US | Mark Madoff suicide No Funeral for Mark Madoff Ponzi schemer's son to be cremated without service By Rob Quinn Posted Dec 15, 2010 5:30 AM CST Copied Mark Madoff, 46, leaves behind four children, ages 18, 16, 4 and 2, and his wife. (AP Photo/Security Traders Association of New York, Kimberly Unger) Bernard Madoff's elder son will be cremated with no viewing and no funeral service, sources tell the New York Post. The body of Mark Madoff—who hanged himself on Saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest—was claimed by a funeral director on behalf of his family yesterday. His father, who is serving a 150-year sentence for running the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, had already said he wouldn't seek permission to attend his son's funeral. Click for more. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. Report an error