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Wisdom, who had moved to the island for his retirement, passed away at Abbotswood Nursing Home on Monday evening aged 95.
His funeral service is due to be held at St George's Church, Douglas on Friday, October 22.
Prior to the service, a horse-drawn carriage will carry his coffin through the town. The comic will be laid to rest in a private burial following the church ceremony.
A spokesperson for Wisdom's family said that there was an open invitation to islanders to attend the church service, and also the wake at Sir Norman's Bar in the Sefton Hotel, BBC News reports.
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