DAUPHIN, Man. — A western Manitoba community is grappling with how to honour 15 seniors killed in a fiery bus crash last week.
The names of those killed have not been officially released.
Sneath-Strilchuk Funeral Services is one of two funeral homes in Dauphin. Its offices sit within eyesight of a local graveyard. The staff knew those who were on the bus, he said. They saw them at church and at funerals. Some are related to the victims.When word of the collision spread, he said, staff stepped up to offer their time. Two cancelled their vacation plans.Article content
While Coffey isn’t worried about capacity at the funeral home, he said it will be important to work over the coming days and weeks to make sure that the services don’t overlap.The real challenge will come with the waves of grief, he said.
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