Yup. Actually even though Orthodox would normally separate during workshop, during funeral women would actually stay by their husbands. I am not an Orthodox but I used to baby sit for two orthodox families for a long time and got very friendly with them. All kind of people attend their funerals and shivas and what not.

Those people made their own rules to exclude others arbitrarily. As a Jew I feel personally ashamed they acted like this. But there are jerks in all walks of life.

Families could be so difficult when don’t need to be