Mourners gather in person and online for Gabby Petito's funeral

A large crowd of gathered in a chapel and many more joined online for Gabby Petito’s public funeral service on Sunday, as the search for her former fiancé pressed on.

Video footage taken at the Moloney’s Holbrook Funeral Home on Long Island, New York — near where Petitio grew up in Blue Point, New York — showed a wall in the chapel full of photos of Petito.

A line of mourners was also seen paying their respects to Petito and her family.

An altar at the front of the chapel was filled with flowers and memorial candles, according to ABC News.

Petito’s family sat in the front row of the chapel as friends, relatives and strangers passed by and offered their condolences.

Individuals at the chapel received a prayer card that featured the poem “Let it be,” which was a phrase that Petito had tattooed on her arm, according to ABC News.

Petito’s father Joseph and her stepfather, Jim Schmidt, the former Blue Point fire chief, spoke at the service.

Joseph Petito said his daughter had “ridiculously blue eyes,” adding that “her nature was always to smile and treat everybody kind,” according to ABC News.

“I want you to take a look at these pictures, and I want you to be inspired by Gabby,” he said.

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