Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have finally been laid to rest weeks after their shocking deaths.
The Oscar-winning actor and his classical pianist wife had their funeral in Santa Fe, New Mexico, People reported on Tuesday.
It was preceded by a private memorial service for an intimate group family — including Hackman’s three children — and close friends.
The family farewell comes after Hackman and his wife’s bodies were discovered in their Santa Fe home on February 26.
Police have since determined that Arakawa died first around February 12 as a result of respiratory symptoms caused by the rare, but deadly, hantavirus, which is passed on by rodents and their droppings. She was 65.
Hackman, who was suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease at the time, is believed to have wandered around the couple’s home alone after his wife’s death.
The actor, who was 95, is believed to have died nearly a week later, around February 18, from severe heart disease, while Alzheimer’s and kidney disease were contributing factors.
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have finally been laid to rest after weeks after their shocking deaths. The Oscar-winning actor and his classical pianist wife had their funeral in Santa Fe, New Mexico, People reported on Tuesday; pictured together in 2003 in Beverly Hills
