Whitney Houston's Funeral will be Held in Newark, NJ

Whitney Houston's funeral will be held in Newark, N.J., later this week, NBC New York has learned.

Houston's body is expected to be flown to New Jersey as early as Monday evening, depending on arrangements in Los Angeles, according to sources working with the family.

Whigham Funeral Home is handling the funeral.

Houston was born in Newark and raised in East Orange. She got her start as a singer in the choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark.