Why funerals still matter in a digital world - American Fork Citizen

Why funerals still matter in a digital world - American Fork Citizen

Growing up in a funeral home family and later becoming a fully licensed funeral director for Anderson & Sons Mortuary, I have witnessed firsthand how the ways we support each other in times of death have changed over the years. I remember a classmate who died by suicide when I was a teenager. I didn’t know him well, but many of my friends did. We all attended his funeral, and it became a community event—people talked, grieved and supported one a…