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Grieving Central NY families include pleas in obituaries: Take Covid seriously, wear a mask
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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Families often ask for donations or other gifts in lieu of flowers after a loved one dies, but the coronavirus pandemic has led to another request showing up in obituaries: Wear a mask.
As the toll of Covid-19 continues and obituary pages in the newspaper fill up, some families and loved ones have chosen to write memorials to their loved ones that include details about their deaths in connection with the virus. They’ve also included public health warnings, and pleas to make measures to keep one another safe during the pandemic.