Lois Lilienstein remembered with chocolate at unconventional funeral in Toronto

A private funeral for beloved children's entertainer Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois & Bram was an unconventional celebration featuring a mariachi band and chocolate chips.

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Lilienstein's son David says last weekend's ceremony included tears, laughter and recordings of his mother singing Little Sir Echo and Cab Calloway's Everybody Eats When they Come to My House.

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The trio commemorated the unveiling of the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground in TorontoHe says the Toronto celebration was led off by a mariachi band, which was one of her final requests, and ended with a sprinkling of chocolate chips on her grave "so she can cook her famous brownies in heaven."

Lilienstein died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. She was 78.

The bubbly blond performer is credited with providing the special spark that helped make Sharon, Lois & Bram one of the biggest kids' acts of the 1980s.

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David Lilienstein says details of a public memorial are still being worked out but will almost certainly include music.

Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow, who got to know the Lilienstein family when he worked to dedicate a Toronto park in Sharon, Lois and Bram's honour, has said that preparations are underway for the public event.

In a message posted on Twitter on Tuesday, Matlow said it would be held "after Labour Day" and that more details would be announced soon.