[Noah930]

My grandmother (who didn't speak a lick of English) would talk to my deceased grandfather at the cemetery. She'd update him on all the family doings. So now that she's gone as well, it's a bit odd to be at the cemetery and not tell her (and I guess my grandfather) the family news. It just seems like I'm supposed to audibly verbalize what's been going on.

I also think of the movie Coco. Great animated film, and it's not just for kids. Worth a watch, even if you're not a child. Cute and sweet. But in the movie, the deceased continue to exist in the afterlife as long as someone on the living side still remembers them. They're skeletons in the afterlife, but they still exist. However, when no one on living earth remembers them, they're like Vash: Poof, gone! That's the worst that can befall them. So maybe it's worthwhile to continue the memory of those who have passed, even if they're not around in our world anymore.