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The death of a loved one is a terrible experience made even more painful and confusing by the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral homes are having to adapt in the face of the outbreak. It’s a tough task when people want to come together in grief, but must now remain apart because of social distancing. “[People have] always been able to...

This new reality is hitting home for families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.

A stampede during a funeral procession for Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qasem Soleimani killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. The stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of the general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week.

From the North Shore of Massachusetts to the Boston area, mourners on Friday paid their final respects to Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball standout captain who dedicated his last several years to raising awareness about ALS. At St. John’s Prep in Danvers, where Frates attended school, hundreds of current students at the all-boys Catholic school linked hands...

Family, friends and elected officials laid to rest Pete Frates, a man that his former teammates call a hero.

John Frates said they are celebrating Pete Frates for the magnificent human he was.

The former Boston College baseball player whose public battle with ALS inspired the popularity of the ice bucket challenge was laid to rest on Friday.

Family and friends of Pete Frates will hold funeral services for the Boston hero, who died after a 7-year battle with ALS.

Pete Frates, who championed the Ice Bucket Challenge while living with ALS, died at 34, his family announced Monday. He was remembered in his home town of Beverly, Massachusetts; at his alma mater, Boston College; in Boston and beyond.

The public was invited to attend the graveside services for a U.S. Army veteran who did not have any surviving family members and a crowd of around 300 people showed up.

Funeral details have been announced for 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill.

A suspected Massachusetts gang member wanted for allegedly threatening to kill a pregnant woman as well as defaulting on a court appearance on drug charges, was arrested Friday by state police at the funeral of a family member. Kiosnel Pineiro, 21, was taken into custody without incident around noon at Hope Cemetery in Worcester by state police gang unit troopers...

The sailor photographed kissing a woman in Times Square at the end of World War II is being laid to rest. George Mendonsa’s funeral will be held Friday at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.

Volunteers in Massachusetts showed up to pay their respects to a fallen World War II veteran who died without any living family members left. Veteran James McCue died Thursday at Cedar View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center at the age of 97. He died without any surviving family members, leaving him without anyone to attend his funeral.

The Veterans’ Services office in Lawrence, Massachusetts is inviting everyone to the funeral of a World War II veteran who has no surviving family members left. Veteran James McCue died Thursday at Cedar View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, the Eagle-Tribune reports. He was 97.

A questionable call prevented the Saints from making it to the Super Bowl, but that did not stop Who Dats from celebrating with displays of festive outrage, second line parades, and a “Boycott Bowl.”

The grieving Worcester, Massachusetts community is saying goodbye to a fallen hero with calling hours on Friday and a funeral on Saturday.

The Hingham Police Department announced the death of K-9 Axel on their Facebook page.

Funeral arrangements are underway for fallen firefighter Christopher Roy, who died on Sunday morning in the line of duty. The Worcester Fire Department firefighter perished after he responded just before dawn to a 5-alarm blaze at an apartment on Lowell Street. Roy, 36, was trapped on the second floor of the structure along with four other firefighters. He managed to...