cremate
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I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024
When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Peter Welburn used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors to cremate his wife, of 50 years, when she died in December.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024
It was the biggest killing that bunch of Latonia trainers, including myself, had ever made, and there wasn't a stable boy on the grounds that didn't have money to cremate for months afterward.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
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