Lehman Funeral Homes would like to address the current situation with regard to the Coronavirus and how it will affect funerals and visitations for our families encountering a loss. We receive communication from the Center for Disease Control and the National Funeral Directors Association, which keeps us up to date on current status for large gatherings for services. We will continue to perform funeral services for our families and stay within the parameters set by the CDC and State of Michigan to keep everyone safe and healthy. The current number for large gatherings is 50 persons or less, this number is something that we are able to manage. A few ways to accommodate this would be to add an extra visitation day at no cost to the family to spread out the number of visitors over 3 days versus 1 or 2 days. Private funeral services for family only would also be an option, in order to allow family members of the deceased time to grieve as well. Our facility is large enough to accommodate crowds and also separate in appropriate numbers and distance in order to stay within guidelines. We most certainly can postpone services until a later date if that is the wishes of the family. Additionally, if the deceased is suspected of having the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have been advised on how to properly treat the deceased during the embalming process so not to harm anyone in attendance of services. Cremation is not being mandated for those passing away from the virus. As always, we will continue to support and guide you through these trying times and will do everything we can to keep our facilities safe for our visitors.