When loved ones die during a pandemic, families honor the lives of the departed while preserving their own
Headstones and trees create long shadows as the sun starts to set at Woodlawn Cemetary and Mausoleums in Syracuse, New York on Sep. 11, 2020.
A vase of flowers sits on a table at the Farone and Son Funeral Home on Oct. 16, 2020.
A funeral service and mass is held for Misagaro Appolinaire at Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter's on Sep. 26, 2020 in Syracuse, New York.
A funeral service and mass is held for Misagaro Appolinaire at Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter's on Sep. 26, 2020 in Syracuse, New York.
Dol Oth's dog fell asleep on his body during his funeral at Farone & Son Funeral home on Oct. 2, 2020. Oth, 63, of Syracuse, passed away at Upstate Hospital on Sep. 21, 2020.
Sarah Uon consoles her daughter outside the Farone & Son Funeral home during the funeral for their father Dol Oth on Oct. 2, 2020. Oth, 63, of Syracuse, passed away at Upstate Hospital on Sep. 21, 2020.
Grandchildren Navi and TJ Uon cry during the funeral of Dol Oth at Farone & Son Funeral home on Oct. 2, 2020. Oth, 63, of Syracuse, passed away at Upstate Hospital on Sep. 21, 2020.
Family and friends of Patricia A. Kirby, 76, attend her funeral at Bellegrove Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 16, 2020. She was later
buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Family and friends gather at the graveside for the burial of Misagaro Appolinaire at Woodlawn Cemetery on Sep. 26, 2020 in Syracuse, New York.
Mourners remade a memorial for Syracuse University student Trevor Pierce, 18, with flowers and candles at the intersection of Waverly and Comstock avenues after heavy rainfall the night before on Oct. 16, 2020.
Walt Stein, development director and educator at HOPE for Bereaved, a grief service center, holds a portrait on Oct. 21, 2020, of his late mother while standing in a hallway surrounded by photos of others’ lost loved ones accumulated over the years. Stein took care of his mother for the last 19 years, but when she died on June 6, 2020, he was not able to be by her side due to COVID-19 restrictions. Hope for Bereaved is an independent nonprofit community organization that provides free services, such as support groups and counseling, to grieving children, teens and adults.
Family members release doves simultaneously during the funeral of Dol Oth at Woodlawn Cemetery on Oct. 2, 2020.
