'Give a Smile Instead of a Hug': Social Distancing Presents Challenge to Funeral-Goers

In times of sorrow, nothing feels better than a hug.

But in the fight against COVID-19, distance is what`s encouraged.

It presents a challenge to those grieving the loss of a loved one.

IS OVER...IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY HEALTHIN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE TESTEDIN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THEOFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THEOFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS.

THE INDIVIDUALPOSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS.

THE INDIVIDUALCORONAVIRUS.

THE INDIVIDUALCORONAVIRUS.

THE INDIVIDUALATTENDED A FUNERAL IN EARLYCORONAVIRUS.

THE INDIVIDUALATTENDED A FUNERAL IN EARLYMARCH.ATTENDED A FUNERAL IN EARLYMARCH.MARCH.RIGHT NOW INTIMATE FUNERALRIGHT NOW INTIMATE FUNERALSERVICES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.SERVICES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.IN TIMES OF SORROW NOTHING FEELSIN TIMES OF SORROW NOTHING FEELSBETTER THAN A HUG.BETTER THAN A HUG.BETTER THAN A HUG.BUT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVIDBUT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVIDBUT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID19- - DISTANCE IS WHATS19- - DISTANCE IS WHATSENCOURAGED.

THIS, PRESENTS AENCOURAGED.

THIS, PRESENTS AENCOURAGED.

THIS, PRESENTS ANEW CHALLENGE TO THOSE GRIEVINGENCOURAGED.

THIS, PRESENTS ANEW CHALLENGE TO THOSE GRIEVINGTHE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.NEW CHALLENGE TO THOSE GRIEVINGTHE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.MARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEMARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMESMARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMES'ITS WHAT WERE ALL BEING TOLDFUNERAL HOMES'ITS WHAT WERE ALL BEING TOLD'ITS WHAT WERE ALL BEING TOLDTO DO AND I THINK AS GOOD'ITS WHAT WERE ALL BEING TOLDTO DO AND I THINK AS GOODCITIZENS WE NEED TO ABIDE BYTO DO AND I THINK AS GOODCITIZENS WE NEED TO ABIDE BYTO DO AND I THINK AS GOODCITIZENS WE NEED TO ABIDE BYTHAT.'CITIZENS WE NEED TO ABIDE BYTHAT.'CITIZENS WE NEED TO ABIDE BYTHAT.'MARK KRAUSE, PRESIDENT OF KRAUSETHAT.'MARK KRAUSE, PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEMARK KRAUSE, PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEMARK KRAUSE, PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMES SAY THE STATE OFFUNERAL HOMES SAY THE STATE OFFUNERAL HOMES SAY THE STATE OFWISCONSIN IS GIVING FUNERALS NEWWISCONSIN IS GIVING FUNERALS NEWGUIDELINES DURING THE BAN OFWISCONSIN IS GIVING FUNERALS NEWGUIDELINES DURING THE BAN OFLARGEGUIDELINES DURING THE BAN OFLARGEGUIDELINES DURING THE BAN OFLARGEGATHERINGS.LARGEGATHERINGS.GATHERINGS.GATHERINGS.MARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEGATHERINGS.MARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMESMARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMES'PEOPLE ARE ASKING CAN WE STILLFUNERAL HOMES'PEOPLE ARE ASKING CAN WE STILLFUNERAL HOMES'PEOPLE ARE ASKING CAN WE STILLDO FOOD SERVICE NO WE'PEOPLE ARE ASKING CAN WE STILLDO FOOD SERVICE NO WEDO FOOD SERVICE NO WEDO FOOD SERVICE NO WECANT, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THECANT, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THECANT, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THERULESRULESRULESHE SAYS FUNERALS ARE STILLHE SAYS FUNERALS ARE STILLHE SAYS FUNERALS ARE STILLHAPPENING HOWEVER MORE INTIMATEHAPPENING HOWEVER MORE INTIMATEHAPPENING HOWEVER MORE INTIMATESERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED, THERESERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED, THERESERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED, THEREWILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE INSERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED, THEREWILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE INSANITIZING.WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE INSANITIZING.SANITIZING.SANITIZING.MARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEMARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMES'WE CAN HAVE TEN PEOPLE IN THISFUNERAL HOMES'WE CAN HAVE TEN PEOPLE IN THISFUNERAL HOMES'WE CAN HAVE TEN PEOPLE IN THISLARGE ROOM, WE CAN'WE CAN HAVE TEN PEOPLE IN THISLARGE ROOM, WE CANLARGE ROOM, WE CANHAVE TEN PEOPLE IN ANOTHER LARGEHAVE TEN PEOPLE IN ANOTHER LARGEROOM.

AS LONG AS THOSE GROUPS OFROOM.

AS LONG AS THOSE GROUPS OFROOM.

AS LONG AS THOSE GROUPS OFPEOPLE DONT CROSS PATHS, THATSPEOPLE DONT CROSS PATHS, THATSOK.'OK.'IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, HEALTHOK.'IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, HEALTHOFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTERIN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, HEALTHOFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTERIN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, HEALTHOFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTERINFORMING PEOPLEOFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTERINFORMING PEOPLEINFORMING PEOPLEWHO ATTENDED FUNERALSWHO ATTENDED FUNERALSCOORDINATED BY 'SUCHAN' FUNERALSWHO ATTENDED FUNERALSCOORDINATED BY 'SUCHAN' FUNERALSOFCOORDINATED BY 'SUCHAN' FUNERALSOFOFA POTENTIAL EXPOSURE IN EARLYA POTENTIAL EXPOSURE IN EARLYMARCH.A POTENTIAL EXPOSURE IN EARLYMARCH.THE LETTER SAYS SOMEONE WHOMARCH.THE LETTER SAYS SOMEONE WHOTHE LETTER SAYS SOMEONE WHOTHE LETTER SAYS SOMEONE WHOTESTED POSITIVE FOR THETESTED POSITIVE FOR THETESTED POSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS WAS ALSO THERE.

THECORONAVIRUS WAS ALSO THERE.

THECORONAVIRUS WAS ALSO THERE.

THERECIPIENTS OF THE LETTER ARERECIPIENTS OF THE LETTER ARETOLD THEY ARE AT'LOW RISK' BUTTOLD THEY ARE AT'LOW RISK' BUTSHOULD MONITOR THEIR SYMPTOMS.MARK KRAUSE/ PRESIDENT OF KRAUSEFUNERAL HOMES'GIVE A SMILE INSTEAD OF A HUG,FUNERAL HOMES'GIVE A SMILE INSTEAD OF A HUG,'GIVE A SMILE INSTEAD OF A HUG,'GIVE A SMILE INSTEAD OF A HUG,GIVE A WINK INSTEAD OF'GIVE A SMILE INSTEAD OF A HUG,GIVE A WINK INSTEAD OFA HANDSHAKE.GIVE A WINK INSTEAD OFA HANDSHAKE.A HANDSHAKE.A HANDSHAKE.KRAUSE SAYS THEYRE CURRENTLYKRAUSE SAYS THEYRE CURRENTLYKRAUSE SAYS THEYRE CURRENTLYMAKING SIGNS ENCOURAGING SOCIALKRAUSE SAYS THEYRE CURRENTLYMAKING SIGNS ENCOURAGING SOCIALDISTANCINGMAKING SIGNS ENCOURAGING SOCIALDISTANCINGDISTANCINGDISTANCINGWHILE GIVING SOMEONE YOURWHILE GIVING SOMEONE YOURWHILE GIVING SOMEONE YOURCONDOLENCES.WHILE GIVING SOMEONE YOURCONDOLENCES.BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS ACONDOLENCES.BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS ABUT THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS ATOUGH ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERYONE.TOUGH ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERYONE.AT NO COST THEY ARE OFFERING ALLAT NO COST THEY ARE OFFERING ALLAT NO COST THEY ARE OFFERING ALLFAMILIES THE OPTION OF ANAT NO COST THEY ARE OFFERING ALLFAMILIES THE OPTION OF ANADDITIONALFAMILIES THE OPTION OF ANADDITIONALADDITIONALADDITIONALCELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THEIRCELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THEIRCELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THEIRDEPARTED LOVED ONES - - AT ACELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR THEIRDEPARTED LOVED ONES - - AT ALATER DATE.DEPARTED LOVED ONES - - AT ALATER DATE.LATER DATE.LATER DATE.'RIGHT NOW WERE TRYING TO DO'RIGHT NOW WERE TRYING TO DO'RIGHT NOW WERE TRYING TO DOWHATEVER WE CANWHATEVER WE CANKRAUSE SAYS PEOPLE DONT EVENKRAUSE SAYS PEOPLE DONT EVENHAVE TO COME IN TO MAKEKRAUSE SAYS PEOPLE DONT EVENHAVE TO COME IN TO MAKEARRANGEMENTS.

THEYHAVE TO COME IN TO MAKEARRANGEMENTS.

THEYARRANGEMENTS.

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