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Remembering the Dead: Obituary Writers Restore Humanity to Covid-19 Crisis

Telling individual stories in the face of unyielding mass casualty

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The obituary section of newspapers has grown significantly as the coronavirus crisis spread worldwide.Photo Illustration: Dianna McDougall; Sources: The New York Times, Getty Images
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By Scott Nover

April 23, 2020

Emilia Pontarelli, the matriarch of Tony’s Italian Deli, an institution in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood, was 93 when she died last month of Covid-19.

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Scott Nover

Scott Nover is a platforms reporter at Adweek, covering social media companies and their influence.

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