funerals
‘Celebration of Life’ for rapper DMX kicks off in Brooklyn
The life and music of rap icon DMX are being honored at a “Celebration of Life” memorial service at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The private service –originally set to kick off at 4 p.m., then pushed back to 5:30 p.m., and still not begun by 6 p.m — is being livestreamed on the rapper’s YouTube channel. Organizers …
Funeral goes on as technology bypasses pandemic concerns | Coronavirus
JANESVILLE Frieda Lubkeman knew last fall that ovarian cancer was going to take her life. So she planned her funeral. The longtime music lover selected the pieces and planned choir and solo performances, said her daughter-in-law, Jodi Lubkeman. Then came the pandemic. Many families had to settle for mini-funerals with groups of 10 or less. …
Coronavirus lockdown: Funerals missed by mourners because of video technology problems
News Audio-visual firm Obitus apologies for the distress caused Sunday, 10th May 2020, 7:48 pm Updated Sunday, 10th May 2020, 7:49 pm Mourners at funerals have been limited during the lockdown. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Mourners have been unable to say their final farewells to loved ones amid claims of “appalling” problems with one …
Amid coronavirus restrictions, funerals are delayed
As her father lay dying of congestive heart failure this month, Mary Jo Dixon asked what kind of funeral he wanted. Glenn Wilson, 78, asked for old-fashioned hymns. “In the Garden” sung by Andy Griffith. “The Old Rugged Cross” by Alan Jackson. Please finish the service, he requested, with “Amazing Grace.” His Baptist pastor would …
