Memorial Services for departed non-catholics

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What kind of funeral or memorial services are approved by the catholic church for non-catholic family members?

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My father died over 20 years ago and our Parish Priest did a funeral service for him. He was Episcopalian by birth, but had attending the Catholic Church throughout his 50 year marriage to my mother-although he never converted.
 
Anybody can have a Mass celebrated for anybody, Catholic or not, unless the fmaily thinks the non-catholic would not have approved of a Mass.

That said, there are three parts to the whole Funeral Liturgy, and the family gets to pick and choose which parts they want. The family also gets to choose from a TON of readings, more in my count than any of the other rites of the Church.

If you do a search, you should find some links that explain things better.
 
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