▁her ▁mem oir . ▁Bernard ▁mentioned ▁The ▁Piet à ▁and ▁Pr ison ers ▁exer cis ing , ▁ ▁Hir sch ig ▁also ▁re called ▁that ▁the ▁coff in ▁was ▁poor ly ▁made ▁and ▁continu ously ▁le aked ▁fluid , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁use ▁car bol ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁so ▁hot . ▁ ▁Van ▁G og h ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁at ▁the ▁municipal ▁c emetery ▁of ▁Au vers - sur - O ise ▁at ▁a ▁fun eral ▁attended ▁by ▁The o ▁van ▁G og h , ▁And ries ▁B ong er , ▁Charles ▁L aval , ▁Luci en ▁P iss ar ro , ▁É mile ▁Bernard , ▁Jul ien ▁T angu y ▁and ▁Dr . ▁G ach et ▁amongst ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁loc als ▁( including ▁Arthur ▁Rav oux ). ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁Catholic ▁abb é ▁decl ined ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁fun eral ▁service ▁for ▁a ▁suic ide . ▁He ▁could ▁not , ▁however , ▁refuse ▁a ▁bur ial ▁because ▁the ▁c emetery ▁was ▁a ▁public ▁one . ▁Dr . ▁G ach et ▁delivered ▁an ▁emot ional ▁address ▁at ▁the ▁fun eral . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁É mile ▁Bernard ▁in ▁a ▁moving ▁letter ▁to ▁Albert ▁Aur ier ▁and ▁Bernard ▁later ▁painted ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁it ▁from ▁memory . ▁ ▁Van ▁G og h ' s ▁death ▁and ▁fun eral ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁Le ▁Rég ional ▁in ▁its ▁edition ▁dated ▁ 7 ▁August ▁