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Op shop launches national search for family after finding urn with ashes
Bit of an odd one, but I'm sure it's happened before. A charity shop worker realised a donated item wasn't just an ornament, but a wooden urn containing cremains. They're putting out a public appeal to try to find next of kin, because there's no plaque or identifying information on or inside the urn.
"We're assuming there was a house clearance and someone has just gathered everything up without realising what it actually was and has donated it to us," [Judy Barry] said.
Bit of an odd one, but I'm sure it's happened before. A charity shop worker realised a donated item wasn't just an ornament, but a wooden urn containing cremains. They're putting out a public appeal to try to find next of kin, because there's no plaque or identifying information on or inside the urn.
"We're assuming there was a house clearance and someone has just gathered everything up without realising what it actually was and has donated it to us," [Judy Barry] said.
- An urn containing ashes was donated to a Vinnies in regional Victoria
- Vinnies volunteers are desperately trying to find the owners who could be anywhere in the country
- If the ashes are not claimed they could find a final resting place at the local cemetery
