(30 Dec 2016) ZSA ZSA GABOR'S HUSBAND ADDRESSES CRITICS AFTER A FUNERAL MASS HONORING HIS WIFE
Zsa Zsa Gabor was remembered Friday (30 DEC.) during a funeral Mass for being the epitome of Hollywood glamour, an elegant and attention-seeking actress who paved the way for future generations of celebrities.
Around 100 mourners gathered Friday at the picturesque Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills to pay respects to Gabor, who died Dec. 18 from a heart attack at age 99.
Elaborate floral arrangements flanked the altar, where a painting Gabor made of one of her horses and a photo of Hungarian-American actress were displayed, emblazoned with the words, "Farewell My Love."
Gabor's husband, Frederic von Anhalt, gave a 40-minute eulogy that focused on Gabor's thirst for the limelight. He also spoke about how he comforted her throughout her illness.
"She knew (she had) a stroke. That's it. So she was in bed and she looked at me and she said, 'Now what?' I said, 'Now what?' She said, 'Are you going to go with me or are you going on with your life?' I said, 'No.' I said, 'I take care of you. Don't worry, I take care of you. I take care of you the rest of my life,'" he told the audience.
During his eulogy, von Anhalt pulled a magazine out of a Louis Vuitton dog bag and spoke about the first cover story featuring them as a couple, and also displayed what he said was her favorite pink pillow from Munich.
While Father Edward Benioff contrasted Gabor's public persona with her private life.
"The world knows her mainly for her place in movies and television. World renowned figure, she epitomized, personified Hollywood glamour. But what a lot of people don't know about is Zsa Zsa had a very sensitive side, a very compassionate side," Benioff said.
At the end of the eulogy, von Anhalt took a gold box containing Gabor's ashes and placed them inside the bag to take them to a private ceremony at the nearby Westwood Village Park Memorial Cemetery. It is the final resting place of many stars, including Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, Roy Orbison and Gabor's sister, Eva. Von Anhalt said after the service that Gabor won't be interred there, but rather with her father in Budapest.
"My wife right now, she is going to go to her home in Bel Air and from Bel Air she will finally go home to Budapest. That's where she's going to be buried, next to her father. That was her wish and even I have to make that big trip and it is a little complicated, but anything for Zsa Zsa Gabor. I could never say no to Zsa Zsa Gabor," Von Anhalt told reporters outside the church.
Von Anhalt said he took comfort knowing that Gabor would be with actress Debbie Reynolds, who passed away Wednesday, and Gabor's sister Eva, who passed away in 1995.
"And all of a sudden I get a call and it says 'Debbie Reynolds passed away.' And I nearly slipped from my chair. I said, 'Debbie Reynolds? It can't be. Her daughter died. It must be a mistake.' Yeah, she was gone. But then I was totally shocked. But then all of a sudden I said to myself, 'Oh well. Now she has company. Now they're together. Oh my God and Eva is up there. Zsa Zsa, Eva and Debbie. It's OK. They're all together now. And if something happens, believe me they'll do it. They manage it, you know?" he said.
He also discussed how Donald Trump's election win brought his wife great joy.
In the 1940s Gabor began her ascent from beauty queen to millionaire's wife to minor television personality to minor film actress to major public character. Decked out in diamonds and lavish clothes, Zsa Zsa joked often about the droll burdens of wealth and her ability to attract men.

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