Donna, thank you very, very much. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of djbooth1@verizon.net Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 2:32 PM To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Cc: paallegh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home Also, contact D'Alessandro Funeral Home on Butler St. in Lawrenceville. I think Dan has some records from closed funeral home. He is very good about looking for people who are doing genealogy. Donna Mar 14, 2011 01:07:20 PM, paallegh@rootsweb.com wrote: Nancy -- I can't help with the funeral home records location, but offer this possible insight. 1.) Cremation in 1948 wasn't widely used at all, and it was forbidden by the Catholic church at that time, therefore I'd suspect the stillborn was _not_ cremated. The hospital quotation probably meant "her remains", not her ashes. 2.) St. Margaret's Hospital, at that time, was located in Lawrenceville, not far from St. Mary's RC Cemetery. 3.) Since this was a stillborn, most likely there were no viewing services. 4.) There are Caruthers buried at St. Mary's Cemetery. 5.) The stillborn may have been interred with another Caruthers family member at St. Mary's Cemetery. 6.) Check with the cemetery record holder which is Calvary Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2807 (412) 421-9959 (Hazelwood) (indicate you're inquiring about St. Mary's Cemetry, Lawrenceville) Good Luck! -- Norm Karns,Nancy C. wrote: > Hi, List. I am trying to find out what happened to the William F. Zepfel Funeral Home, > when they might have closed, and where their records might be. In 1948, they were > located at 272 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh. Their name might have changed, at one > point, to the Dorothy B. Zepfel Funeral Home. They are the undertaker listed on the > death certificate for my baby sister, Baby Girl Caruthers, and my sister and > I are trying to find out what happened to her remains when she was stillborn at St. Margaret's > Memorial Hospital 11/22/1948. The hospital says they think her ashes would have been > given to the funeral home but we are currently unaware of any burial site for her. > Any help or insight would be appreciated. > Thanks very much. > Nancy Caruthers Karns > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ============================================================================== This communication, including attachments, is confidential, may be subject to legal privileges, and is intended for the sole use of the addressee. Any use, duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this communication, other than by the addressee, is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy this communication and all copies.