I totally agree........... I felt that I was walking in my family's footsteps when I was there. But then again, Switzerland retains and maintains their history and their buildings -- not like here, where neighborhoods are torn down and made "new". Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: Marlena Amalfitano To: Walter Boppart Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Cemetery use Amen! There is nothing wrong with being fertilizer or whatever the remains are used for. Village etc records are enough for me. It is, in my opinion silly to waste so much money and space on dead bodies, especially when the cemeteries are no longer cared for - that IS disrespect. I would much rather remember a life, a culture than a pathetic looking overgrown cemetery. When I was in Switzerland, it was very moving to be in the towns and villages and churches of my ancestors - to see their mountains, to eat their food, visit their homes, worship where they worshipped, wade in a creek they waded in. The cemeteries were nice, but the rest brought them alive as people. Off my soap box.. M ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Boppart Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 4:14 PM To: Marlena Amalfitano; [email protected] Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Cemetery use My mother's grave was 'closed' last years after 18 years. (St. Gallen; it varies from place to place).If there are 'family', they are sought and told to take the grave stone by MM/YYYY. Else it will be disposed of. The bones still found are either cremated or buried in mass a grave. That's the way it should be. What a waste: the Canadian/ American graves for whom no one care any longer! Walter in Vancouver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlena Amalfitano" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:10 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Cemetery use > When I was in Switzerland, this spring, I asked about this and was told the family has the use of the grave for 50 years for a particular person, then they are cremated and the family decides what to do with the cremains. There simply isn't room. > > Marlena Amalfitano > [email protected] > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html > to unsubscribe > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html to unsubscribe