The risk of COVID to family members is causing some preneed contract holders to rethink the traditional funeral they have purchased. During the early stages of the coronavirus spread, a handful of funerals were found to have been super spreader events. Dozens of attendees were infected, and several deaths resulted. Funeral homes have since implemented
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Cemeteries and COVID-19: Time to be Proactive.
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Cemeteries
A funeral home’s best efforts to comply with COVID-19 restrictions can be undermined when the body is delivered to the grave for burial. While the funeral director has the authority to restrict attendance of a funeral service within his/her facilities, most funeral directors are powerless to restrict attendance at the gravesite. When family and friends…