 István Sándor witnessed a stretcher on 3 April being carried from the hospital and saw the bishop's remains as it was being transported.The funeral was put on hold due to conflict in the area but was carried out within a week of his death.His remains were buried in a Carmelite church; his confessor was the Carmelite priest Erno Szeghy who had served as such since 1943 or 1944.