Following Hawkins National Laboratory's acknowledgement regarding their involvement in Barbara Holland's death, a proper funeral for Barbara was held at the end of 1984.
History[]
1983[]
While Barbara was actually killed by the Demogorgon on November 8, 1983, her death was covered-up by Hawkins Lab in an attempt to hide the existence of the Demogorgon and the Mothergate from the general public.
1984[]
Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers worked with Murray Bauman to release a tape recording of Dr. Sam Owens's confession, which compelled Hawkins Lab to acknowledge their coverup of Barb's death. They claimed her death occurred due to the leak of an experimental chemical asphyxiant, a cover story that Nancy, Jonathan and Murray reluctantly agreed to.
Her funeral was then arranged, and was held no later than December 15th of that year. It was probably held at Roane Hill Cemetery.
Attendees[]
- Mr. Holland
- Marsha Holland
- Nancy Wheeler
- Jonathan Byers
- Karen Wheeler
- Ted Wheeler
- Steve Harrington
- Unnamed pastor
Trivia[]
- The gravestone inscription states that Barbara died on November 15, 1983, instead of November 8, 1983, as depicted in the show. This was either an error made by the production team, or a facet of the lab's cover story involving a chemical asphyxiant.[1]
- Stone Mountain Cemetery in Georgia was used to film the funeral scene in "The Gate".
- The same location was later used to film Max's close encounter with Vecna at Roane Hill Cemetery in "Dear Billy"; for this reason, the cemeteries from both scenes are presumably one and the same.