LONG ISLAND - A Long Island family's grief turned to anger after a local funeral home presiding over the burial of their father -- buried the wrong body.
It happens so often... I honestly wonder who is in that urn on the mantle piece? I mean like, how would anyone ever know? Can you even do DNA analysis on ashes? I know mortuarys also do pet cremation services... is that part fluffy and part fido in Mom's urn?
Our local funeral home has you sign something stating that you are aware that there may be ashes from others, as well as your loved one, in the urn that is returned to you. It makes sense to me, but I am practical. I don't expect them to power wash the crematorium furnace between each job to insure that no ashes are left in there that might get mixed in with the next. Of coures, I wouldn't get that upset about a mixup as to which grave my loved one was buried in either, but that's just me.
The ashes of several people are removed from the oven at the same time. Clumps are broken up with a hammer. Roughly equal amounts are then packaged for disposal. It is not a dignified burial.
I can't comprehend why people stay up at night worrying about a blob of protoplasm or coffee can full of ashes. Honestly, what's the difference as long as the buried or burnt body is dead.
We gotta know the backstory as to what DL did to you that you’re willing rain man parts over the kingdom. I’m not saying it’s wrong, or that you shouldn’t do it, but just would like to know why. MadMarlin
Disney actually has a response team and protocols to clean up cremated human remains that are snuck into their parks and scattered. Apparently it happens a lot.
I knew a guy who worked at a funeral home. His job was to retrieve the bodies from the ME. He told me about an incident where two boys were killed in a head on crash some distance from home. Both were mangled beyond recognition and had either been ejected or pulled from the vehicles. The family of his charge wanted to have a viewing. While prepping the body they noticed highschool ring smashed on a finger. Problem was it was for a school on the opposite side of the state. They contacted the other funeral home only to learn that the other victim was already being cremated. What to do? This kid required major reconstruction. Using photos provided by the family they had their body looking like the pictures. After the viewing, this kid was also sent for cremation. Supposedly the ashes got swapped but who knows? The ashes, or cremains, are the ground up portions of bone that don't get burned up . In the US, only one body can be cremated at a time. This isn't Germany you know.
It happens so often... I honestly wonder who is in that urn on the mantle piece? I mean like, how would anyone ever know? Can you even do DNA analysis on ashes? I know mortuarys also do pet cremation services... is that part fluffy and part fido in Mom's urn?
ReplyDeleteOur local funeral home has you sign something stating that you are aware that there may be ashes from others, as well as your loved one, in the urn that is returned to you. It makes sense to me, but I am practical. I don't expect them to power wash the crematorium furnace between each job to insure that no ashes are left in there that might get mixed in with the next.
DeleteOf coures, I wouldn't get that upset about a mixup as to which grave my loved one was buried in either, but that's just me.
The ashes of several people are removed from the oven at the same time. Clumps are broken up with a hammer. Roughly equal amounts are then packaged for disposal. It is not a dignified burial.
DeleteImagine the shock to be had when you're finally gonna put the bone to the snobby hot chick from high school and it's Sumdood in the coffin...
DeleteAnon@10:31
DeleteHorsecrap. There are strict standards for cremations. Check them out sometime.
There's strict standards for elections, also.
DeleteAnon @10;41, throwing down the bullshit flag!
DeleteDo you ever leave a comment where you're not throwing down the bullshit flag? I'm getting pretty sick and tired of hearing it.
DeleteFrom link - :With the help of Attorney Phil Rizzuto, the sisters intend on suing both funeral homes for $60 million in damages."
ReplyDeleteTime to cash in.
Long Island, my former home. Bet they paid top dollar for that service.
ReplyDeleteI can't comprehend why people stay up at night worrying about a blob of protoplasm or coffee can full of ashes. Honestly, what's the difference as long as the buried or burnt body is dead.
ReplyDeleteI want to have my remains scattered over Disneyland.
ReplyDeleteAlso- no cremation.
So, are you talking about an airborn chipper being used?
DeleteJust get someone to toss your remains out of a plane. When you hit the ground you'll scatter all over the park.
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We gotta know the backstory as to what DL did to you that you’re willing rain man parts over the kingdom. I’m not saying it’s wrong, or that you shouldn’t do it, but just would like to know why.
DeleteMadMarlin
Disneyland?
DeleteYou might want to have your butt hole glued tight first!
Disney? Any old orfice will do!
DeleteDisney actually has a response team and protocols to clean up cremated human remains that are snuck into their parks and scattered. Apparently it happens a lot.
DeleteI knew a guy who worked at a funeral home. His job was to retrieve the bodies from the ME. He told me about an incident where two boys were killed in a head on crash some distance from home. Both were mangled beyond recognition and had either been ejected or pulled from the vehicles.
ReplyDeleteThe family of his charge wanted to have a viewing. While prepping the body they noticed highschool ring smashed on a finger. Problem was it was for a school on the opposite side of the state.
They contacted the other funeral home only to learn that the other victim was already being cremated.
What to do?
This kid required major reconstruction. Using photos provided by the family they had their body looking like the pictures. After the viewing, this kid was also sent for cremation. Supposedly the ashes got swapped but who knows?
The ashes, or cremains, are the ground up portions of bone that don't get burned up . In the US, only one body can be cremated at a time. This isn't Germany you know.
not geographically speaking, anyway....
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