September 22, 2025 | 12:26 PM
tag | funeral
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
