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cateyes1

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Buried or cremated
« on: December 01, 2021, 02:23:07 pm »
Does anyone know a way of finding out if someone was buried or cremated, aside from calling the cemetery ?

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2021, 02:55:49 pm »
I think you can look in the obituary or sometimes if there is a wake the funeral home might have the information.

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2021, 07:27:27 am »
I usually call the cemetery. Agree that orbituary usually has the information as well.

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2021, 01:36:42 pm »
Why would I care unless it was me? But my plans are to be Composted to feed the forest trees.

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2021, 01:37:27 pm »
The cemetery should have records.

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2021, 12:38:56 am »
obituary

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2021, 02:41:52 am »
probably obituary?

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2021, 06:56:26 pm »
I would look to the obituary like many have suggested and then go next to the funeral home that handled the arrangements if it did not say. Not everyone who is cremated is necessarily buried or interred in a cemetery. But they have to be cremated or enbalmed somewhere.
« Last Edit: December 06, 2021, 06:58:35 pm by UGetPaid »

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Re: Buried or cremated
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2021, 02:38:45 am »
Thank you everyone I asked for a good reason !

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