Berberian's death was due to a heart attack, as was later confirmed by an autopsy. Her body was cremated in Rome and the urn with her ashes was brought to Milan where, on March 13, a ceremony was held in the Armenian Church of Via Jommelli. The ashes were divided between Berberian's brother Ervant and _her_ daughter Cristina, who later dispersed them in the Mediterranean sea, in front of the city of Oneglia, along with pink orchids, Berberian's favorite flower. <sep>, Pronoun: her