During the pandemic, the rise of virtual meetings saw explosive growth as the de facto way for people to meet and socialize in all areas of life. The pandemic additionally brought with it the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Beginning in March, businesses began shuttering their doors, however, essential businesses remained open. Among the shortlist of those places remaining open, funeral homes were ...
Early in the pandemic, science writer Jack El-Hai attended his first Zoom funeral. El-Hai lives in Minneapolis, and the service was in New Jersey, but what unfolded will be familiar to anyone who has ...
DENVER (KDVR) — The future of funerals will likely remain virtual in some form or fashion even after the pandemic is over, according to some Colorado funeral directors. They say the process of hosting ...
PEARLAND, Texas – The South Park Funeral Home and Cemetery is now allowing grieving families to plan and attend interactive memorial gatherings from the safety of their homes as the coronavirus ...
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 ...
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 ...
Virtual funerals are everywhere now Dutch Nie, a funeral director for Nie Family Funeral Homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that in light of the coronavirus pandemic, he has needed to introduce ...
Virtual services became a necessity, especially with the uptick of deaths in his community. And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under ...