A Star Wars fanatic was given a perfect send-off with a funeral featuring Darth Vader and stormtroopers. In an emotional farewell to Andrew Strachan, 47 - who passed away peacefully in his sleep on ...

Lorna Johnson wanted 'a party' to mark her death. Her son Neil gave her one. HT Image Hundreds gathered for the funeral of Johnson in Luton, who died of lung cancer in June at the age of 56. A woman ...

A funeral director said he received a "few stares" while carrying out the wishes of a woman who wanted Star Wars characters at her service. Rather than a galaxy far, far away, Darth Vader was seen in ...

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Star Wars actor David Prowse's funeral included several touching tributes to his career, including a floral arrangement styled to look like Darth Vader's mask The latest Star Wars news, rumours and ...

You don't normally think of funerals as being fun, but just as the video above celebrated the life of a Christmas-lover, one Halloween-lover's family took a similar approach. Lorna Johnson -- a ...

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