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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a Forbes.com Contributor specializing in geriatric health and women's health articles. With the stark reality of the ...

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 ...

Maui Memorial Park and Nakamura Mortuary is now offering a first of its kind, interactive, collaborative virtual funeral and memorial service. This innovative and highly personal approach to funeral ...

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 ...

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 ...