mourner

procession

Formal moving line

• pallbearerFuneral coffin transporter
• eulogyTribute for the dead
• wakePath left in water

hearse · casket · graveside · interment · requiem · dirge · vigil · shiva · condolence · wreath

comforter

Quilted bed covering

• sympathizerOne who shares feelings
• consolerOne providing emotional support
• supporterOne who backs another

listener · companion · friend · confidant · shoulder · embrace · condolences · sympathy card · flowers · casserole

keening

Vocal mourning for dead

• wailingProlonged mournful crying
• lamentationPassionate expression of grief
• sitting shivaJewish mourning practice

sackcloth · ashes · rending · prayer · rosary · wake · novena · candle · incense · chanting

sorrow

Deep emotional distress

• heartacheDeep emotional distress
• anguishIntense mental suffering
• bereavementState following loss

loss · despair · desolation · woe · misery · sadness · melancholy · emptiness · loneliness · yearning

solemn

Serious and dignified

• somberGravely serious in mood
• subduedReduced in intensity
• dignifiedComposed and respectable

grave · composed · restrained · pensive · reflective · tearful · stoic · quiet · withdrawn · grieving

• mournersgriever, grieving parent, grievers, widow, bereaved
• funeral rolespallbearer, officiant, funeral director, eulogist, undertaker
• funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
• bar patronsregular, local, barfly, drunk, bartender
• mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
• expressive peopleemoter, drama queen, diva, prima donna, extrovert