Reagan funeral set for Friday

Associated Press

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.

The funeral for former first lady Nancy Reagan will take place Friday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation announced Monday.

First lady Michelle Obama will be among those attending, the White House said.

Prior to the funeral, Nancy Reagan will lie in repose for public visitation Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the foundation said.

Transportation to the library will be by shuttle from a Bank of America property in Simi Valley. Parking will not be allowed at the library.

Friday’s funeral starts at 11 a.m. and will be closed to the public.

Reagan will be buried next to her husband at the library.

Details on who will attend the funeral were not released.

Reagan died of congestive heart failure Sunday at her Los Angeles home. She was 94.

Ronald Reagan, the nation’s 40th president, died June 5, 2004, at age 93. His remains were flown to Washington, D.C., to lie in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, and then a service took place at the Washington National Cathedral. His casket was then flown back to California.