I'd like to add Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas to the list of "wide open spaces." If you've ever had to drive through any of them, you'll know what I mean. It takes a REALLY long time to drive from end-to-end in one of these states, and they sure do grow a lot of corn and other crops there!!! And they are very, very flat. (Apologies to anyone from these states; not meant as a "dig," just my impression). From Wisconsin, Beth STEINBERG ARNOTT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm B." <nbrenn@charter.net> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] burials > Thanks for that clarification, Pat. > > Norm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pat Padian > To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:22 PM > Subject: RE: [BAVARIA] burials > > > My understanding is that the "head stone" can become part of road & park > payments- but not the body remains. Pat > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judy Ruzylo [mailto:jruzylo@sympatico.ca] > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 11:08 AM > To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] burials > > Please delist me... > Thanks > Judy > > > On 6/17/05 2:04 PM, "Norm B." <nbrenn@charter.net> wrote: > > > Sandy, > > > > First understand that real estate is at a premium in Europe. Towns have > little > > or no space between them. There are no "wide open spaces" like in America. > > Cemeteries are full, hemmed in, and cannot expand. > > > > The original burial plot lease is for a certain period (variously 10-30 > > years). Close relatives plant the plot with flowers and frequently visit > and > > tend the garden. The lease can be renewed indefinitely and, as long as > someone > > pays for a renewal, nothing changes. Perhaps there is some absolute > maximum > > time, I'm not sure, but eventually the deceased becomes a distant memory > of > > current survivors, the lease is allowed to expire, and the grave is > cleared. > > There is not much left of the human remains at that point. A German told > me > > that any remains become part of road pavement. I don't know if he was > joking > > or not, but it seems reasonable after all that time. > > > > Norm > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandy Passman > > To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:48 AM > > Subject: [BAVARIA] burials > > > > > > I have been reading the thread about burial sites being 'rented' for a > time > > period with interest. But, I am not sure that I completely understand. How > > does that work? What happens to the original body? - is the first body > buried > > deeply and then others buried on higher levels? or is the first body > removed > > when the time is up? And, if so, what do they do with the remains? > > Thank you for clearing this up for me. > > Sandy > > USA > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > > to unsubscribe > > > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > > to unsubscribe > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > to unsubscribe > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html > to unsubscribe > > >