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Detroit funeral home apologizes after cremating wrong woman, misidentifying body

A family says they arrived at an open-casket viewing to find a stranger wearing their mother's clothes and wig.

newest coverage 4d agosummary written 4d ago2 pieces12k likes & upvotes878 comments MastodonX

What to know

  • A Detroit family says they arrived at a funeral home for an open-casket viewing and found a stranger's body instead of their mother's.
  • The body in the casket reportedly wore the deceased woman's clothes and her wig, after the funeral home apparently cremated her by mistake.
  • The funeral home has apologized, calling itself "sorry" for the error.
  • The account, first posted on X, drew over 12,000 upvote-equivalent engagement and hundreds of comments before spreading to other platforms.

Unnamed Detroit family Family of the deceased womanUnnamed Detroit funeral home Funeral home involved in the mix-up

Detroit funeral home apologizes after cremating wrong woman, misidentifying body
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Peak 1 piece in one hour at Sep 19, 3 PM; 2 pieces over 4 days (2 posts) Sep 19, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Sep 19, 4 PM — quietSep 19, 5 PM — quietSep 19, 6 PM — quietSep 19, 7 PM — quietSep 19, 8 PM — quietSep 19, 9 PM — quietSep 19, 10 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 19, 11 PM — quietSep 20, 12 AM — quietSep 20, 1 AM — quietSep 20, 2 AM — quietSep 20, 3 AM — quietSep 20, 4 AM — quietSep 20, 5 AM — quietSep 20, 6 AM — quietSep 20, 7 AM — quietSep 20, 8 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 10 AM — quietSep 20, 11 AM — quietSep 20, 12 PM — quietSep 20, 1 PM — quietSep 20, 2 PM — quietSep 20, 3 PM — quietSep 20, 4 PM — quietSep 20, 5 PM — quietSep 20, 6 PM — quietSep 20, 7 PM — quietSep 20, 8 PM — quietSep 20, 9 PM — quietSep 20, 10 PM — quietSep 20, 11 PM — quietSep 21, 12 AM — quietSep 21, 1 AM — quietSep 21, 2 AM — quietSep 21, 3 AM — quietSep 21, 4 AM — quietSep 21, 5 AM — quietSep 21, 6 AM — quietSep 21, 7 AM — quietSep 21, 8 AM — quietSep 21, 9 AM — quietSep 21, 10 AM — quietSep 21, 11 AM — quietSep 21, 12 PM — quietSep 21, 1 PM — quietSep 21, 2 PM — quietSep 21, 3 PM — quietSep 21, 4 PM — quietSep 21, 5 PM — quietSep 21, 6 PM — quietSep 21, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 8 PM — quietSep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 10 PM — quietSep 21, 11 PM — quietSep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 2 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 4 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — quietSep 22, 8 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 10 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — quietSep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — quietSep 22, 2 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — quietSep 22, 6 PM — quietSep 22, 7 PM — quietSep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 10 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 1 AM — quiet 12
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    Post about the mix-up spreads across social media

    The account of the incident, originally posted on X, was reshared on other platforms including Mastodon, amplifying public attention to the story.

    • Bernard@friends.ravergram.club

      Funeral home says they are “sorry” for accidentally cremating a woman and presenting someone else with her wig on at an open-casket viewing. A Detroit family says they showed up at the funeral home only to find someone else in the casket wearing their mother’s clothes. https:// x.com/CollinRugg/status/210140 3602887827936

      Bernard@friends.ravergram.clubMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Detroit funeral home apologizes for cremating wrong woman

    A Detroit funeral home said it was "sorry" after apparently cremating a woman by mistake and placing a different body, dressed in the deceased's clothes and wearing her wig, in the casket for an open-casket viewing. The family says they discovered the mix-up upon arriving at the viewing.

    “Funeral home says they are “sorry” for accidentally cremating a woman and presenting someone else with her wig on at an open-casket viewing.”
    — @CollinRugg

    • Funeral home says they are “sorry” for accidentally cremating a woman and presenting someone else with her wig on at an open-casket viewing. A Detroit family says they showed up at the funeral home only to find someone else in the casket wearing their mother’s clothes. Yikes.

      @CollinRuggX4d ago12k▲view on X ↗

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