Unfortunately it happens--and sometimes the move results in a mass grave. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jamieob256@aol.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 6:29 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Relocating Gravesites > This may be a little off topic, but I was wondering if the below is common practice when gravesites are located. It seems to me, that this might go against the deceased's wishes. If the deceased had wanted to be cremated, the cremation would have been done in the first place. > > (Secaucus-AP) -- Turnpike officials plan to relocate as many as 900 graves that stand in the way of a Secaucus interchange project. Highway officials say the five-acre burial ground should not delay construction, which is scheduled to be finished in 2004. The turnpike plans to cremate the remains and relocate the remains in another cemetery. > > Any thoughts? Thanks. > > Take care, > > Jamie O'Brien > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >