Editing Frank Sinatra (section)

== Death and funeral ==
[[File:Frank Sinatra.jpg|thumb|left|Sinatra's grave, as seen in 2004, located at [[Desert Memorial Park]] in Cathedral City, California (gravestone replaced in 2021)]]
During the final years of his life, Sinatra was in ill health and was frequently hospitalized for [[Cardiovascular disease|heart]] and [[breathing problems]], [[high blood pressure]], [[pneumonia]], and [[bladder cancer]]. He made no public appearances following a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in February 1997.<ref name="holden">{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Holden|title=Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 16, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/16/movies/frank-sinatra-dies-at-82-matchless-stylist-of-pop.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326201153/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/16/movies/frank-sinatra-dies-at-82-matchless-stylist-of-pop.html|archive-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref> A year later, on the night of May 14, 1998, Sinatra died in his sleep after suffering another heart attack at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles, with his wife Barbara at his side. He was 82.<ref name=holden />{{sfn|Kelley|1986|p=Introduction xii}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Sinatra |url=https://findadeath.com/frank-sinatra/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Celebrity Deaths: Findadeath |language=en-US}}</ref> Barbara encouraged Sinatra to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and reported that his final words were, "I'm losing."<ref name="farewell">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9805/20/sinatra.funeral.early/index.html|title=Hollywood bids Sinatra last farewell|work=CNN|access-date=November 24, 2006|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004210136/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9805/20/sinatra.funeral.early/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her siblings had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow ''alone'' at her husband's side."{{sfn|Sinatra|Coplon|2000|p=286}} The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the [[Empire State Building]] were turned blue, the lights at the [[Las Vegas Strip]] were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for one minute.{{sfn|Kelley|1986|p=Introduction xii}}<ref name="BBCMay98">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/94366.stm|title=Empire State Building turns blue as silent tribute|work=BBC News|date=May 15, 1998|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802144734/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/94366.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by ''Billboard'' in the month of his death.<ref name="Billboard 0598">{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Around The World, Retail Demand Is High For Sinatra's Recordings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA93|date=May 30, 1998|page=93|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 20, 2015|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429120132/https://books.google.com/books?id=fQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA93|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sinatra's funeral was held at the [[Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)|Church of the Good Shepherd]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]], on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside.<ref name=finalcurtain>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/97196.stm|title=Special Report: Final curtain for Sinatra|date=May 20, 1998|access-date=May 15, 2008|work=BBC News|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720105119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/97196.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gregory Peck]], [[Tony Bennett]], and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many people from entertainment.<ref name="farewell" /><ref name=finalcurtain />

Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit; his grave, adorned with mementos from family members, was next to his parents in [[Desert Memorial Park]] in [[Cathedral City, California]].{{sfnm|1a1=Sinatra|1a2=Coplon|1y=2000|1p=347|2a1=Brooks|2a2=Brooks|2y=2006|2pp=243–245}} The phrases "[[The Best Is Yet to Come]]", and "Beloved Husband & Father" were placed on Sinatra's modest grave marker.{{sfn|Wayne|2006|p=360}} Sinatra's gravestone was changed {{as of|2021|lc=y}} to read "Sleep Warm, Poppa", due to damage caused to the original gravestone under mysterious circumstances, according to the magazine ''Palm Springs Life''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Frank Sinatra Grave Marker Undergoes Mysterious Change |url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/frank-sinatra-grave/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210730163354/https://www.palmspringslife.com/frank-sinatra-grave/|archive-date= July 30, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2022 |website=Palm Springs Life |language=en-US}}</ref>