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2. Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home - Wikipedia

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   April 24, 1901 (1901-04-24) Website. wilhelmportlandmemorial.com. Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory is a funerary establishment in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1901 as the Portland Crematorium, it is the first and oldest crematorium west of the Mississippi ...

3. Tri-State Crematory scandal - Wikipedia

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   Failure of perpetrator to cremate bodies. Arrests. Ray Brent Marsh. Convicted. Ray Brent Marsh. Charges. Abuse of corpses, theft by deception, burial service-related fraud, making false statements. The Tri-State Crematory scandal was a scandal at a crematorium in the Noble community in northwest Georgia that came to national attention in 2002.

4. Marion Corwell-Shertzer - Wikipedia

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   Marion Corwell-Shertzer. Marion Corwell-Shertzer (July 1, 1926 – February 22, 2016) was an American creative professional.. For her work on educational programming for the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, according to Michigan Women Forward, she may be the first woman in the United States to write, produce, and star in her own syndicated television series.

5. Service Corporation International - Wikipedia

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   Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5][6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]

6. Cremation - Wikipedia

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   Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. [1] Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced ...

7. 14 Presidential Pets Who Left Their Mark on U.S. History

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   The cubs eventually found a new home, but they left a lasting impression on Van Buren's tenure. 6. Theodore Roosevelt's Zoo. If you know your presidential history then it probably doesn’t ...