"All of her life, Katy was thrilled to be a Christmas Eve baby, thus her middle name," read program notes. A high school classmate attending the service told the Associated Press that Spade was "incredibly kind" and had a memorable laugh. "He was a man of few words, but when he spoke a whole room leaned in. He said they were not legally separated and never discussed divorce. He was tough as nails but gentle as can be, stubborn as a mule, and had a wicked sense of humor," she wrote. She described her grandfather as a “man of few words, but when he spoke a whole room leaned in. "I just feel like her vocation was to fill the world with beautiful things," Lott said to the AP, echoing sentiments expressed earlier this month by friends and fans who described her as vibrant and colorful, like the designs that made her famous. "Imagine," described to attendees as "Katy's favorite song," was to be performed while the service opened with the Christmas carol “The First Noel.” Spade was born on Christmas Eve in 1962 and her middle name was Noel. He was tough as nails but gentle as can be, stubborn as a mule, and had a wicked sense of humor.” She left her readers with a comforting image: “I’d like to think that he and Katy are out there somewhere singing an off key rendition of ‘Danny Boy’ and sharing a pint.”“Kate was the most beautiful woman in the world,” he Her niece, Rachel Brosnahan, honored them both in an Instagram post Thursday.Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox.The Love Story of Kate and Andy Spade, a Classic Perfect FitRemembering Kate Spade and the Women She Inspired Us to Pretend to Be Hundreds of mourners gathered at Our Lady of … Just one day before the designer’s funeral, her father, Earl “Frank” Brosnahan Jr. died.
Spade admirers, including Olivia Lott, also were part of the crowds of people hovering under large, black umbrellas outside the church, many of them wearing Spade-designed accessories. Spade was found dead by suicide on June 5 in her New York City home.

A family spokesman said he had been "in failing health of late and was heartbroken over the recent death of his beloved daughter." Comedian/actor David Spade, the designer's brother-in-law, was in attendance. Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Her funeral was held in the same location where Spade's grandparents wed, the family previously said.

Hundreds of mourners gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Redemptorist Church, with many clutching their Kate Spade bags in tribute, according to the Tragically, Spade's father, Earl F. Brosnahan, Jr. died Wednesday night at the age of 89.

Spade’s father, Earl F. Brosnahan Jr., known as Frank, “He had been in failing health of late and was heartbroken over the recent death of his beloved daughter. I’d like to think that he and Katy are out there somewhere singing an off key rendition of 'Danny Boy' and sharing a pint." The altar and interior of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Redemptorist Church, where designer Kate Spade's funeral was held on June 21, 2018. He was at home and surrounded by family at the time of his passing,” the family said in a Rachel Brosnahan remembered both her aunt and grandfather through an Instagram post on Thursday. "We welcome her home with a song that celebrates those two facets of her legacy." In attendance at the ceremony were her family, including husband, While the family gathered to mourn the untimely death of their mother, wife, sister, and aunt, they had to say goodbye to another loved one. "He will be deeply, deeply missed. The funeral took place on Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church, the same church Spade’s grandparents were married at.

Under cover of umbrella, the designer's remains were carried into the service in a white ceramic urn.

Kate Spade’s funeral took place on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, a little over two weeks after the famous designer died at age 55 in her home in New York City. Under rainy skies, designer Kate Spade was laid to rest in her hometown of Kansas City on Thursday. It’s been a tough month for the family of Kate Spade.
Under rainy skies, designer Kate Spade was laid to rest in her hometown of Kansas City on Thursday.

He said he and his wife had been living separately in the 10 months before her death but saw each other or spoke every day.