NEW YORK — The request, posted on an online neighborhood forum by a Brooklyn funeral director, was simple but heartfelt. This wasn’t a funeral for anyone who lived in the neighborhood, Brooklyn’s Prospect Leffert Gardens section, or for anyone that neighbors knew. It was for a complete stranger who died at a Manhattan assisted living facility. One resident, Rebecca Benghiat, embroidered the word “Mom” onto a fabric nameplate that went onto the eco-friendly felt casket. One of Pardo’s daughters, Beth Pardo watched from Pennsylvania.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 02, 2020 07:52 UTC