Big hugs to you, and thank you for the visit. I love your reflections! I hope I can come to a calm gentle place like that soon. I will!
About the funeral, IMHO the GF being present or not will be the least of your worries. It may be harder than you think to attend, if you do go, be prepared if overwhelming feelings come, and with the nature of the death, it will probably be very emotional. I don't want to be gloom and doom, but I have only attended 2 funerals since my mom, my granny, and my daddy.
Hugs. jenhoco
Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it's been. -- Grateful Dead