"Funerals dispensed with any discussion of the deceased, with homilies focused on the church doctrine of purgatory."
An attitude seen in many other parishes, not just this one.
And then priests complain about how many people are now opting for a non-church funeral service.

Indeed, NCR had a piece on this in 2014: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/eulogies-and-catholic-church