[Margaret Pilkington]

That is good information Margaret.
I have never heard of this, but It will fit the bill for many people.
If relatives want something formal to celebrate the life of the deceased then it can be organised after the event....and it doesn't have to involve religion.

There has(I think) always been the human desire to ritualise the ending of a life, a tying up of the loose ends so to speak. So funerals will still continue, it is good to know that you don't have to have one though.