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

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

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