Private memorial service for Swayze on Sunday

October 5th, 2009 Friends and family members said goodbye to PATRICK SWAYZE on Sunday (04Oct09) at a private memorial service in Los Angeles. The funeral took place at Sony studios, where hundreds of guests gathered to listen to tributes, delivered by friends including his wife Lisa Niemi and Ghost co-star Whoopi Goldberg.

October 1st, 2009 Patrick Swayze’s memorial will be held at the Sony Studios. The event will be attended by the actor’s mother, wife Lisa Niemi and brother Donald.

September 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late actor Patrick Swayze's family will be holding a private memorial in California on October 4. The 'Dirty Dancing' actor lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Sept 14.

September 29th, 2009 A private memorial service for actor PATRICK SWAYZE will be held on 4 October (09) at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. The actor's mother, brother Donald and wife Lisa Niemi are expected to attend the exclusive get together.

September 25th, 2009 A-HA frontman MORTEN HARKET smiles when fans point out his resemblance to PATRICK SWAYZE - because it was the actor himself who first noticed their similarity. The Take On Me hitmaker admits he was upset after hearing Swayze had passed away earlier this month (Sep09) because he was a big fan of the Dirty Dancing star - who couldn't believe how much the two stars looked alike.

September 19th, 2009 LONDON - Locals of a North Carolina community, where Patrick Swayze's film 'Dirty Dancing' was shot, are planning a memorial service for the late star. The 'Ghost' star died on Monday evening after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

September 17th, 2009 NC 'Dirty Dancing' town plans Swayze memorialRALEIGH, N.C. — Residents of the small North Carolina town where dance instructor Johnny Castle practiced lifts with Baby Houseman in the iconic movie "Dirty Dancing" will remember star Patrick Swayze with a memorial service this weekend.

September 17th, 2009 Late actor PATRICK SWAYZE is to be remembered by residents of the North Carolina community where he filmed DIRTY DANCING. Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday (14Sep09), aged 57, after a life spent wowing movie audiences with great roles, but his best remembered will always be 1987 love story Dirty Dancing, in which he played summer camp dance teacher Johnny Castle.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Whoopi Goldberg remembers late actor Patrick Swayze as a "funny man" who repeatedly flashed his bare bottom while she shot for their hit movie Ghost. The 53-year-old American actress insists she has fond memories of their time together.

September 3rd, 2009 LINDSAY LOHAN, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. and NICOLE RICHIE were among the mourners who attended a star-studded memorial service for the late ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN on Thursday evening (03Aug09).

July 20th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actor Patrick Swayze seems to have regained his health, 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer. The 56-year-old "Dirty Dancing" actor was spotted wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses and a new goatee beard at a fast food joint here, reported thesun.co.uk.

July 7th, 2009 Jackson motorcade reaches LA memorial service siteLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's golden casket has arrived at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles for a public memorial service. A hearse carried the flower-draped casket in a motorcade from a private service earlier Tuesday at a cemetery hall in the Hollywood Hills.

July 7th, 2009 Jackson casket taken from private serviceLOS ANGELES — A hearse carrying Michael Jackson's golden casket has left a private service in the Hollywood Hills, apparently heading to a public memorial in downtown Los Angeles. Family and friends spent about a half hour in the service Tuesday morning, then left in a motorcade behind the hearse.

July 7th, 2009 Jackson motorcade reaches memorial parkLOS ANGELES — A motorcade from the home of Michael Jackson's parents has reached a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills for a private service in advance of a star-studded memorial in downtown Los Angeles. Numerous vehicles under California Highway Patrol escort headed out from the parents' home shortly before 8 a.m.

July 5th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - More than 1.2 million Michael Jackson fans had requested tickets by Saturday afternoon for admission to his memorial tribute Tuesday in Los Angeles, a number that could climb to over two million. Only 8,750 of those people will win two tickets each for themselves and a partner to attend the event at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Tmz.com reported online.