Photos: Mourners say goodbye to Barway Collins
Local Liberian community member Varfee Dauphine adjusted flowers before the funeral.
Courtney Perry for MPR News
Mourners gathered at Shiloh Temple in Minneapolis on Saturday to remember 10-year-old Barway Collins, and said they hoped his death would bring the community closer together.
The nearly four hour-long service was officiated by a number of community pastors, and included music, recognition of those who helped search, and remembrances of Barway.
His mother, Louise Karluah, traveled from Liberia to attend his funeral.
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