Brooke Hogan says she skipped her father’s funeral to honor him privately

Brooke Hogan has opened up about why she did not attend her dad Hulk Hogan's funeral service in Florida and how she honored him through her children.

The late legendary pro wrestler was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Clearwater, Florida, on Aug. 5, less than two weeks after his death at 71 from a heart attack on July 24.

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On the same day as the funeral, the mother of two , 37, shared on Instagram how she chose to mourn her father's passing.

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"My father hated the morbidity of funerals," Hogan wrote, captioning a series of photos of her and husband Steven Oleksy holding their two children a