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How to decide what to do with remains when family members disagree

My sister wants to scatter our father's ashes at the beach where we had family vacations but I want to keep them in an urn and we cannot agree.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different relationships with the same person create conflicting needs about how to honor their physical presence after death.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and legacy — how the dead continue to live in us?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.