Once a funeral service professional in California, I no longer actively work within a funeral home setting. My role has changed to writing about the experiences I saw in my career, as well as generally helping regular folks understand grief, death, dying, and funeral-related issues.
I write a regular monthly feature for Mortuary Management magazine as well as a personal blog which is read by an audience in more than 50 countries.

I am interested in learning about connecting with people who are trying to locate a deceased relative's cremated remains location. I am embarking on a research project to learn whether or not people are interested in claiming a family member's "ashes" or are seeking to claim them but do not know how to go about doing so. Perhaps the relative is a grandchild or an aunt, etc.

Cremation is becoming more popular each year, but many cremated remains are not traditionally placed at rest within a cemetery or columbarium. Sadly, some people's ashes are not even picked up and taken home with the family when the services are final. There are a great many reasons possibly at play in regard to leaving the ashes behind. I'd be interested in finding out if there are relatives who want or desire to take control of these unclaimed souls or not. Many hundreds to thousands of urns sit on shelves all over the country. Some of them date back to the 1800's to the present! My objective is in discovering if this matters to most people, or if it is simply a non-issue.

I live in the Antelope Valley area, near to Palmdale & Lancaster, and neighboring communities. There are several cemeteries/memorial parks in that range.

I welcome inquiries here or if you would like to visit my blog to contact me, I certainly would like that, too. www.morguemouse.com

Once a funeral service professional in California, I no longer actively work within a funeral home setting. My role has changed to writing about the experiences I saw in my career, as well as generally helping regular folks understand grief, death, dying, and funeral-related issues.
I write a regular monthly feature for Mortuary Management magazine as well as a personal blog which is read by an audience in more than 50 countries.

I am interested in learning about connecting with people who are trying to locate a deceased relative's cremated remains location. I am embarking on a research project to learn whether or not people are interested in claiming a family member's "ashes" or are seeking to claim them but do not know how to go about doing so. Perhaps the relative is a grandchild or an aunt, etc.

Cremation is becoming more popular each year, but many cremated remains are not traditionally placed at rest within a cemetery or columbarium. Sadly, some people's ashes are not even picked up and taken home with the family when the services are final. There are a great many reasons possibly at play in regard to leaving the ashes behind. I'd be interested in finding out if there are relatives who want or desire to take control of these unclaimed souls or not. Many hundreds to thousands of urns sit on shelves all over the country. Some of them date back to the 1800's to the present! My objective is in discovering if this matters to most people, or if it is simply a non-issue.

I live in the Antelope Valley area, near to Palmdale & Lancaster, and neighboring communities. There are several cemeteries/memorial parks in that range.

I welcome inquiries here or if you would like to visit my blog to contact me, I certainly would like that, too. www.morguemouse.com