Smoking a Cigarette in Front of the Deceased
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Question
Is it permissible to smoke a cigarette in front of the deceased?
Answer
It is forbidden. One should consider whether turning one's face and a partition are effective in this case when one cannot leave, as with eating, since even when turning one's face, the smoke disperses around the deceased.
Source
In Shede Chemed, Avelut, KTZ, in the name of the later authorities.
See also in Aruch HaShulchan, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 353, Se'if 1, where it is written: "Therefore, it is proper to smoke in a house where there is a deceased to dispel bad odors, and even if this deceased has no odor, one should still smoke so as not to differentiate between deceased."
This does not prove that it is permissible to smoke in front of the deceased, as there it is done for the honor of the deceased.