Mon Nov 7, 2022, 10:55 AM

murielm99 (29,474 posts)

My brother died in August of 2021.

His widow has had his ashes all this time. Finally, we found a spot for him in a cemetery in the town where we grew up.

We had his funeral in August of 2021.

Saturday, there was a brief commitment ceremony by the pastor, now retired, who was also his close friend. His widow was there, and his four children.

I guess everyone feels a sense of closure and farewell now.

Goodbye, little brother.

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
My brother died in August of 2021. (Original post)	murielm99	Nov 7	OP
...	SheltieLover	Nov 7	#1
🕯	blm	Nov 7	#2
Sending you hugs	Wicked Blue	Nov 7	#3
Heartfelt condolences...	Karadeniz	Nov 7	#4
I'm glad you had the commitment ceremony for the family.	brer cat	Nov 7	#5
Sending you hugs, murielm99	MLAA	Nov 7	#6
Deepest sympathy	malaise	Nov 7	#7
My condolences to you and your family.	Butterflylady	Nov 7	#8
My best to you and your brother's family.	pandr32	Nov 7	#9
My brother died in December, 2020.	PoindexterOglethorpe	Nov 9	#10

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:05 AM

SheltieLover (54,028 posts)

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:11 AM

blm (110,677 posts)

2. 🕯

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:15 AM

Wicked Blue (5,064 posts)

3. Sending you hugs

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:28 AM

Karadeniz (18,273 posts)

4. Heartfelt condolences...

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:33 AM

brer cat (20,331 posts)

5. I'm glad you had the commitment ceremony for the family.

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:42 AM

MLAA (13,787 posts)

6. Sending you hugs, murielm99

Don’t forget to take care of yourself! 💖💐

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 11:54 AM

malaise (252,610 posts)

7. Deepest sympathy

We kept our youngest sister’s ashes for some time until big sis could travel.
So hard to say goodbye to younger siblings.

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 01:17 PM

Butterflylady (2,888 posts)

8. My condolences to you and your family.

My husband died in 2019 and I still have his ashes. My daughter suggested that we spread them over his parents grave so that's what we are going to do.

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 01:34 PM

pandr32 (9,640 posts)

9. My best to you and your brother's family.

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Wed Nov 9, 2022, 09:28 PM

PoindexterOglethorpe (23,963 posts)

10. My brother died in December, 2020.

We have his ashes -- actually my sister has them -- and we will eventually get them to the place he wants them scattered. Heck, it only took us 10 years to get our mom's ashes to where she wanted them scattered.

Sometimes, it takes time.

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