Mary Ragoobeer, 46, and her sons, Shane, 18, and Sean, 17, were pronounced dead after the blast destroyed a Polish supermarket in Hinckley Road, Leicester, and the flat above it, in February.
More than 600 people attended the family’s funeral led by the Bishop of Leicester.
A cortege of 12 vehicles, including three hearses – one holding the coffins and a car carrying Mrs Ragoobeer’s widower, Jose Ragoobeer – drove past the site of the explosion.
The procession then passed the English Martyrs’ School, where Shane and Sean were pupils, before arriving at Gilroes Cemetery for a private service.
Family, friends and members of the public filled Leicester Cathedral on Friday, with many wearing football shirts in memory of Shane and Sean’s love of Manchester United and Liverpool.
The blast, in which Leah Beth Reek, 18, and Viktorija Ljevleva, 22, also died, destroyed a Polish supermarket and the two-storey flat above.
During the 90-minute funeral service, the Bishop of Leicester, the Right Reverend Martyn Snow, said: “Today is not a day to speculate about causes or express our anger.”
Tributes were paid to the three victims by tearful family members, and songs were played by a band from a church where Mr Ragoobeer is an active member.
During the service, Mrs Ragoobeer’s niece, Shannon Ragoobeer, who referred to her as “Auntie…
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