Posts Tagged ‘USA’

  Sending ashes abroad or repatriating them can be a difficult problem, few couriers are willing to handle them, mainly due to the fact that they are beyond value to a loved one – so how could you put a price on that? The second issue is the paperwork – every country seems to have [...]

Below is a five minute video that had been posted on YouTube entitled Spreading Ashes – Spreading Roxanne’s ashes at Bell Rock in Sedona, Arizona. Why it was upload and for whom I am not sure, but clearly by the emotion shown it was still quite raw for those involved. It is not an easy [...]

You cannot send Cremated human remains / cremation ashes in the post. The Post Office prohibits this - nationally via Royal Mail and Parcelforce and internationally through Parcelforce Worldwide UK, which includes mail services: First Class, Second Class and Special Delivery The consequence is that Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to items, not [...]

The red carpet has been booked, the canopies ordered, so who is on the invitation list? Angelina, Brad, oh yes and the cremated remains of Truman Capote…pardon? Yes there has been an odd request made to the friend of the famous American author Truman Capote. Producers wanted his ashes to attend Breakfast at Tiffany’s play [...]

How many people opt for cremation in North America Around 40% of North Americans choose cremation, in Canada it is slightly more popular than in the States. This figure varies from state to state, in Oregon the percentage of cremations is over 63%, Hawaii it is 66% whereas Alabama it is down to 9%.  In general the further [...]

I don’t profess to be big up on the Country and Western scene, but it does seem to have its fair share of characters. Kinky Friedman, who was performing for his Bi-Polar World Tour*, told a crowd at Poor David’s Pub in Dallas that :  “I’m gonna be cremated and I want my ashes spread [...]

Normally I am pretty respectful in this blog, but here we have a case of splendid nonsense complimented by a healthy dollop of ignorance and stupidity. A box containing ashes have left by a river. Yep that’s it … that’s all folks! What makes it worthy commentary is the reporting, the commentary, the fact that [...]

Since I start the blog I have repeatedly been asked who has ownership or rites over the cremated ashes (cremains) and whilst I cannot definitely give answer to those of you living in the UK I have got a pretty good answer for you for those living over in the United States. Using the site [...]

I suppose it should have investigated it before, as people often choose locations that are associated joy and happiness, then for some Disney is the obvious choice. In fact scattering of ashes is becoming a problem for Disney, not only the increased frequency of occurrences but also the fact people aren’t choosing the flower beds [...]

  Neil Armstrong’s cremated remains have been scattered at sea. The US aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea provided the backdrop to the service that saw his wife inter the ashes of the legendary astronaut into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The ceremony included a bugler and rifle salute and his wife was presented with [...]

  I reported recently that  the ownership of the racing driver Carroll Shelby’s ashes were in dispute and that there was a potential court battle looming between Mr Shelby’s estranged wife Cleo and his children from a previous marriage. Both claiming ownership, backed up by documentation. Well it did not go to court, so I [...]

Divers in York, Maine find evidence people have not got scattering at sea quite right. Divers are finding sealed plastic bags with peoples cremated remains un-scattered at the beauty spot of N. On the Maine coast – Cape Neddick Sohier Park. Apparently these unsuccessful scatterings has happened on at least two occasions the first time [...]

 – Change in the law for burial at Sea California State law signed off on the 10 July 2012. Backed by the Funeral Directors Association, legislation has been brought in to establish a protocol for scattering ashes at sea. It would appear that people have been using standard sealed plastic container or poly-urns to scatter [...]

It would appear that there is an increasing number of American Jews are opting to be cremated rather than buried, which some parts of the community are quite unhappy about. Jews have a long tradition of burial, and more orthodox elements find cremation abhorrent. I have posted on the about this before and the scriptures [...]

Now there is an alarmist title, I do like to know the legality in different parts of the world and here is one about Nebraska – it is a Class IV felony! However before you start panicking whether the ‘Boys in Blue’ are likely to come knocking, you should know that the author could not [...]

It looks like a law is to be passed in the USA that will prevent murders who killed their spouses from controlling their remains. Well you may think that is not an ordinary occurrence, so why would the legislators spend their time on such matters? Well I suppose there are two reasons; firstly it happens [...]

Scattering ashes in the sea in US coastal waters When scattering cremation ashes at sea in the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency requires the following: The ashes be dropped at least three nautical miles from land. Within 30 days, a loved one must submit a report citing: the location, the distance from shore, the water [...]

The burial of a child’s ashes in public place has sparked a hunt the relative who placed them there. This story from Philadelphia in the US has sparked a lot of interest on the Eastern seaboard.   The ashes were buried under a tree and were there was a number of memorial item at the [...]

Are you after being scattered from a cruise ship, we posted on this a last year where you need to contact the company prior to travel however a company in the States has made a business out of it. My Final Cruise will “Once you register with us, we take all responsibility from you in [...]

The comedian Sasha Baron Cohen has been up to his old tricks, dressed as his latest comedy creation, The Dictator, and accompanied by two rather attractive female bodyguards. He was interviewed holding what he claimed was the cremation urn containing the ashes of his friend Kim Jong-il – the late North Korean leader. He said [...]