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ROCKFORD, In poor health. (WTVO) – A number of lives have been misplaced throughout the pandemic, and an area cemetery wished to assist honor the lives misplaced and supply households some closure.
Scandinavian Cemetery, 1700 Rural St, hosted the occasion, and stated that they felt like this was one thing they wanted to do.
They stated that their cemetery, in addition to others, have seen first hand the influence of the pandemic, as many households have misplaced family members as a result of coronavirus.
The group stated that they hope they’ll supply households a glimmer of hope and closure throughout these tough occasions.
‘We have been making an attempt to present folks a chance right this moment, to have a day of remembrance to anybody they’ve misplaced prior to now, within the final yr yr and a half or so,” stated Kirsten Spurlock, the cemetery supervisor of Scandinavian Cemetery.
Spurlock stated that they hope they’ll do one other occasion like this sooner or later.
