You’ve not heard of an Irish wake? Or of the similar gatherings of black families and friends? I must have near a hundred recordings of the music played by Negro bands as they march back from the burial of a loved member of their community. There must be similar happenings from other cultures about which members of our forum could inform us should they chose.
I mention this not to be picky, but to indicate that human action is much too involved to be so lightly dismissed. Status quo ante is apropos here. The death of a family member may have its momentary effect, but it does not alter the fabric of society any more than does the death of a star alter the structure of the Universe.
Not if you take into account that everything created is unique. With each passing a unique creation is erased never to appear again.