Nancy Reagan funeral plans announced

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SIMI VALLEY, CA -- The funeral for former first lady Nancy Reagan will be held on Friday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation announced Monday that Nancy Reagan will lie in repose for public visitation on Wednesday from1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Transportation to the library will be by shuttle from a bank property in Simi Valley.

Friday's funeral starts at 11 a.m. and will be closed to the public. Nancy Reagan will be buried next to her husband at the library.

She died of congestive heart failure on Sunday at her Los Angeles home. She was 94. Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004.

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