Amid the quarantinis, the kids crawling over laptops, and the dog walks, we are losing sight of a picture we don’t want to see. People are still dying. Death is scary. And it happens to other people.

I went to my first Zoom funeral a couple of weeks ago. I had no idea what to expect. That phrase—“Zoom funeral”—sounds so tacky and degrading. Who would come? How would it work? What would people wear ...

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 ...

At the start of the pandemic, we heard stories of families who had to say goodbye to their loved ones via iPad. We heard about people who died alone and people who mourned alone. They weren’t easy ...

One heartbreaking reality of COVID-imposed social distancing includes funerals via Zoom. First, you are not mourning alone. Physical distance does not necessarily equate to emotional distance. I have ...

Morgan Flint recently attended her first live-streamed funeral. Coronavirus restrictions meant the 34-year-old from Brisbane opted to be part of the memorial for the family friend virtually. She says ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KABC) -- Families across the state have found themselves unable to lay their loved ones to rest with traditional funeral services because of social gathering restrictions.

The chapel’s capacity is 85 people. On Friday, it held only a handful of Guadalupe Ortiz-Sandoval’s closest relatives. They gathered with the priest and the camera operator, who broadcast the service ...