a spreadsheet on the
way in even.
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I know a couple who set up an event on Facebook for a family funeral and asked people to check in so they could monitor who attended.
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Be hard for all the oul wans to accept on Facebook. And youâd have the younger crowd just accepting to make themselves look socially active. Thatâs fucked up.
Surely an app there for you mate.
Condolencechat. Maybe take a selfie and send on a nice comment with it to a funeral group
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I like where this thread is heading.
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Informative rating.
What about a funeral app on their phones? Or are people âchecking inâ at funerals on facebook these days?
Post edit @bandage and @julio_geordio are on the same wavelength here 
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I think an app linking to your facebook friends telling you about bereavements on a friend basis and a geographic basis telling you about upcoming funerals would be good.
You have 2 notifications.
âClickâ
In a robotic voice there is one funeral in your area today. Surname: XXXX Forename XXXX
He lived 1 mile away in address xxxxx.
No facebook connections are related.
You have one group connection. The Local GAA team.
17 of your friends are going.
Would you like to say you are going?
Would you like to share with any of your friends?
Second notification
One funeral connected to a facebook friend.
Surname: XXXX Forename XXXX
He lived 37 miles away at address xxxxx.
He was XXXXX your facebook friends Grand Uncle.
You have no group connection.
3 of your friends are going.
Would you like to say you are going?
Would you like to share with any of your friends?
Itâd have to be called âdidyouhearwhoâsdeadâ
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I can see the shares of funerals trending on the twitter machine.
Very sorry to hear that #Ionlysawhertheotherday
Sorry for your loss #awfulsad
He was a great man #hehadagoodlife
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Sure you never know what plans the man above has for us #youneverknow
#shewasnever74wasshe?
Ya, ya youâre right I suppose she was. Jaysus she didnât look it though
#Iâdhaveneverputthatageonher