High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, died after having suffered from Alzheimer`s disease for nearly a decade. His seven-day state funeral followed, spanning June 5–11. After Reagan`s death his body was taken from his Bel Air, Los Angeles, California home to the Gates, Kingsley and Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica, California to prepare the body for burial. On June 7, Reagan`s casket was transported by hearse and displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, then flown to Washington, D.C. on June 9 for a service, public viewing and tributes at the U.S. Capitol.