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In this August 2016 family photo provided by Dawn Bouska, Charles and his wife, Patricia Recka, purplish shirts, are surrounded by their children and spouses, and grandchildren to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in Galena, Ill. Charles Recka died on March 12, 2020. Deep into the obituary for the 87-year-old is the short announcement that "a Mass Celebrating his life will be held at a later date," a quiet signal popping up in death notices all over the country that the coronavirus that's changed everything about our lives has dramatically changed the way we grieve for the dead, too. (Courtesy of Dawn Bouska via AP)

In this August 2016 family photo provided by Dawn Bouska, Charles and his wife, Patricia Recka, purplish shirts, are surrounded by their children and spouses, and grandchildren to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in Galena, Ill. Charles Recka died on March 12, 2020. Deep into the obituary for the 87-year-old is the short announcement that "a Mass Celebrating his life will be held at a later date," a quiet signal popping up in death notices all over the coun…

March 23, 2020

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Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
March 23, 2020 12:08 a.m.

Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus

CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.”