ashes

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In March 2024, police found their son's body, still at the funeral home, and the family were told the ashes were not Sunny's.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Low property prices in the country mean that for many, it is more affordable to entomb the ashes of relatives in an empty apartment than pay for funeral costs.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Michael Gittins travelled on the final service with his wife Lucy as they scattered her late father's ashes in the river.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

I felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment—it suddenly felt reckless being here with Old Joseph, stirring up the ashes of my family’s past.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan