Sharon was with him every day in his final weeks, but her grieving still feels incomplete.
“There’s no closure,” she said.
There was no ceremony. David, 82, was simply interred. The family, split between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, opted against a virtual or small-scale service under COVID-19 restrictions. Sharon wanted a real service, where David’s circle of friends and family could gather to share food, memories and support.
“I would really hope that we can have some kind of a celebration,” she said, “when we’re able to.”
That day will be coming soon. Funeral homes across the province are preparing for a backlog of postponed funerals, as families who’ve waited months to organize a restriction-free ceremony finally have the chance to do so on July 11.
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She remembers feeling sorry for other families who had to grieve under pandemic restrictions. She never expected it would happen to her until her husband, David Bagwell, passed away on May 7 in Regina.
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Sharon was with him every day in his final weeks, but her grieving still feels incomplete.
“There’s no closure,” she said.
There was no ceremony. David, 82, was simply interred. The family, split between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, opted against a virtual or small-scale service under COVID-19 restrictions. Sharon wanted a real service, where David’s circle of friends and family could gather to share food, memories and support.
Posted: Dec 30, 2020 10:42 AM CT | Last Updated: December 30, 2020
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has obtained additional morgue storage.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has obtained two refrigerated units to be used as temporary holding facilities in the event more morgue space is needed.
The units will be set up at facilities in Regina and Saskatoon and used as secure holding facilities pre or post autopsy.
Sask. reported 100 COVID-19-related deaths from Dec. 1 to Dec. 29.
Security will be present at the facilities, according to a letter sent to members of the Funeral and Cremation Services Council of Sask. Security is only there to provide access to the compound, vehicle and garage and will not be assisting in the transfer of the decedent, the letter said.