The story does not say specifically, most likely it would have been due to illness which was quite common in those days, and there were few effective medical treatments so sick people often died.
This truly is a very difficult thing to deal with. In the book of Hebrews chapter 9 and verse 27 you can read "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment." Although I...
no won knows why its just not fair.Additional: Everybody dies, and some people die far too soon. But every coin has two sides; you no longer have your dad, but you have memories of him, and others...
Well it depends how close you are to your dad and if you were very close to him you would be in grieving and organise the a funeral according to what he likes! I hope you are o.k.