Funeral services for comedianne Joan Rivers have been set at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan and will be private and neither the temple nor Rivers' personal publicist would give further details or divulge a guest list, according to Reuters.
No details of the service were released, but in her 2012 book, "I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me," the comedy star wrote about wanting her funeral to be a big showbiz affair, complete with actress Meryl Streep crying in different accents, Reuters reported.
"We mourn with her family, friends and all those millions to whom she brought laughter and joy," Senior Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson, who will conduct the service, said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office said on Friday that after an initial examination, further tests were needed to determine the cause of Rivers' death, Reuters reported. She died Thursday at 81-years-old.
The comedianne passed away in a New York hospital on Thursday, a week after she stopped breathing during an outpatient procedure at a clinic and suffered cardiac arrest, according to Reuters.
The future of Rivers' E! cable television show "Fashion Police," which comments on the unfortunate red carpet choices of Hollywood celebrities, is uncertain, Reuters reported.
"Right now we are mourning our beloved Joan," the network said in a statement, according to Reuters. "We will respond at a later date with programming updates."
The program was initially scheduled to miss two weeks following Rivers' hospitalization, Reuters reported.
In her book, Rivers joked that dying of natural causes was boring, according to Reuters. "It's the grand finale, act three, the eleven o'clock number - make it count. If you're going to die, die interesting! Is there anything worse than a boring death? I think not."
Her publicist said that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to God's Love, We Deliver; Guide Dogs for the Blind; or Our House, Reuters reported.
