MONTROSE, Colo. — The new manager of a funeral home is trying to locate relatives of about 170 cremated remains left in the basement of the building after they were not claimed or properly laid to rest.
Matt Boyle moved Rose Memorial Parlour into the building in Montrose in October and found the cremains during renovations.
According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (http://tinyurl.com/gow5f7q ), Boyle says he wants to locate the relatives, even though it is not his responsibility.
Boyle says some of the remains date back to 1947, including a box with the remains of a baby boy that was damaged by flooding, and many have no identification at all.
Officials say a number of people ran funeral homes at that location, and it’s almost impossible to determine who is responsible.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel, http://www.gjsentinel.com
