Funeral homes remain open as essential business, but sees multiple cancellations

While funeral homes remain open the grieving process for families is on hold.

Because of the stay at home order, funeral homes have seen many cancellations this month.

Homes remain open.

But right now: the grieving process for families is put on hold.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in redding--ana, how are funeral homes handling the situation?

Because of the shelter-in-place: funeral homes have seen many cancellations this month.

I spoke with "mc- donald's chapel" here in redding.

The general manager tells me: he's had to cancel about 5- to-10 funeral services this month... and he says it's heart breaking.

Bob todd general manager of mcdonald's chapel when a service is held off for a longer time, what happens is that people starts to get healing from the grieving and the service brings back that grieving.

That's something i've always encouraged families to not do, but now that's something were telling families to do.

Some burials even happened without families members present.

Or families had to watch the burial from a distance.

Mc-donald's chapel says: it hopes to stream funeral services online for families within the next week or 2.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.

The department of homeland security lists funeral homes and crematoriums as an essential business.

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