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September 11, 2022 | 6:41 AM

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin leaves her Balmoral estate

A cortege carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin left her estate in northern Scotland

By Philip Reeves and Robert Griffiths/NPR
March 31, 2022 | 10:58 AM

FEMA has spent $104 million in Pennsylvania paying for COVID-19 funerals

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided $104 million in funeral assistance funds to Pennsylvanians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA
May 10, 2021 | 7:41 AM

FEMA is reimbursing up to $9,000 for COVID-19 funerals

Applications first opened on April 12. By the end of the month, FEMA reported it had received more than 147,000 funeral assistance applications nationwide, and has disbursed more than $423,000.
By Julia Zenkevich/WESA

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December 16, 2020 | 9:17 AM

The pandemic has complicated funerals, forcing some to find other ways to grieve

Funeral services are a rite of passage that provide mourners a place to express the many feelings that accompany the loss of a loved one. But the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent restrictions on large gatherings have changed — and in some cases prevented — these rituals.
By Kiley Koscinski/WESA
September 21, 2020 | 12:36 PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in repose at Supreme Court this week for public viewing

Ginsburg will lie in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court building to allow for public viewing outdoors.

By Nina Totenberg/NPR
April 7, 2020 | 7:54 PM

Coronavirus is changing the rituals of death for many religions

By Lauren Frayer, Daniel Estrin, Jane Arraf/NPR
April 5, 2020 | 8:32 AM

Funeral homes overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases

…..in New York City and the surrounding suburbs, the deaths are double normal levels.

By Greg Allen/NPR
March 31, 2020 | 3:30 PM

Social distancing is changing the way we honor the dead

Families who have lost loved ones are trying to figure out what mourning rituals look like during a period of social distancing.

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA
March 25, 2020 | 4:54 PM

‘We can’t be around each other in the way we want’: Funerals amid coronavirus crisis

Despite the growing anxieties of this time, Vernice Casey says her father’s memory is keeping her and the family going.

By Sojourner Ahebee/WHYY
March 18, 2020 | 8:54 PM

The Coronavirus on Smart Talk Thursday: Blood needed, impact on restaurants, funerals

A look at many angles of coronavirus pandemic each day
By Scott LaMar/WITF
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