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New burial rate schedule for city cemetery OK’d

Crossville Chronicle 16 Jun 2026
In what was described as an overdue update in the burial rate schedule was approved Tuesday night by council for Crossville City Cemetery. The resolution outlines the new rates ....
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Volunteers needed for Abraham Lincoln Cemetery memorial squad to serve at military burial services

Kankakee Daily Journal 16 Jun 2026
Since 2003, the all-volunteer Memorial Squad has provided honorably discharged veterans a military ceremonial burial service at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood at no charge for families ...
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HC orders state to give dignified burial for custodial death victim

The Times of India 16 Jun 2026
The right of a deceased person to receive a decent burial or cremation is not merely a matter of religious observance but it is an extension of human dignity itself, Madras high court observed on Tuesday.
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Knife beneath the neck: unusual burial found at medieval Polish cemetery

Heritage Daily 16 Jun 2026
Archaeologists investigating a medieval cemetery near Dąbrówno in northern Poland have uncovered an unusual burial featuring an iron knife placed beneath the deceased’s neck and a nail positioned on the chest.
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38-year-old Dubai resident dies while playing cricket; parents fly in for burial

Khaleejtimes 16 Jun 2026
Hundreds of community members, relatives and friends gathered at Al Qusais Cemetery after Asr prayers on Monday to bid farewell to Mohammed Safwan Shanu, a 38-year-old Dubai resident who collapsed during a routine cricket match ... He was perfectly fine.
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Archaeologists Discover Second Intact Etruscan Tomb Near Rome

Greek Reporter 16 Jun 2026
Archaeologists working at the San Giuliano necropolis near Rome uncovered a second intact Etruscan tomb less than a year after the first, offering a rare look at ancient burial practices left undisturbed for centuries.
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Nurse to speak about green burial movement at Peterborough Town Library

The Keene Sentinel 15 Jun 2026
Rev. Kathleen V. Rouleau, RN, will present “A Growing MovementGreen Burials for Earth Stewardship” on Thursday, June 25, from 6.30 to 8 p.m. at the Peterborough Town Library ... .
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Proposed New Burial Charge ‘Culturally Insensitive’

Scoop 15 Jun 2026
“We, as Māori, will never walk away from an open grave. It is culturally insensitive,” said councillor Tu O’Brien during deliberations on the fees and charges schedule for 2026-2027 ....
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Couple’s burial wish denied by ‘crematorium blunder’

The Daily Telegraph 15 Jun 2026
A widower’s ashes were mistakenly scattered 200 miles from where he wanted to be interred alongside his wife’s ... However, an alleged mix-up at Gwent Crematorium in Cwmbran meant his ashes were instead scattered in its Garden of Remembrance ... He said ... .
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