She’s making shore her late mother gets to sea the sights. Fulfilling mom Wendy Chadwick’s dying wish, Cara Melia, a 24-year-old, from Oldham, UK, sealed her ashes in a glass bottle along with a handwritten note, reading, “This is my mum. Throw her back in — she’s travelling the world,” and released it into the sea at Skegness Beach … Read more
When *Mel married *James, the man she thought was the love of her life, her world came crashing around her that same year. “Soon after the wedding, my mom passed away suddenly – she was only 49,” the Adelaide woman tells Kidspot. “We were very close. After she passed away, it was like I was in a trance for … Read more
I recently landed in Santa Fe, looking forward to meeting the stones. Not the aging but somehow still performing “Rolling Stones,” but the rare gray and robin’s egg blue stones that were once the cremains of Mark Cessarich, a 6’1, 64-year-old 2nd grade teacher-turned-economist, who passed away in July from a heart attack and diabetes … Read more
Disney is for spreading magic, not ashes. On an episode of the “Las Culturistas” podcast, Ariana Grande revealed her mom’s wishes to have her ashes spread at Disney World — but her wish will likely never be fulfilled. Grande, 31, was discussing landmark attractions at Disneyland and Disney World with hosts Bowen Yang and Matt … Read more
Hannah the Malamute was always there for Candace Nixon. The 35-year-old marketing agency owner from Austin, TX adopted her dog when she was a puppy and during their 13 years together, Hannah was always at her side, through four different cities, nine house moves, five jobs, college and everything that life threw at her through her … Read more
A metal detectorist thought they’d uncovered a unique trinket on an Oregon beach, only to realize that it was actually someone’s cremated remains. The devastated metal detectorist detailed the “sad but interesting find” in a post currently jerking tears on Reddit. According to the heart-rending post, the unnamed beachcomber was exploring the Oregon coastline when … Read more
The New York City Department of Health has scrapped a requirement that fetuses aborted at or after 24 weeks be considered “human remains” and sent to funeral homes for burial or cremation. The 24-week mark is generally considered the point of potential viability to survive early birth and until the rule change, it was mandatory … Read more
This archeological finding redefines “full-bodied” wine. The oldest vintage is people? The oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form harbored an unlikely ingredient — cremated human remains, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Archaeological Science. “This was the first time something like this had been discovered,” José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola, an … Read more
It’s a sauce-y confession. The hosts of an Australian radio show were left horrified after a woman called into their program, claiming that she fed her grandmother’s ashes to her brother as a “prank.” The woman, known only as Cheyenne, made the macabre confession on Tuesday’s episode of “Fifi, Fev & Nick,” saying she and … Read more
Some teachers get apples for Teacher Appreciation Week, others get a push to start end-of-life planning. Teachers Appreciation Week is a national holiday that occurs during the first week of May, and some local organizations help facilitate gift bags to give to educators. One teacher took to TikTok to share the shocking contents from a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skull. He told me that when his father died more than 50 years ago, he was curious about … Read more
Here’s one way to spread your late loved one’s remains. A pair of popular TikTok users discovered that someone was selling an urn of human ashes on Facebook Marketplace and decided they needed to have it. TikTokers Lauren Eliza and Mark tracked down and bought the human remains for $30. Mark, who runs a “Marketplace … Read more
Robert Cantisano was the godfather of organic farming in his native California, a man known throughout the state for his pioneering work in the field – and on the fields. When the man they called “Amigo Bob” lost his long battle with cancer in December 2020, his wife, Jenifer Bliss, was left to fulfill his dying … Read more
Kirstie Alley, who died Monday, will reportedly be cremated. The “Cheers” actress, a longtime Church of Scientology member, also is expected to have a memorial service at the organization’s Flag Building at its headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, according to the Daily Mail. The Post has reached out for comment from representatives for the church and Alley, … Read more