Funeral Plans Set For Joan Rivers; Questions Raised About Her Exact Cause Of Death

Funeral services have been planned and set for comic legend Joan Rivers as the world still continues to mourn over the demise of the illustrious star.

Rivers succumbed to complications brought about by routine throat procedure. The operation triggered her cardiac arrest on August 28. She was 81. Her funeral will be held on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El. It will be an invitation-only funeral service at the temple, which is located in New York's Fifth Avenue.

On the other hand, the New York City Medical Examiner is conducting further tests to identify the exact cause and manner of her death. As reported by Daily Mail, the star had perfect health condition despite her age. She was spotted on stage in New York the night before the tragic incident and was scheduled to perform again in New Jersey on September 5.

State health officials have already started an investigation against the Yorkville Endoscopy, the clinic where Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest during a routine endoscopy procedure. As per the reports, she could have suffered from a spasm, which blocks the air passages, during the endoscopy. However, trained professionals can control this occurrence by hyperextending the necks or by giving sedatives to relax muscles to the patient.

As per Daily Mail, Hollywood-based Dr. Lillian Glass, who treated Rivers way back in 1987 after she had been diagnosed with vocal cord stress, has raised some serious questions. "Why was her airway cut off? Did someone do the procedure improperly? Was a technician doing this or a licensed physician," probed Dr. Glass. "I ask these questions because it seems odd that her airway was cut off," she added.

In the meantime, a growing number of celebrities are collaborating to pay tribute to the legendary comedian who paved the way for many other female artists during her career. The most recent person to voice out his grief over Rivers' death is Prince Charles, who has known the comedian since 2003. As per USA Today, she was one of the only four guests invited from America to his wedding Camella Parker Bowles in 2005.

Ironically, Joan Rivers had joked about her own death and funeral service in one of her books released in 2012 titled 'I Hate Everything, Starting With Me'. She wrote that a "funeral is like a red carpet show for dead people". She also joked that her funeral should be a huge show with lights, camera and Hollywood. "I want to look gorgeous, better dead than I do alive", she wrote.