With the current ban on mass gatherings, another business affected by the recent pandemic has been funeral homes. Funerals are still considered an essential service to society despite these bans, but like many other local businesses, they have had to adapt with smaller private viewings. Mark Forbes from Forbes Funeral Home further explains…
In addition to these small private services, they can also offer other services in helping a family grieve and remember their loved ones. Tim Kinnard from Wiesner & Massart Funeral Homes had this to say…
With the ban on large gatherings, however, many grieving families are choosing to have their memorial services postponed. Kinnard further explains how such postponements are not for every aspect of a funeral, but mostly for the actual memorial service for a large group…
Also, as Mark Forbes commented, some small services are being streamed live online as we all adapt to this constantly evolving health situation.