By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/nancy-reagan-to-be-buried-next-to-husband-at-ronald-reagan-library Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Nancy Reagan to be buried next to husband at Ronald Reagan Library Politics Mar 7, 2016 3:23 PM EDT The former first lady Nancy Reagan will be buried next to her husband, the late President Ronald Reagan at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Friday, library officials said Monday. Funeral services for Reagan are scheduled for 2 p.m. EST Friday, March 11 at the presidential library. The public will be able to pay respects to the former first lady before the ceremony. The funeral will accommodate about 1,000 people, officials said. Reagan will lie in repose at the library on Wednesday and Thursday, the library said in a statement. After the services, she will be laid to rest at the library, next to her husband, who died June 5, 2004. Reagan died Sunday of congestive heart failure at her home in Los Angeles. She was 94. READ MORE: Nancy Reagan, her husband’s true ‘Iron Lady’ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
The former first lady Nancy Reagan will be buried next to her husband, the late President Ronald Reagan at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Friday, library officials said Monday. Funeral services for Reagan are scheduled for 2 p.m. EST Friday, March 11 at the presidential library. The public will be able to pay respects to the former first lady before the ceremony. The funeral will accommodate about 1,000 people, officials said. Reagan will lie in repose at the library on Wednesday and Thursday, the library said in a statement. After the services, she will be laid to rest at the library, next to her husband, who died June 5, 2004. Reagan died Sunday of congestive heart failure at her home in Los Angeles. She was 94. READ MORE: Nancy Reagan, her husband’s true ‘Iron Lady’ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now