be interred

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As Teddi Mellencamp’s cancer saga continues, dad John Mellencamp is planning her funeral — or at least making sure he’s clear on where she wants to be interred.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Among other things, it decreed that “a miscarried or aborted fetus must be interred or cremated.”

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

Unidentified ashes were also recovered from Legacy's premises and are likely to be interred at the memorial site.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

For graves without objections, the existing remains will be interred deeper into the same spot, and new burials will take place on top of them.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

After this, my body is to be conveyed to Berlin, where I wish to be interred in the tomb of my dearly beloved mother.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 by Various