Late Show

By Melissa August, Autumn de Leon, Michelle Derrow, Aisha Durham, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, Michelle Orecklin, David Spitz, Chris Taylor

PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNERAL

Mummification and burial at sea are old. Here's what the innovative are doing with their remains:

--The ashes of former New Mexico Governor Tom Bolack were launched skyward with his family's Fourth of July fireworks.

--A 52-year-old Harley-Davidson enthusiast proposed bequeathing his right arm, which bears tattoos of the Harley logo and Willy G. Davidson's signature, to the company archives. (The company declined the offer.)

--The skull of the late actor-comedian Del Close was given to Chicago's Goodman Theatre for use in roles like Hamlet's Yorick that call for such deadpan talent.