RE Patty : the stones were removed (forgot to ask about the remains) to the Wall of the cemetery and remain there today. I am sure in Croatia that they do something similar to the rest of Europe....About every generation/25years when a plot is needed for a family member (based on owner of plot), the remains are disinterred, and the grave reused. The remains usually consist of only bones. Those are 'stored' in what I call a bone house (there is a name for such a building), usually on the cemetery gounds, and the stones are reused for whatever purpose they can find, and not necessarily saved. This is sort of like in the US and the idea of term graves. But since we have more land, and fewer generations accomodated, we sell plots and don't go more than two 'deep', with no disinterment of prior occupants. Anettka