You may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

[Locutus]

You may find yourself in a strange burial plot, wearing a stranger's clothes. And you might say, these are not my beautiful clothes. And you may ask yourself, how did I get it here? But probably not because you are dead


WHITTIER (CBS) — The family of a woman who was mistakenly buried in another woman’s cemetery plot has filed suit Wednesday against Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary.

The family of Mercedes Rodriguez says she left specific wishes: a closed casket funeral and internment above ground in her hometown in Nicaragua. Instead, Rodriguez was placed in an open casket, dressed in another woman’s clothing and buried in that woman’s cemetery plot, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The Rodriguez family’s lawsuit against Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary claims the funeral home confused her with another woman and is seeking pain and suffering and punitive damages.

Rodriguez, who was 87, had made her wishes known years before her death, even before her health declined, according to the Times.
The funeral home has refunded the family for the funeral insurance they purchased after the incident.

Rodriguez’s body has since been exhumed and interred in Nicaragua, the Times reported.

KCAL9 legal analyst Steve Meister doesn’t believe the lawsuit will get very far. He said Rose Hills made good on their mistake, corrected it and there was no malice involved.


Family Claims Woman Was Mistakenly Buried In Clothes, Cemetery Plot Of Someone Else « CBS Los Angeles


h/t Fark

 

[spaminator]

instead of being switched at birth, you are switched at death. from what I've heard this is sadly not an isolated incident.

 

[SLM]

The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.

Would they not have perhaps noticed the big open casket that they claim were against her final wishes?????

The Rodriguez family’s lawsuit against Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary claims the funeral home confused her with another woman and is seeking pain and suffering and punitive damages.

Rodriguez, who was 87, had made her wishes known years before her death, even before her health declined, according to the Times.
The funeral home has refunded the family for the funeral insurance they purchased after the incident.

Rodriguez’s body has since been exhumed and interred in Nicaragua, the Times reported.

KCAL9 legal analyst Steve Meister doesn’t believe the lawsuit will get very far. He said Rose Hills made good on their mistake, corrected it and there was no malice involved.

Yes but Steve that isn't going to stop them from trying to make a few bucks off of grandma's bones now is it?

 

[Goober]

The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.

Would they not have perhaps noticed the big open casket that they claim were against her final wishes?????



Yes but Steve that isn't going to stop them from trying to make a few bucks off of grandma's bones now is it?

I recall reading an article from a writer- Globe or NP - not sure- that as a student summer job worked at a cemetery one summer- When it came to urns for cremated remains many times it was an open hole - and the staff just dropped it in.

Myself I mentioned to my daughter who is concerned for my health that I could be around for my Granddaughters wedding.

She gave me this look - Myself I then mentioned that I would be cremated - Place the urn on the head table and carry on from there.
Well - she was XXXX

I then explained to her that people would talk about that wedding for generations. So much for a great idea - she unrned it down.

 

[SLM]

I recall reading an article from a writer- Globe or NP - not sure- that as a student summer job worked at a cemetery one summer- When it came to urns for cremated remains many times it was an open hole - and the staff just dropped it in.

Myself I mentioned to my daughter who is concerned for my health that I could be around for my Granddaughters wedding.

She gave me this look - Myself I then mentioned that I would be cremated - Place the urn on the head table and carry on from there.
Well - she was XXXX

I then explained to her that people would talk about that wedding for generations. So much for a great idea - she unrned it down.

LOL. Would be a hell of story to tell for years to come.

That pun alone would be worth it.

 

[Goober]

LOL. Would be a hell of story to tell for years to come.

That pun alone would be worth it.

My Granddaughter who is one of my greatest loves could tell her Grandchildren. Hopefully instill a wackiness and off the wall humor in the generations to come.

 

[SLM]

My Granddaughter who is one of my greatest loves could tell her Grandchildren. Hopefully instill a wackiness and off the wall humor in the generations to come.

I figure if I can pass anything on to the next generation, it'll be the humour.

Goodness knows there won't be much money, lol.

 

[Goober]

I figure if I can pass anything on to the next generation, it'll be the humour.

Goodness knows there won't be much money, lol.

If i croak before 75 - lots of insurance- I plan on setting a trust up for the Grandkids - they get a portion at 30- 35 and the balance at 40.
Stages of their life when you look at the averages when they will need it most.

Give it to them young and they will party.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This is why they should put barcodes on all the dead guys/galls foreheads.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I recall reading an article from a writer- Globe or NP - not sure- that as a student summer job worked at a cemetery one summer- When it came to urns for cremated remains many times it was an open hole - and the staff just dropped it in.

Myself I mentioned to my daughter who is concerned for my health that I could be around for my Granddaughters wedding.

She gave me this look - Myself I then mentioned that I would be cremated - Place the urn on the head table and carry on from there.
Well - she was XXXX

I then explained to her that people would talk about that wedding for generations. So much for a great idea - she unrned it down.

Not so far fetched at all. At work, in a toolbox with the word "Vern" writen
on it with a black marker (It might say "Vern's Ashes," but it's been there
long enough that it's background so I only sort of notice it anymore) on
the top shelf of one of the selving units, is the Head Mechanic's
Fathers ashes.