Does it really even matter what happens to us when we pass on? Who is the funeral really for anyway? My mom wanted to make the pre arrangements to make it easier for me and to have a say in what she will rest in for eternity. I'm okay with that because that gives her comfort on her journey to the heavens. My personal belief is that when we leave the body we are gone. The body is just a vessel for our earthly time. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.