re: Have you ever done anything awkward at a funeral?

Had a distant relative at my father in law's funeral who called and said they could not come. They asked their kids who were there if someone would take photos of the body and funeral so that they could see it. Some second or third cousin decided to set up a video camera to tape the service. As they were putting up the tripod twenty minutes before the service in the funeral home chapel I walked back and told them to take the damn thing down and if I saw them hand videoing the service, I would catch up with them later on and mess them up. I am not the toughest SIL, but probably the most likely to get angry. The MIL saw the whole thing and thanked me later.

Another one:

Had a cousin who lost her father. He was pretty old - no church in years tough old guy - and there was no pastor who knew him. The funeral was family only. The family sort of visited for an hour or two and her husband did the eulogy and then she stood in front of the casket to thank us for coming. During her words, she turned around and just above his face was the advertisement sticker for the casket, a label stuck to the interior lining of the casket lid. When closed, it would have been two inches from his eyes and nose for the next several hundred years. I guess the funeral home forgot to take it off. As she talked, she turned to look at him, suddenly broke out laughing and said "I guess I wanted Dad to see what a nice box we bought for him for the rest of eternity. I guess I'll pull that off now." And she did.

Sort of added a nice personal touch to an otherwise difficult day.