Misses the point entirely.
It doesn’t matter one whit if atheism (or any other religion) does (or doesn’t) offer some comfort to those that grieve for the dead. What matters is: is it the truth?
Hinduism offers comfort, but is it the truth?
Islam offers comfort, but is it the truth?
Unless a religion (including atheism) is expousing the truth, then it’s just a made up story to make people feel good. The fact that a religion makes you feel good in times of trouble is not a reason to believe in it.
RE: “It doesn’t matter one whit if atheism (or any other religion) does (or doesn’t) offer some comfort to those that grieve for the dead.”
If *all* religions are a “made up story”, then the comfort they offer *is* all that really matters.