HEATH Ledger's family has opted to hold a private funeral for the actor in his home town of Perth, after which he will be laid to rest in the Ledger family plot shared by two of his grandparents ...

Heath Ledger's memorial service took place in Australia this weekend, attended by hundreds of mourners, including family, friends and celebrity colleagues. The ceremony took place on Saturday ...

Former fiancee and Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams, left, and sister Kate Ledger arrive at a memorial service for the late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger in Perth, Australia, Saturday ...

Funeral arrangements for Heath Ledger have been completed and his relatives were expected to arrive in New York on Friday, a funeral home spokesman said. George Amado, the general manager of the ...

PERTH–Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger’s father appealing for mourners ...

Ledger's family joined celebrities and hundreds of other mourners Saturday to bid farewell to the actor at a memorial service in his Australian hometown that began with a haunting Aboriginal dirge ...

Ledger’s father, Kim, said the service was to be followed by a private funeral in Perth. He appealed for privacy and did not disclose the time or location. “It’s a pretty sad time.

Funeral arrangements for Heath Ledger have been completed and his relatives were expected to arrive in New York on Friday, a funeral home spokesman said. The general manager of the Frank E. Campbell ...

Ledger's father Kim Ledger said the service will be followed by a private funeral in Perth. He appealed for privacy and did not disclose the time or location.

Details about the Australian-born actor's funeral remained shrouded in secrecy. The body was moved from the police-barricaded funeral home at about 4 p.m. Friday amid a swarm of cameras and reporters.

Police set up barricades around a Manhattan funeral home on Friday, as Australian actor Heath Ledger's family made their way to New York to claim the body of the late actor.