IT was a neighbourhood watch with a big twist as Anne Glass, 85, was mourned in Wodonga.
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COVID-19 rules cut Mrs Glass' funeral party to ten - her seven children, a grandson livestreaming the farewell, priest and undertaker.
So to embrace residents of Colman Street, where Mrs Glass and her late husband Paul lived for 61 years until 2016, the cortege rolled past their old neighbours.
"It was very moving, we were a bit overwhelmed," daughter Clare Grogan said of the Friday morning salute.
"We would not have done that had it not been for the circumstances, but it was a bit of a consolation."
Jean Whitla, a Colman Street resident since 1968, was among those who greeted the cortege.
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"We weren't able to go to the funeral, the funeral came to us," Mrs Whitla said.
"It was our opportunity to recognise the contribution and affection of the street for the Glass family."
The funeral procession also passed by St Augustine's Church, where the Glasses married, and Wigg Street, where the then Miss Conway was raised, before a graveside service was held at the Wodonga cemetery.
"We came from different parts of the country and we were very conscious of doing the right thing," she said.
"We didn't want to break the rules because we felt they would clampdown the rules for other people.
"The hardest thing was not being able to gather and not being able to hug because we are a very social family."
An event to celebrate Mrs Glass' life will be held after the pandemic.