For anyone, planning a funeral for a loved one who has passed isn't easy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, planning a funeral under shelter-in-place restrictions can make things even harder. "I had ...

On a recent Sunday, Alicia de Artola sat watching a funeral for her maternal grandmother, Martha Palacios, who had just died at the age of 96. Because even modest gatherings for any purpose are banned ...

The Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home of Drums will host a virtual Christmas Memorial Service to offer families a night of comfort and direction. The service will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday and is open to ...

Holding a funeral or memorial on a videoconferencing platform like Zoom offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it. By Steven J. Birenbaum When my 80-year ...

In his nearly four decades at Ormond Beach’s Haigh-Black Funeral Home, Norm Black never though he’d see the day when he was performing a virtual funeral service. And then, early last month, the novel ...

HOUSTON - Coronavirus has changed every aspect of our lives. It has even changed the way we mourn the loss of a loved one. All the CDC guidelines that are in place are to keep us safe, unfortunately, ...

In this time of isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, bereaved families are finding themselves deprived of the chance to make a final farewell to departed loved ones. With restrictions limiting ...