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N.J. man’s death certificate should have listed COVID, sister says. Now, FEMA won’t pay for funeral.
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Rima Samman, left, and Rami Samman, right, smile together for a selfie. Rima says her brother Rami died of the coronavirus in May 2020, but his death certificate does not list the virus.Rima Samman
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The name of Rima Samman’s brother, Rami, is among the stones in a beachfront memorial honoring COVID-19 victims. She knows in her heart the 40-year-old died because of the coronavirus last May, but his death certificate says otherwise.
Now, Rima Samman is seeking to correct the record. And while monetary relief isn’t her motivation, Samman says she is unable to apply for FEMA’s funeral assistance because her sibling’s manner of death is listed as “natural causes.” Her family paid about $5,500 for a funeral home to take care of his services, including cremation, she said.