Stories: An Overwhelming Loss: 13-indra-A-09

Dorchester, MA - 5/1/20 - Father Eric Bennett (L) says a funeral mass for a man who died of COVID-19. Because his family live in Italy they weren't able to travel here for the funeral so the only other person in attendance was funeral director Joe Ruggiero. Under normal circumstances the man's body would have been shipped back to Italy, but because of restrictions put into place due to coronavirus that isn't possible now. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Dorchester, MA - 5/1/20 - Father Eric Bennett (L) says a funeral mass for a man who died of COVID-19. Because his family live in Italy they weren't able to travel here for the funeral so the only other person in attendance was funeral director Joe Ruggiero. Under normal circumstances the man's body would have been shipped back to Italy, but because of restrictions put into place due to coronavirus that isn't possible now. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)