Lois’s life celebrated
TORONTO — A private funeral for beloved children’s entertainer Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois & Bram was an unconventional celebration featuring a mariachi band and chocolate chips.
Lilienstein’s son David says last weekend’s ceremony included tears, laughter and recordings of his mother singing Little Sir Echo and Cab Calloway’s Everybody Eats When they Come to My House.
He says the Toronto celebration was led off by a mariachi band, which was one of her final requests, and ended with a sprinkling of chocolate chips on her grave “so she can cook her famous brownies in heaven.”
Lilienstein died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. She was 78.