Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died from her injuries after a large number of people tried to enter a concert by Afro-pop singer Asake on 15 December.
Her family said their grief had been compounded by the time it took before they could bury her on Friday.
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to the nursing graduate.
Silence fell on the street of Ms Ikumelo's family home in Stratford, east London, as her coffin arrived in a carriage led by white horses.
The cortege then made its way to East London Crematorium for the burial service. On the night of the crush, the concert was cut short when a crowd surged in the foyer in the Academy.
Two people, Ms Ikumelo, and security contractor Gaby Hutchinson, 23, from Gravesend in Kent, died as result of their injuries,
Ms Ikumelo's family have been unable to bury her until now because her body was held by the coroner. Hundreds of mourners joined her family at the funeral on Friday to pay their last respects to the nursing graduate and mother of two.
Another woman Gaby Hutchinson, 23, also died after the incident. At her funeral on Friday, Ikumelo’s family lamented that her body was held by the coroner for over three months before it was released.
Ikumelo’s sister Mary told BBC, “It is so, so difficult to understand what we have passed through as a family. We just collected Rebecca’s body back. Why it took so long? We are a patient family and we will fight and wait for justice.”
Asake was forced to cut his concert short after many people began pushing themselves to enter the venue for the sold-out show.
It was one of three sold-out shows Asake was holding in London for his debut album Mr Money with the Vibes.
One eyewitness claimed that about 1,000 people showed up for the event without tickets.
Asake said he felt “pained” for the loss of lives at the concert.
A police investigation into the incident is due to conclude next month.
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